diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index 966523a8503f..d54a4933cc05 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -2597,15 +2597,6 @@ static void eb_request_add(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 		 */
 		if (!(rq->sched.flags & I915_SCHED_HAS_SEMAPHORE_CHAIN))
 			attr.priority |= I915_PRIORITY_NOSEMAPHORE;
-
-		/*
-		 * Boost priorities to new clients (new request flows).
-		 *
-		 * Allow interactive/synchronous clients to jump ahead of
-		 * the bulk clients. (FQ_CODEL)
-		 */
-		if (list_empty(&rq->sched.signalers_list))
-			attr.priority |= I915_PRIORITY_WAIT;
 	} else {
 		/* Serialise with context_close via the add_to_timeline */
 		i915_request_set_error_once(rq, -ENOENT);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index 860ef97895c8..c3924c3d8351 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -438,9 +438,7 @@ static int effective_prio(const struct i915_request *rq)
 	if (__i915_request_has_started(rq))
 		prio |= I915_PRIORITY_NOSEMAPHORE;
 
-	/* Restrict mere WAIT boosts from triggering preemption */
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(__NO_PREEMPTION & ~I915_PRIORITY_MASK); /* only internal */
-	return prio | __NO_PREEMPTION;
+	return prio;
 }
 
 static int queue_prio(const struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
index aa6d56e25a10..94eb63f309ce 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static void guc_submit(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 
 static inline int rq_prio(const struct i915_request *rq)
 {
-	return rq->sched.attr.priority | __NO_PREEMPTION;
+	return rq->sched.attr.priority;
 }
 
 static struct i915_request *schedule_in(struct i915_request *rq, int idx)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_priolist_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_priolist_types.h
index 732aad148881..e18723d8df86 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_priolist_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_priolist_types.h
@@ -24,14 +24,13 @@ enum {
 	I915_PRIORITY_DISPLAY,
 };
 
-#define I915_USER_PRIORITY_SHIFT 2
+#define I915_USER_PRIORITY_SHIFT 1
 #define I915_USER_PRIORITY(x) ((x) << I915_USER_PRIORITY_SHIFT)
 
 #define I915_PRIORITY_COUNT BIT(I915_USER_PRIORITY_SHIFT)
 #define I915_PRIORITY_MASK (I915_PRIORITY_COUNT - 1)
 
-#define I915_PRIORITY_WAIT		((u8)BIT(0))
-#define I915_PRIORITY_NOSEMAPHORE	((u8)BIT(1))
+#define I915_PRIORITY_NOSEMAPHORE	((u8)BIT(0))
 
 /* Smallest priority value that cannot be bumped. */
 #define I915_PRIORITY_INVALID (INT_MIN | (u8)I915_PRIORITY_MASK)
@@ -47,8 +46,6 @@ enum {
 #define I915_PRIORITY_UNPREEMPTABLE INT_MAX
 #define I915_PRIORITY_BARRIER INT_MAX
 
-#define __NO_PREEMPTION (I915_PRIORITY_WAIT)
-
 struct i915_priolist {
 	struct list_head requests[I915_PRIORITY_COUNT];
 	struct rb_node node;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index 3c38d61c90f8..589739bfee25 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -1464,8 +1464,6 @@ void i915_request_add(struct i915_request *rq)
 
 	if (!(rq->sched.flags & I915_SCHED_HAS_SEMAPHORE_CHAIN))
 		attr.priority |= I915_PRIORITY_NOSEMAPHORE;
-	if (list_empty(&rq->sched.signalers_list))
-		attr.priority |= I915_PRIORITY_WAIT;
 
 	__i915_request_queue(rq, &attr);
 
@@ -1651,7 +1649,6 @@ long i915_request_wait(struct i915_request *rq,
 	if (flags & I915_WAIT_PRIORITY) {
 		if (!i915_request_started(rq) && INTEL_GEN(rq->i915) >= 6)
 			intel_rps_boost(rq);
-		i915_schedule_bump_priority(rq, I915_PRIORITY_WAIT);
 	}
 
 	wait.tsk = current;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.c
index 1c33973dbd20..6f18a42ac347 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ sched_lock_engine(const struct i915_sched_node *node,
 
 static inline int rq_prio(const struct i915_request *rq)
 {
-	return rq->sched.attr.priority | __NO_PREEMPTION;
+	return rq->sched.attr.priority;
 }
 
 static inline bool need_preempt(int prio, int active)
@@ -456,16 +456,6 @@ bool __i915_sched_node_add_dependency(struct i915_sched_node *node,
 		list_add_rcu(&dep->signal_link, &node->signalers_list);
 		list_add_rcu(&dep->wait_link, &signal->waiters_list);
 
-		/*
-		 * As we do not allow WAIT to preempt inflight requests,
-		 * once we have executed a request, along with triggering
-		 * any execution callbacks, we must preserve its ordering
-		 * within the non-preemptible FIFO.
-		 */
-		BUILD_BUG_ON(__NO_PREEMPTION & ~I915_PRIORITY_MASK);
-		if (flags & I915_DEPENDENCY_EXTERNAL)
-			__bump_priority(signal, __NO_PREEMPTION);
-
 		ret = true;
 	}
 
