diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
index b9bb35d1699e..ad01c741caaf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ static int reserve_bo_and_vm(struct kgd_mem *mem,
 	amdgpu_vm_get_pd_bo(vm, &ctx->list, &ctx->vm_pd[0]);
 
 	ret = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&ctx->ticket, &ctx->list,
-				     false, &ctx->duplicates, true);
+				     false, &ctx->duplicates);
 	if (!ret)
 		ctx->reserved = true;
 	else {
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ static int reserve_bo_and_cond_vms(struct kgd_mem *mem,
 	}
 
 	ret = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&ctx->ticket, &ctx->list,
-				     false, &ctx->duplicates, true);
+				     false, &ctx->duplicates);
 	if (!ret)
 		ctx->reserved = true;
 	else
@@ -1796,8 +1796,7 @@ static int validate_invalid_user_pages(struct amdkfd_process_info *process_info)
 	}
 
 	/* Reserve all BOs and page tables for validation */
-	ret = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&ticket, &resv_list, false, &duplicates,
-				     true);
+	ret = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&ticket, &resv_list, false, &duplicates);
 	WARN(!list_empty(&duplicates), "Duplicates should be empty");
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_free;
@@ -1995,7 +1994,7 @@ int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_restore_process_bos(void *info, struct dma_fence **ef)
 	}
 
 	ret = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&ctx.ticket, &ctx.list,
-				     false, &duplicate_save, true);
+				     false, &duplicate_save);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_debug("Memory eviction: TTM Reserve Failed. Try again\n");
 		goto ttm_reserve_fail;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
index 95ec965fcc2d..82f239ac4050 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ static int amdgpu_cs_parser_bos(struct amdgpu_cs_parser *p,
 	}
 
 	r = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&p->ticket, &p->validated, true,
-				   &duplicates, false);
+				   &duplicates);
 	if (unlikely(r != 0)) {
 		if (r != -ERESTARTSYS)
 			DRM_ERROR("ttm_eu_reserve_buffers failed.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_csa.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_csa.c
index 605f83046039..b1608d47508f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_csa.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_csa.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int amdgpu_map_static_csa(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct amdgpu_vm *vm,
 	list_add(&csa_tv.head, &list);
 	amdgpu_vm_get_pd_bo(vm, &list, &pd);
 
-	r = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&ticket, &list, true, NULL, false);
+	r = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&ticket, &list, true, NULL);
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("failed to reserve CSA,PD BOs: err=%d\n", r);
 		return r;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
index b25a59c4bec6..cbfb3e84f352 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void amdgpu_gem_object_close(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
 
 	amdgpu_vm_get_pd_bo(vm, &list, &vm_pd);
 
-	r = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&ticket, &list, false, &duplicates, false);
+	r = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&ticket, &list, false, &duplicates);
 	if (r) {
 		dev_err(adev->dev, "leaking bo va because "
 			"we fail to reserve bo (%d)\n", r);
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ int amdgpu_gem_va_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 
 	amdgpu_vm_get_pd_bo(&fpriv->vm, &list, &vm_pd);
 
-	r = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&ticket, &list, true, &duplicates, false);
+	r = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&ticket, &list, true, &duplicates);
 	if (r)
 		goto error_unref;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index 5df2ee1e10d8..760078b9925b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -4439,7 +4439,7 @@ static int dm_plane_helper_prepare_fb(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	tv.num_shared = 1;
 	list_add(&tv.head, &list);
 
-	r = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&ticket, &list, false, NULL, true);
+	r = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&ticket, &list, false, NULL);
 	if (r) {
 		dev_err(adev->dev, "fail to reserve bo (%d)\n", r);
 		return r;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
index aa7a28795645..71f1b51a1350 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ int qxl_release_reserve_list(struct qxl_release *release, bool no_intr)
 		return 0;
 
 	ret = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&release->ticket, &release->bos,
-				     !no_intr, NULL, true);
+				     !no_intr, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ void qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(struct qxl_release *release)
 		bo = entry->bo;
 
 		dma_resv_add_shared_fence(bo->base.resv, &release->base);
-		ttm_bo_add_to_lru(bo);
+		ttm_bo_move_to_lru_tail(bo, NULL);
 		dma_resv_unlock(bo->base.resv);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&glob->lru_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
index c48c2fb35456..879eac67cdd7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ static void radeon_gem_va_update_vm(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	if (!vm_bos)
 		return;
 
-	r = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&ticket, &list, true, NULL, true);
+	r = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&ticket, &list, true, NULL);
 	if (r)
 		goto error_free;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
index 653fd7937b39..a94d827ba976 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ int radeon_bo_list_validate(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	u64 bytes_moved_threshold = radeon_bo_get_threshold_for_moves(rdev);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&duplicates);
-	r = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(ticket, head, true, &duplicates, true);
+	r = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(ticket, head, true, &duplicates);
 	if (unlikely(r != 0)) {
 		return r;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index 02f301e1ff29..ab9967b84e0b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -192,18 +192,12 @@ static void ttm_bo_add_mem_to_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 	}
 }
 
