diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_debugfs.c
index fc2c905b6c9e..c9d11d57aed6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_debugfs.c
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ reset_set(void *data, u64 val)
 
 	if (a5xx_gpu->pm4_bo) {
 		msm_gem_unpin_iova(a5xx_gpu->pm4_bo, gpu->aspace);
-		drm_gem_object_put_locked(a5xx_gpu->pm4_bo);
+		drm_gem_object_put(a5xx_gpu->pm4_bo);
 		a5xx_gpu->pm4_bo = NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (a5xx_gpu->pfp_bo) {
 		msm_gem_unpin_iova(a5xx_gpu->pfp_bo, gpu->aspace);
-		drm_gem_object_put_locked(a5xx_gpu->pfp_bo);
+		drm_gem_object_put(a5xx_gpu->pfp_bo);
 		a5xx_gpu->pfp_bo = NULL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c
index 7a271de9a212..0a93ed1d6b06 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ struct a5xx_gpu_state {
 static int a5xx_crashdumper_init(struct msm_gpu *gpu,
 		struct a5xx_crashdumper *dumper)
 {
-	dumper->ptr = msm_gem_kernel_new_locked(gpu->dev,
+	dumper->ptr = msm_gem_kernel_new(gpu->dev,
 		SZ_1M, MSM_BO_WC, gpu->aspace,
 		&dumper->bo, &dumper->iova);
 
@@ -1517,7 +1517,7 @@ static void a5xx_gpu_state_get_hlsq_regs(struct msm_gpu *gpu,
 
 	if (a5xx_crashdumper_run(gpu, &dumper)) {
 		kfree(a5xx_state->hlsqregs);
-		msm_gem_kernel_put(dumper.bo, gpu->aspace, true);
+		msm_gem_kernel_put(dumper.bo, gpu->aspace);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ static void a5xx_gpu_state_get_hlsq_regs(struct msm_gpu *gpu,
 	memcpy(a5xx_state->hlsqregs, dumper.ptr + (256 * SZ_1K),
 		count * sizeof(u32));
 
-	msm_gem_kernel_put(dumper.bo, gpu->aspace, true);
+	msm_gem_kernel_put(dumper.bo, gpu->aspace);
 }
 
 static struct msm_gpu_state *a5xx_gpu_state_get(struct msm_gpu *gpu)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_power.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_power.c
index cdb165236a88..0e63a1429189 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_power.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_power.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ void a5xx_gpmu_ucode_init(struct msm_gpu *gpu)
 	 */
 	bosize = (cmds_size + (cmds_size / TYPE4_MAX_PAYLOAD) + 1) << 2;
 
-	ptr = msm_gem_kernel_new_locked(drm, bosize,
+	ptr = msm_gem_kernel_new(drm, bosize,
 		MSM_BO_WC | MSM_BO_GPU_READONLY, gpu->aspace,
 		&a5xx_gpu->gpmu_bo, &a5xx_gpu->gpmu_iova);
 	if (IS_ERR(ptr))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_preempt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_preempt.c
index ee72510ff8ce..8abc9a2b114a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_preempt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_preempt.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static int preempt_init_ring(struct a5xx_gpu *a5xx_gpu,
 		A5XX_PREEMPT_COUNTER_SIZE,
 		MSM_BO_WC, gpu->aspace, &counters_bo, &counters_iova);
 	if (IS_ERR(counters)) {
-		msm_gem_kernel_put(bo, gpu->aspace, true);
+		msm_gem_kernel_put(bo, gpu->aspace);
 		return PTR_ERR(counters);
 	}
 
@@ -272,9 +272,8 @@ void a5xx_preempt_fini(struct msm_gpu *gpu)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < gpu->nr_rings; i++) {
-		msm_gem_kernel_put(a5xx_gpu->preempt_bo[i], gpu->aspace, true);
-		msm_gem_kernel_put(a5xx_gpu->preempt_counters_bo[i],
-			gpu->aspace, true);
+		msm_gem_kernel_put(a5xx_gpu->preempt_bo[i], gpu->aspace);
+		msm_gem_kernel_put(a5xx_gpu->preempt_counters_bo[i], gpu->aspace);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gmu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gmu.c
index b349692219b7..d7cec7f0dde0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gmu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gmu.c
@@ -1129,12 +1129,12 @@ int a6xx_gmu_stop(struct a6xx_gpu *a6xx_gpu)
 
 static void a6xx_gmu_memory_free(struct a6xx_gmu *gmu)
 {
-	msm_gem_kernel_put(gmu->hfi.obj, gmu->aspace, false);
-	msm_gem_kernel_put(gmu->debug.obj, gmu->aspace, false);
-	msm_gem_kernel_put(gmu->icache.obj, gmu->aspace, false);
-	msm_gem_kernel_put(gmu->dcache.obj, gmu->aspace, false);
-	msm_gem_kernel_put(gmu->dummy.obj, gmu->aspace, false);
-	msm_gem_kernel_put(gmu->log.obj, gmu->aspace, false);
+	msm_gem_kernel_put(gmu->hfi.obj, gmu->aspace);
+	msm_gem_kernel_put(gmu->debug.obj, gmu->aspace);
+	msm_gem_kernel_put(gmu->icache.obj, gmu->aspace);
+	msm_gem_kernel_put(gmu->dcache.obj, gmu->aspace);
+	msm_gem_kernel_put(gmu->dummy.obj, gmu->aspace);
+	msm_gem_kernel_put(gmu->log.obj, gmu->aspace);
 
