diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
index e201a88caf59..a8973acb3987 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
@@ -3002,31 +3002,6 @@ int evergreen_copy_blit(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static bool evergreen_card_posted(struct radeon_device *rdev)
-{
-	u32 reg;
-
-	/* first check CRTCs */
-	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_IGP)
-		reg = RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_CONTROL + EVERGREEN_CRTC0_REGISTER_OFFSET) |
-			RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_CONTROL + EVERGREEN_CRTC1_REGISTER_OFFSET);
-	else
-		reg = RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_CONTROL + EVERGREEN_CRTC0_REGISTER_OFFSET) |
-			RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_CONTROL + EVERGREEN_CRTC1_REGISTER_OFFSET) |
-			RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_CONTROL + EVERGREEN_CRTC2_REGISTER_OFFSET) |
-			RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_CONTROL + EVERGREEN_CRTC3_REGISTER_OFFSET) |
-			RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_CONTROL + EVERGREEN_CRTC4_REGISTER_OFFSET) |
-			RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_CONTROL + EVERGREEN_CRTC5_REGISTER_OFFSET);
-	if (reg & EVERGREEN_CRTC_MASTER_EN)
-		return true;
-
-	/* then check MEM_SIZE, in case the crtcs are off */
-	if (RREG32(CONFIG_MEMSIZE))
-		return true;
-
-	return false;
-}
-
 /* Plan is to move initialization in that function and use
  * helper function so that radeon_device_init pretty much
  * do nothing more than calling asic specific function. This
@@ -3063,7 +3038,7 @@ int evergreen_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (radeon_asic_reset(rdev))
 		dev_warn(rdev->dev, "GPU reset failed !\n");
 	/* Post card if necessary */
-	if (!evergreen_card_posted(rdev)) {
+	if (!radeon_card_posted(rdev)) {
 		if (!rdev->bios) {
 			dev_err(rdev->dev, "Card not posted and no BIOS - ignoring\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
index 9fe86253cfcd..aca2236268fa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
@@ -2358,24 +2358,6 @@ void r600_clear_surface_reg(struct radeon_device *rdev, int reg)
 	/* FIXME: implement */
 }
 
-
-bool r600_card_posted(struct radeon_device *rdev)
-{
-	uint32_t reg;
-
-	/* first check CRTCs */
-	reg = RREG32(D1CRTC_CONTROL) |
-		RREG32(D2CRTC_CONTROL);
-	if (reg & CRTC_EN)
-		return true;
-
-	/* then check MEM_SIZE, in case the crtcs are off */
-	if (RREG32(CONFIG_MEMSIZE))
-		return true;
-
-	return false;
-}
-
 int r600_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	int r;
@@ -2536,7 +2518,7 @@ int r600_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 	/* Post card if necessary */
-	if (!r600_card_posted(rdev)) {
+	if (!radeon_card_posted(rdev)) {
 		if (!rdev->bios) {
 			dev_err(rdev->dev, "Card not posted and no BIOS - ignoring\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
index bd9ee90421e4..491dc9000655 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ int rv770_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 	/* Post card if necessary */
-	if (!r600_card_posted(rdev)) {
+	if (!radeon_card_posted(rdev)) {
 		if (!rdev->bios) {
 			dev_err(rdev->dev, "Card not posted and no BIOS - ignoring\n");
 			return -EINVAL;