-void ttm_bo_add_to_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
-{
-	ttm_bo_add_mem_to_lru(bo, &bo->mem);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_add_to_lru);
-
 static void ttm_bo_ref_bug(struct kref *list_kref)
 {
 	BUG();
 }
 
-void ttm_bo_del_from_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
+static void ttm_bo_del_from_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 {
 	struct ttm_bo_device *bdev = bo->bdev;
 	bool notify = false;
@@ -223,16 +217,6 @@ void ttm_bo_del_from_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 		bdev->driver->del_from_lru_notify(bo);
 }
 
-void ttm_bo_del_sub_from_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
-{
-	struct ttm_bo_global *glob = bo->bdev->glob;
-
-	spin_lock(&glob->lru_lock);
-	ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
-	spin_unlock(&glob->lru_lock);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_del_sub_from_lru);
-
 static void ttm_bo_bulk_move_set_pos(struct ttm_lru_bulk_move_pos *pos,
 				     struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 {
@@ -247,7 +231,7 @@ void ttm_bo_move_to_lru_tail(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 	dma_resv_assert_held(bo->base.resv);
 
 	ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
-	ttm_bo_add_to_lru(bo);
+	ttm_bo_add_mem_to_lru(bo, &bo->mem);
 
 	if (bulk && !(bo->mem.placement & TTM_PL_FLAG_NO_EVICT)) {
 		switch (bo->mem.mem_type) {
@@ -511,7 +495,7 @@ static void ttm_bo_cleanup_refs_or_queue(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 		 */
 		if (bo->mem.placement & TTM_PL_FLAG_NO_EVICT) {
 			bo->mem.placement &= ~TTM_PL_FLAG_NO_EVICT;
-			ttm_bo_add_to_lru(bo);
+			ttm_bo_move_to_lru_tail(bo, NULL);
 		}
 
 		dma_resv_unlock(bo->base.resv);
@@ -892,17 +876,11 @@ static int ttm_mem_evict_first(struct ttm_bo_device *bdev,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
 	spin_unlock(&glob->lru_lock);
 
 	ret = ttm_bo_evict(bo, ctx);
-	if (locked) {
+	if (locked)
 		ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
-	} else {
-		spin_lock(&glob->lru_lock);
-		ttm_bo_add_to_lru(bo);
-		spin_unlock(&glob->lru_lock);
-	}
 
 	kref_put(&bo->list_kref, ttm_bo_release_list);
 	return ret;
@@ -1064,12 +1042,10 @@ static int ttm_bo_mem_placement(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 	mem->mem_type = mem_type;
 	mem->placement = cur_flags;
 
-	if (bo->mem.mem_type < mem_type && !list_empty(&bo->lru)) {
-		spin_lock(&bo->bdev->glob->lru_lock);
-		ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
-		ttm_bo_add_mem_to_lru(bo, mem);
-		spin_unlock(&bo->bdev->glob->lru_lock);
-	}
+	spin_lock(&bo->bdev->glob->lru_lock);
+	ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
+	ttm_bo_add_mem_to_lru(bo, mem);
+	spin_unlock(&bo->bdev->glob->lru_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1375,11 +1351,9 @@ int ttm_bo_init_reserved(struct ttm_bo_device *bdev,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (resv && !(bo->mem.placement & TTM_PL_FLAG_NO_EVICT)) {
-		spin_lock(&bdev->glob->lru_lock);
-		ttm_bo_add_to_lru(bo);
-		spin_unlock(&bdev->glob->lru_lock);
-	}
+	spin_lock(&bdev->glob->lru_lock);
+	ttm_bo_move_to_lru_tail(bo, NULL);
+	spin_unlock(&bdev->glob->lru_lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.c
index 71148c83cc4f..b09c2c8caf13 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.c
@@ -33,16 +33,6 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 
-static void ttm_eu_del_from_lru_locked(struct list_head *list)
-{
-	struct ttm_validate_buffer *entry;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(entry, list, head) {
-		struct ttm_buffer_object *bo = entry->bo;
-		ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
-	}
-}
-
 void ttm_eu_backoff_reservation(struct dma_resv_ctx *ticket,
 				struct list_head *list)
 {
@@ -59,8 +49,7 @@ void ttm_eu_backoff_reservation(struct dma_resv_ctx *ticket,
 	list_for_each_entry(entry, list, head) {
 		struct ttm_buffer_object *bo = entry->bo;
 