 	gmu->aspace->mmu->funcs->detach(gmu->aspace->mmu);
 	msm_gem_address_space_put(gmu->aspace);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu.c
index 91f637b908f4..55ea136b8933 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu.c
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ static int a6xx_hw_init(struct msm_gpu *gpu)
 
 	if (adreno_gpu->base.hw_apriv || a6xx_gpu->has_whereami) {
 		if (!a6xx_gpu->shadow_bo) {
-			a6xx_gpu->shadow = msm_gem_kernel_new_locked(gpu->dev,
+			a6xx_gpu->shadow = msm_gem_kernel_new(gpu->dev,
 				sizeof(u32) * gpu->nr_rings,
 				MSM_BO_WC | MSM_BO_MAP_PRIV,
 				gpu->aspace, &a6xx_gpu->shadow_bo,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu_state.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu_state.c
index ad4ea0ed5d99..e8f65cd8eca6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu_state.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu_state.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static void *state_kmemdup(struct a6xx_gpu_state *a6xx_state, void *src,
 static int a6xx_crashdumper_init(struct msm_gpu *gpu,
 		struct a6xx_crashdumper *dumper)
 {
-	dumper->ptr = msm_gem_kernel_new_locked(gpu->dev,
+	dumper->ptr = msm_gem_kernel_new(gpu->dev,
 		SZ_1M, MSM_BO_WC, gpu->aspace,
 		&dumper->bo, &dumper->iova);
 
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ struct msm_gpu_state *a6xx_gpu_state_get(struct msm_gpu *gpu)
 		a6xx_get_clusters(gpu, a6xx_state, dumper);
 		a6xx_get_dbgahb_clusters(gpu, a6xx_state, dumper);
 
-		msm_gem_kernel_put(dumper->bo, gpu->aspace, true);
+		msm_gem_kernel_put(dumper->bo, gpu->aspace);
 	}
 
 	if (snapshot_debugbus)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c
index 9f5a30234b33..bad4809b68ef 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ struct drm_gem_object *adreno_fw_create_bo(struct msm_gpu *gpu,
 	struct drm_gem_object *bo;
 	void *ptr;
 
-	ptr = msm_gem_kernel_new_locked(gpu->dev, fw->size - 4,
+	ptr = msm_gem_kernel_new(gpu->dev, fw->size - 4,
 		MSM_BO_WC | MSM_BO_GPU_READONLY, gpu->aspace, &bo, iova);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(ptr))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
index fabcf9f597f7..00a6289678dd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ void msm_gem_describe_objects(struct list_head *list, struct seq_file *m)
 }
 #endif
 
-/* don't call directly!  Use drm_gem_object_put_locked() and friends */
+/* don't call directly!  Use drm_gem_object_put() */
 void msm_gem_free_object(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 {
 	struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj = to_msm_bo(obj);
@@ -1196,8 +1196,7 @@ static int msm_gem_new_impl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct drm_gem_object *_msm_gem_new(struct drm_device *dev,
-		uint32_t size, uint32_t flags, bool struct_mutex_locked)
+struct drm_gem_object *msm_gem_new(struct drm_device *dev, uint32_t size, uint32_t flags)
 {
 	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj;
@@ -1284,26 +1283,10 @@ static struct drm_gem_object *_msm_gem_new(struct drm_device *dev,
 	return obj;
 
 fail:
-	if (struct_mutex_locked) {
-		drm_gem_object_put_locked(obj);
-	} else {
-		drm_gem_object_put(obj);
-	}
+	drm_gem_object_put(obj);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
-struct drm_gem_object *msm_gem_new_locked(struct drm_device *dev,
-		uint32_t size, uint32_t flags)
-{
-	return _msm_gem_new(dev, size, flags, true);
-}
-
-struct drm_gem_object *msm_gem_new(struct drm_device *dev,
-		uint32_t size, uint32_t flags)
-{
-	return _msm_gem_new(dev, size, flags, false);
-}
-
 struct drm_gem_object *msm_gem_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 		struct dma_buf *dmabuf, struct sg_table *sgt)
 {
@@ -1362,12 +1345,12 @@ struct drm_gem_object *msm_gem_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
-static void *_msm_gem_kernel_new(struct drm_device *dev, uint32_t size,
+void *msm_gem_kernel_new(struct drm_device *dev, uint32_t size,
 		uint32_t flags, struct msm_gem_address_space *aspace,
-		struct drm_gem_object **bo, uint64_t *iova, bool locked)
+		struct drm_gem_object **bo, uint64_t *iova)
 {
 	void *vaddr;
-	struct drm_gem_object *obj = _msm_gem_new(dev, size, flags, locked);
+	struct drm_gem_object *obj = msm_gem_new(dev, size, flags);
 	int ret;
 
 	if (IS_ERR(obj))
@@ -1391,42 +1374,21 @@ static void *_msm_gem_kernel_new(struct drm_device *dev, uint32_t size,
 
 	return vaddr;
 err:
-	if (locked)
-		drm_gem_object_put_locked(obj);
-	else
-		drm_gem_object_put(obj);
+	drm_gem_object_put(obj);
 
