diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
index 7afe2f635f74..33e479182773 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
@@ -313,46 +313,14 @@ static int host1x_reloc_copy_from_user(struct host1x_reloc *dest,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int host1x_waitchk_copy_from_user(struct host1x_waitchk *dest,
-					 struct drm_tegra_waitchk __user *src,
-					 struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	u32 cmdbuf;
-	int err;
-
-	err = get_user(cmdbuf, &src->handle);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-
-	err = get_user(dest->offset, &src->offset);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-
-	err = get_user(dest->syncpt_id, &src->syncpt);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-
-	err = get_user(dest->thresh, &src->thresh);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-
-	dest->bo = host1x_bo_lookup(file, cmdbuf);
-	if (!dest->bo)
-		return -ENOENT;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int tegra_drm_submit(struct tegra_drm_context *context,
 		     struct drm_tegra_submit *args, struct drm_device *drm,
 		     struct drm_file *file)
 {
 	unsigned int num_cmdbufs = args->num_cmdbufs;
 	unsigned int num_relocs = args->num_relocs;
-	unsigned int num_waitchks = args->num_waitchks;
 	struct drm_tegra_cmdbuf __user *user_cmdbufs;
 	struct drm_tegra_reloc __user *user_relocs;
-	struct drm_tegra_waitchk __user *user_waitchks;
 	struct drm_tegra_syncpt __user *user_syncpt;
 	struct drm_tegra_syncpt syncpt;
 	struct host1x *host1x = dev_get_drvdata(drm->dev->parent);
@@ -364,7 +332,6 @@ int tegra_drm_submit(struct tegra_drm_context *context,
 
 	user_cmdbufs = u64_to_user_ptr(args->cmdbufs);
 	user_relocs = u64_to_user_ptr(args->relocs);
-	user_waitchks = u64_to_user_ptr(args->waitchks);
 	user_syncpt = u64_to_user_ptr(args->syncpts);
 
 	/* We don't yet support other than one syncpt_incr struct per submit */
@@ -376,12 +343,11 @@ int tegra_drm_submit(struct tegra_drm_context *context,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	job = host1x_job_alloc(context->channel, args->num_cmdbufs,
-			       args->num_relocs, args->num_waitchks);
+			       args->num_relocs);
 	if (!job)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	job->num_relocs = args->num_relocs;
-	job->num_waitchk = args->num_waitchks;
 	job->client = (u32)args->context;
 	job->class = context->client->base.class;
 	job->serialize = true;
@@ -390,7 +356,7 @@ int tegra_drm_submit(struct tegra_drm_context *context,
 	 * Track referenced BOs so that they can be unreferenced after the
 	 * submission is complete.
 	 */
-	num_refs = num_cmdbufs + num_relocs * 2 + num_waitchks;
+	num_refs = num_cmdbufs + num_relocs * 2;
 
 	refs = kmalloc_array(num_refs, sizeof(*refs), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!refs) {
@@ -481,30 +447,6 @@ int tegra_drm_submit(struct tegra_drm_context *context,
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* copy and resolve waitchks from submit */
-	while (num_waitchks--) {
-		struct host1x_waitchk *wait = &job->waitchk[num_waitchks];
-		struct tegra_bo *obj;
-
-		err = host1x_waitchk_copy_from_user(
-			wait, &user_waitchks[num_waitchks], file);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto fail;
-
-		obj = host1x_to_tegra_bo(wait->bo);
-		refs[num_refs++] = &obj->gem;
-
-		/*
-		 * The unaligned offset will cause an unaligned write during
-		 * of the waitchks patching, corrupting the commands stream.
-		 */
-		if (wait->offset & 3 ||
-		    wait->offset >= obj->gem.size) {
-			err = -EINVAL;
-			goto fail;
-		}
-	}
-
 	if (copy_from_user(&syncpt, user_syncpt, sizeof(syncpt))) {
 		err = -EFAULT;
 		goto fail;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/dev.h b/drivers/gpu/host1x/dev.h
index 43e9fabb43a1..36f44ffebe73 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/dev.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/dev.h
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ struct host1x_syncpt_ops {
 	void (*load_wait_base)(struct host1x_syncpt *syncpt);
 	u32 (*load)(struct host1x_syncpt *syncpt);
 	int (*cpu_incr)(struct host1x_syncpt *syncpt);
-	int (*patch_wait)(struct host1x_syncpt *syncpt, void *patch_addr);
 	void (*assign_to_channel)(struct host1x_syncpt *syncpt,
 	                          struct host1x_channel *channel);
 	void (*enable_protection)(struct host1x *host);
@@ -183,13 +182,6 @@ static inline int host1x_hw_syncpt_cpu_incr(struct host1x *host,
 	return host->syncpt_op->cpu_incr(sp);
 }
 