-		if (list_empty(&bo->lru))
-			ttm_bo_add_to_lru(bo);
+		ttm_bo_move_to_lru_tail(bo, NULL);
 		if (!ticket)
 			dma_resv_unlock(bo->base.resv);
 	}
@@ -87,7 +76,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_eu_backoff_reservation);
 
 int ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(struct dma_resv_ctx *ticket,
 			   struct list_head *list, bool intr,
-			   struct list_head *dups, bool del_lru)
+			   struct list_head *dups)
 {
 	struct ttm_validate_buffer *entry;
 	struct ttm_bo_global *glob;
@@ -142,11 +131,6 @@ int ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(struct dma_resv_ctx *ticket,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (del_lru) {
-		spin_lock(&glob->lru_lock);
-		ttm_eu_del_from_lru_locked(list);
-		spin_unlock(&glob->lru_lock);
-	}
 	return 0;
 
 error:
@@ -186,10 +170,7 @@ void ttm_eu_fence_buffer_objects(struct dma_resv_ctx *ticket,
 			dma_resv_add_shared_fence(bo->base.resv, fence);
 		else
 			dma_resv_add_excl_fence(bo->base.resv, fence);
-		if (list_empty(&bo->lru))
-			ttm_bo_add_to_lru(bo);
-		else
-			ttm_bo_move_to_lru_tail(bo, NULL);
+		ttm_bo_move_to_lru_tail(bo, NULL);
 		if (!ticket)
 			dma_resv_unlock(bo->base.resv);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
index 2d7c5ad25359..1d53a69819e5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
@@ -464,8 +464,7 @@ vmw_resource_check_buffer(struct dma_resv_ctx *ticket,
 	val_buf->bo = &res->backup->base;
 	val_buf->num_shared = 0;
 	list_add_tail(&val_buf->head, &val_list);
-	ret = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(ticket, &val_list, interruptible, NULL,
-				     true);
+	ret = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(ticket, &val_list, interruptible, NULL);
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0))
 		goto out_no_reserve;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_validation.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_validation.h
index 43f48df3844f..ebb5b68b5c1f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_validation.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_validation.h
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ vmw_validation_bo_reserve(struct vmw_validation_context *ctx,
 			  bool intr)
 {
 	return ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&ctx->ticket, &ctx->bo_list, intr,
-				      NULL, true);
+				      NULL);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_api.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_api.h
index 43c4929a2171..288fd64b7219 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_api.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_api.h
@@ -367,30 +367,6 @@ int ttm_bo_validate(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
  */
 void ttm_bo_put(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo);
 
-/**
- * ttm_bo_add_to_lru
- *
- * @bo: The buffer object.
- *
- * Add this bo to the relevant mem type lru and, if it's backed by
- * system pages (ttms) to the swap list.
- * This function must be called with struct ttm_bo_global::lru_lock held, and
- * is typically called immediately prior to unreserving a bo.
- */
-void ttm_bo_add_to_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo);
-
-/**
- * ttm_bo_del_from_lru
- *
- * @bo: The buffer object.
- *
- * Remove this bo from all lru lists used to lookup and reserve an object.
- * This function must be called with struct ttm_bo_global::lru_lock held,
- * and is usually called just immediately after the bo has been reserved to
- * avoid recursive reservation from lru lists.
- */
-void ttm_bo_del_from_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo);
-
 /**
  * ttm_bo_move_to_lru_tail
  *
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
index 4e307f65f497..4332cc036483 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
@@ -621,9 +621,6 @@ void ttm_mem_io_free_vm(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo);
 int ttm_mem_io_lock(struct ttm_mem_type_manager *man, bool interruptible);
 void ttm_mem_io_unlock(struct ttm_mem_type_manager *man);
 
-void ttm_bo_del_sub_from_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo);
-void ttm_bo_add_to_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo);
-
 /**
  * __ttm_bo_reserve:
  *
@@ -717,15 +714,9 @@ static inline int ttm_bo_reserve(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 				 bool interruptible, bool no_wait,
 				 struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket)
 {
-	int ret;
-
 	WARN_ON(!kref_read(&bo->kref));
 
-	ret = __ttm_bo_reserve(bo, interruptible, no_wait, ticket);
-	if (likely(ret == 0))
-		ttm_bo_del_sub_from_lru(bo);
-
-	return ret;
+	return __ttm_bo_reserve(bo, interruptible, no_wait, ticket);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -752,9 +743,7 @@ static inline int ttm_bo_reserve_slowpath(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 	else
 		dma_resv_lock_slow(bo->base.resv, ticket);
 
-	if (likely(ret == 0))
-		ttm_bo_del_sub_from_lru(bo);
-	else if (ret == -EINTR)
+	if (ret == -EINTR)
 		ret = -ERESTARTSYS;
 
 	return ret;
@@ -770,10 +759,7 @@ static inline int ttm_bo_reserve_slowpath(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 static inline void ttm_bo_unreserve(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 {
 	spin_lock(&bo->bdev->glob->lru_lock);
-	if (list_empty(&bo->lru))
-		ttm_bo_add_to_lru(bo);
-	else
-		ttm_bo_move_to_lru_tail(bo, NULL);
+	ttm_bo_move_to_lru_tail(bo, NULL);
 	spin_unlock(&bo->bdev->glob->lru_lock);
 	dma_resv_unlock(bo->base.resv);
 }
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.h
index 4e86b6fd6c57..1a3553ac53b1 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ extern void ttm_eu_backoff_reservation(struct dma_resv_ctx *ticket,
 
 extern int ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(struct dma_resv_ctx *ticket,
 				  struct list_head *list, bool intr,
-				  struct list_head *dups, bool del_lru);
+				  struct list_head *dups);
 
 /**
  * function ttm_eu_fence_buffer_objects.