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 }
 
-void *msm_gem_kernel_new(struct drm_device *dev, uint32_t size,
-		uint32_t flags, struct msm_gem_address_space *aspace,
-		struct drm_gem_object **bo, uint64_t *iova)
-{
-	return _msm_gem_kernel_new(dev, size, flags, aspace, bo, iova, false);
-}
-
-void *msm_gem_kernel_new_locked(struct drm_device *dev, uint32_t size,
-		uint32_t flags, struct msm_gem_address_space *aspace,
-		struct drm_gem_object **bo, uint64_t *iova)
-{
-	return _msm_gem_kernel_new(dev, size, flags, aspace, bo, iova, true);
-}
-
 void msm_gem_kernel_put(struct drm_gem_object *bo,
-		struct msm_gem_address_space *aspace, bool locked)
+		struct msm_gem_address_space *aspace)
 {
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(bo))
 		return;
 
 	msm_gem_put_vaddr(bo);
 	msm_gem_unpin_iova(bo, aspace);
-
-	if (locked)
-		drm_gem_object_put_locked(bo);
-	else
-		drm_gem_object_put(bo);
+	drm_gem_object_put(bo);
 }
 
 void msm_gem_object_set_name(struct drm_gem_object *bo, const char *fmt, ...)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.h
index d69fcb37ce17..71ccf87a646b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.h
@@ -154,16 +154,11 @@ int msm_gem_new_handle(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file,
 		uint32_t size, uint32_t flags, uint32_t *handle, char *name);
 struct drm_gem_object *msm_gem_new(struct drm_device *dev,
 		uint32_t size, uint32_t flags);
-struct drm_gem_object *msm_gem_new_locked(struct drm_device *dev,
-		uint32_t size, uint32_t flags);
 void *msm_gem_kernel_new(struct drm_device *dev, uint32_t size,
 		uint32_t flags, struct msm_gem_address_space *aspace,
 		struct drm_gem_object **bo, uint64_t *iova);
-void *msm_gem_kernel_new_locked(struct drm_device *dev, uint32_t size,
-		uint32_t flags, struct msm_gem_address_space *aspace,
-		struct drm_gem_object **bo, uint64_t *iova);
 void msm_gem_kernel_put(struct drm_gem_object *bo,
-		struct msm_gem_address_space *aspace, bool locked);
+		struct msm_gem_address_space *aspace);
 struct drm_gem_object *msm_gem_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 		struct dma_buf *dmabuf, struct sg_table *sgt);
 __printf(2, 3)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_submit.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_submit.c
index 6d46f9275a40..e789f68d5be1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_submit.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_submit.c
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ static void submit_cleanup(struct msm_gem_submit *submit)
 		struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj = submit->bos[i].obj;
 		submit_unlock_unpin_bo(submit, i, false);
 		list_del_init(&msm_obj->submit_entry);
-		drm_gem_object_put_locked(&msm_obj->base);
+		drm_gem_object_put(&msm_obj->base);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c
index c4ed8694f721..a0589666b1a3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ int msm_gpu_init(struct drm_device *drm, struct platform_device *pdev,
 		gpu->rb[i] = NULL;
 	}
 
-	msm_gem_kernel_put(gpu->memptrs_bo, gpu->aspace, false);
+	msm_gem_kernel_put(gpu->memptrs_bo, gpu->aspace);
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	return ret;
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ void msm_gpu_cleanup(struct msm_gpu *gpu)
 		gpu->rb[i] = NULL;
 	}
 
-	msm_gem_kernel_put(gpu->memptrs_bo, gpu->aspace, false);
+	msm_gem_kernel_put(gpu->memptrs_bo, gpu->aspace);
 
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(gpu->aspace)) {
 		gpu->aspace->mmu->funcs->detach(gpu->aspace->mmu);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_ringbuffer.c
index 054461662af5..437cca57d005 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_ringbuffer.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void msm_ringbuffer_destroy(struct msm_ringbuffer *ring)
 
 	msm_fence_context_free(ring->fctx);
 
-	msm_gem_kernel_put(ring->bo, ring->gpu->aspace, false);
+	msm_gem_kernel_put(ring->bo, ring->gpu->aspace);
 
 	kfree(ring);
 }