-static inline int host1x_hw_syncpt_patch_wait(struct host1x *host,
-					      struct host1x_syncpt *sp,
-					      void *patch_addr)
-{
-	return host->syncpt_op->patch_wait(sp, patch_addr);
-}
-
 static inline void host1x_hw_syncpt_assign_to_channel(
 	struct host1x *host, struct host1x_syncpt *sp,
 	struct host1x_channel *ch)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/hw/channel_hw.c b/drivers/gpu/host1x/hw/channel_hw.c
index 9af758785a11..4c9555038a95 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/hw/channel_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/hw/channel_hw.c
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ static int channel_submit(struct host1x_job *job)
 	sp = host->syncpt + job->syncpt_id;
 	trace_host1x_channel_submit(dev_name(ch->dev),
 				    job->num_gathers, job->num_relocs,
-				    job->num_waitchk, job->syncpt_id,
-				    job->syncpt_incrs);
+				    job->syncpt_id, job->syncpt_incrs);
 
 	/* before error checks, return current max */
 	prev_max = job->syncpt_end = host1x_syncpt_read_max(sp);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/hw/syncpt_hw.c b/drivers/gpu/host1x/hw/syncpt_hw.c
index 7dfd47d74f89..a23bb3352d02 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/hw/syncpt_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/hw/syncpt_hw.c
@@ -96,16 +96,6 @@ static int syncpt_cpu_incr(struct host1x_syncpt *sp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* remove a wait pointed to by patch_addr */
-static int syncpt_patch_wait(struct host1x_syncpt *sp, void *patch_addr)
-{
-	u32 override = host1x_class_host_wait_syncpt(HOST1X_SYNCPT_RESERVED, 0);
-
-	*((u32 *)patch_addr) = override;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * syncpt_assign_to_channel() - Assign syncpoint to channel
  * @sp: syncpoint
@@ -156,7 +146,6 @@ static const struct host1x_syncpt_ops host1x_syncpt_ops = {
 	.load_wait_base = syncpt_read_wait_base,
 	.load = syncpt_load,
 	.cpu_incr = syncpt_cpu_incr,
-	.patch_wait = syncpt_patch_wait,
 	.assign_to_channel = syncpt_assign_to_channel,
 	.enable_protection = syncpt_enable_protection,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/job.c b/drivers/gpu/host1x/job.c
index db509ab8874e..3cbfc6e37668 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/job.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/job.c
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@
 #define HOST1X_WAIT_SYNCPT_OFFSET 0x8
 
 struct host1x_job *host1x_job_alloc(struct host1x_channel *ch,
-				    u32 num_cmdbufs, u32 num_relocs,
-				    u32 num_waitchks)
+				    u32 num_cmdbufs, u32 num_relocs)
 {
 	struct host1x_job *job = NULL;
 	unsigned int num_unpins = num_cmdbufs + num_relocs;
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ struct host1x_job *host1x_job_alloc(struct host1x_channel *ch,
 	total = sizeof(struct host1x_job) +
 		(u64)num_relocs * sizeof(struct host1x_reloc) +
 		(u64)num_unpins * sizeof(struct host1x_job_unpin_data) +
-		(u64)num_waitchks * sizeof(struct host1x_waitchk) +
 		(u64)num_cmdbufs * sizeof(struct host1x_job_gather) +
 		(u64)num_unpins * sizeof(dma_addr_t) +
 		(u64)num_unpins * sizeof(u32 *);
@@ -66,8 +64,6 @@ struct host1x_job *host1x_job_alloc(struct host1x_channel *ch,
 	mem += num_relocs * sizeof(struct host1x_reloc);
 	job->unpins = num_unpins ? mem : NULL;
 	mem += num_unpins * sizeof(struct host1x_job_unpin_data);
-	job->waitchk = num_waitchks ? mem : NULL;
-	mem += num_waitchks * sizeof(struct host1x_waitchk);
 	job->gathers = num_cmdbufs ? mem : NULL;
 	mem += num_cmdbufs * sizeof(struct host1x_job_gather);
 	job->addr_phys = num_unpins ? mem : NULL;
@@ -111,73 +107,6 @@ void host1x_job_add_gather(struct host1x_job *job, struct host1x_bo *bo,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(host1x_job_add_gather);
 
-/*
- * NULL an already satisfied WAIT_SYNCPT host method, by patching its
- * args in the command stream. The method data is changed to reference
- * a reserved (never given out or incr) HOST1X_SYNCPT_RESERVED syncpt
- * with a matching threshold value of 0, so is guaranteed to be popped
- * by the host HW.
- */
-static void host1x_syncpt_patch_offset(struct host1x_syncpt *sp,
-				       struct host1x_bo *h, u32 offset)
-{
-	void *patch_addr = NULL;
-
-	/* patch the wait */
-	patch_addr = host1x_bo_kmap(h, offset >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-	if (patch_addr) {
-		host1x_syncpt_patch_wait(sp,
-					 patch_addr + (offset & ~PAGE_MASK));
-		host1x_bo_kunmap(h, offset >> PAGE_SHIFT, patch_addr);
-	} else
-		pr_err("Could not map cmdbuf for wait check\n");
-}
-
-/*
- * Check driver supplied waitchk structs for syncpt thresholds
- * that have already been satisfied and NULL the comparison (to
- * avoid a wrap condition in the HW).
- */
-static int do_waitchks(struct host1x_job *job, struct host1x *host,
-		       struct host1x_job_gather *g)
-{
-	struct host1x_bo *patch = g->bo;
-	int i;
-
-	/* compare syncpt vs wait threshold */
-	for (i = 0; i < job->num_waitchk; i++) {
-		struct host1x_waitchk *wait = &job->waitchk[i];
-		struct host1x_syncpt *sp =
-			host1x_syncpt_get(host, wait->syncpt_id);
-
-		/* validate syncpt id */
-		if (wait->syncpt_id > host1x_syncpt_nb_pts(host))
-			continue;
-
-		/* skip all other gathers */
-		if (patch != wait->bo)
-			continue;
-
-		trace_host1x_syncpt_wait_check(wait->bo, wait->offset,
-					       wait->syncpt_id, wait->thresh,
-					       host1x_syncpt_read_min(sp));
-
-		if (host1x_syncpt_is_expired(sp, wait->thresh)) {
-			dev_dbg(host->dev,
-				"drop WAIT id %u (%s) thresh 0x%x, min 0x%x\n",
-				wait->syncpt_id, sp->name, wait->thresh,
-				host1x_syncpt_read_min(sp));
-
-			host1x_syncpt_patch_offset(sp, patch,
-						   g->offset + wait->offset);
-		}
-
-		wait->bo = NULL;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static unsigned int pin_job(struct host1x *host, struct host1x_job *job)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -331,17 +260,6 @@ static bool check_reloc(struct host1x_reloc *reloc, struct host1x_bo *cmdbuf,
 	return true;
 }
 
-static bool check_wait(struct host1x_waitchk *wait, struct host1x_bo *cmdbuf,
-		       unsigned int offset)
-{
-	offset *= sizeof(u32);
-
-	if (wait->bo != cmdbuf || wait->offset != offset)
-		return false;
-
-	return true;
-}
-
 struct host1x_firewall {
 	struct host1x_job *job;
 	struct device *dev;
@@ -349,9 +267,6 @@ struct host1x_firewall {
 	unsigned int num_relocs;
 	struct host1x_reloc *reloc;
 
-	unsigned int num_waitchks;
-	struct host1x_waitchk *waitchk;
-
 	struct host1x_bo *cmdbuf;
 	unsigned int offset;
 
@@ -378,20 +293,6 @@ static int check_register(struct host1x_firewall *fw, unsigned long offset)
 		fw->reloc++;
 	}
 
-	if (offset == HOST1X_WAIT_SYNCPT_OFFSET) {
-		if (fw->class != HOST1X_CLASS_HOST1X)
-			return -EINVAL;
-
-		if (!fw->num_waitchks)
-			return -EINVAL;
-
-		if (!check_wait(fw->waitchk, fw->cmdbuf, fw->offset))
-			return -EINVAL;
-
-		fw->num_waitchks--;
-		fw->waitchk++;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -556,8 +457,6 @@ static inline int copy_gathers(struct host1x_job *job, struct device *dev)
 	fw.dev = dev;
 	fw.reloc = job->relocarray;
 	fw.num_relocs = job->num_relocs;
-	fw.waitchk = job->waitchk;
-	fw.num_waitchks = job->num_waitchk;
 	fw.class = job->class;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < job->num_gathers; i++) {
@@ -604,8 +503,8 @@ static inline int copy_gathers(struct host1x_job *job, struct device *dev)
 		offset += g->words * sizeof(u32);
 	}
 
-	/* No relocs and waitchks should remain at this point */
-	if (fw.num_relocs || fw.num_waitchks)
+	/* No relocs should remain at this point */
+	if (fw.num_relocs)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -616,19 +515,6 @@ int host1x_job_pin(struct host1x_job *job, struct device *dev)
 	int err;
 	unsigned int i, j;
 	struct host1x *host = dev_get_drvdata(dev->parent);
-	DECLARE_BITMAP(waitchk_mask, host1x_syncpt_nb_pts(host));
-
-	bitmap_zero(waitchk_mask, host1x_syncpt_nb_pts(host));
-	for (i = 0; i < job->num_waitchk; i++) {
-		u32 syncpt_id = job->waitchk[i].syncpt_id;
-
-		if (syncpt_id < host1x_syncpt_nb_pts(host))
-			set_bit(syncpt_id, waitchk_mask);
-	}
-
-	/* get current syncpt values for waitchk */
-	for_each_set_bit(i, waitchk_mask, host1x_syncpt_nb_pts(host))
-		host1x_syncpt_load(host->syncpt + i);
 
 	/* pin memory */
 	err = pin_job(host, job);
@@ -663,10 +549,6 @@ int host1x_job_pin(struct host1x_job *job, struct device *dev)
 		err = do_relocs(job, g);
 		if (err)
 			break;
-
-		err = do_waitchks(job, host, g);
-		if (err)
-			break;
 	}
 
 out:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c b/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c
index a2a952adc136..a108669188e8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c
@@ -373,12 +373,6 @@ bool host1x_syncpt_is_expired(struct host1x_syncpt *sp, u32 thresh)
 		return (s32)(current_val - thresh) >= 0;
 }
 
-/* remove a wait pointed to by patch_addr */
-int host1x_syncpt_patch_wait(struct host1x_syncpt *sp, void *patch_addr)
-{
-	return host1x_hw_syncpt_patch_wait(sp->host, sp, patch_addr);
-}
-
 int host1x_syncpt_init(struct host1x *host)
 {
 	struct host1x_syncpt_base *bases;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.h b/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.h
index 9d88d37c2397..d98e22325e9d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.h
@@ -124,7 +124,4 @@ static inline int host1x_syncpt_is_valid(struct host1x_syncpt *sp)
 	return sp->id < host1x_syncpt_nb_pts(sp->host);
 }
 
-/* Patch a wait by replacing it with a wait for syncpt 0 value 0 */
-int host1x_syncpt_patch_wait(struct host1x_syncpt *sp, void *patch_addr);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/host1x.h b/include/linux/host1x.h
index ddf7f9ca86cc..f66bece1e1b7 100644
--- a/include/linux/host1x.h
+++ b/include/linux/host1x.h
@@ -192,13 +192,6 @@ struct host1x_reloc {
 	unsigned long shift;
 };
 
-struct host1x_waitchk {
-	struct host1x_bo *bo;
-	u32 offset;
-	u32 syncpt_id;
-	u32 thresh;
-};
-
 struct host1x_job {
 	/* When refcount goes to zero, job can be freed */
 	struct kref ref;
@@ -215,11 +208,6 @@ struct host1x_job {
 	struct host1x_job_gather *gathers;
 	unsigned int num_gathers;
 
-	/* Wait checks to be processed at submit time */
-	struct host1x_waitchk *waitchk;
-	unsigned int num_waitchk;
-	u32 waitchk_mask;
-
 	/* Array of handles to be pinned & unpinned */
 	struct host1x_reloc *relocarray;
 	unsigned int num_relocs;
@@ -261,8 +249,7 @@ struct host1x_job {
 };
 
 struct host1x_job *host1x_job_alloc(struct host1x_channel *ch,
-				    u32 num_cmdbufs, u32 num_relocs,
-				    u32 num_waitchks);
+				    u32 num_cmdbufs, u32 num_relocs);
 void host1x_job_add_gather(struct host1x_job *job, struct host1x_bo *mem_id,
 			   u32 words, u32 offset);
 struct host1x_job *host1x_job_get(struct host1x_job *job);
diff --git a/include/trace/events/host1x.h b/include/trace/events/host1x.h
index 63116362543c..a37ef73092e5 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/host1x.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/host1x.h
@@ -115,16 +115,15 @@ TRACE_EVENT(host1x_cdma_push_gather,
 );
 
 TRACE_EVENT(host1x_channel_submit,
-	TP_PROTO(const char *name, u32 cmdbufs, u32 relocs, u32 waitchks,
-			u32 syncpt_id, u32 syncpt_incrs),
+	TP_PROTO(const char *name, u32 cmdbufs, u32 relocs, u32 syncpt_id,
+		 u32 syncpt_incrs),
 
-	TP_ARGS(name, cmdbufs, relocs, waitchks, syncpt_id, syncpt_incrs),
+	TP_ARGS(name, cmdbufs, relocs, syncpt_id, syncpt_incrs),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__field(const char *, name)
 		__field(u32, cmdbufs)
 		__field(u32, relocs)
-		__field(u32, waitchks)
 		__field(u32, syncpt_id)
 		__field(u32, syncpt_incrs)
 	),
@@ -133,15 +132,14 @@ TRACE_EVENT(host1x_channel_submit,
 		__entry->name = name;
 		__entry->cmdbufs = cmdbufs;
 		__entry->relocs = relocs;
-		__entry->waitchks = waitchks;
 		__entry->syncpt_id = syncpt_id;
 		__entry->syncpt_incrs = syncpt_incrs;
 	),
 
-	TP_printk("name=%s, cmdbufs=%u, relocs=%u, waitchks=%d,"
-		"syncpt_id=%u, syncpt_incrs=%u",
-	  __entry->name, __entry->cmdbufs, __entry->relocs, __entry->waitchks,
-	  __entry->syncpt_id, __entry->syncpt_incrs)
+	TP_printk("name=%s, cmdbufs=%u, relocs=%u, syncpt_id=%u, "
+		  "syncpt_incrs=%u",
+		  __entry->name, __entry->cmdbufs, __entry->relocs,
+		  __entry->syncpt_id, __entry->syncpt_incrs)
 );
 
 TRACE_EVENT(host1x_channel_submitted,
