diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
index aa8e61211924f..3238260cffa31 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -1536,121 +1536,6 @@ int i915_gem_vm_destroy_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct context_barrier_task {
-	struct i915_active base;
-	void (*task)(void *data);
-	void *data;
-};
-
-__i915_active_call
-static void cb_retire(struct i915_active *base)
-{
-	struct context_barrier_task *cb = container_of(base, typeof(*cb), base);
-
-	if (cb->task)
-		cb->task(cb->data);
-
-	i915_active_fini(&cb->base);
-	kfree(cb);
-}
-
-I915_SELFTEST_DECLARE(static intel_engine_mask_t context_barrier_inject_fault);
-static int context_barrier_task(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
-				intel_engine_mask_t engines,
-				bool (*skip)(struct intel_context *ce, void *data),
-				int (*pin)(struct intel_context *ce, struct i915_gem_ww_ctx *ww, void *data),
-				int (*emit)(struct i915_request *rq, void *data),
-				void (*task)(void *data),
-				void *data)
-{
-	struct context_barrier_task *cb;
-	struct i915_gem_engines_iter it;
-	struct i915_gem_engines *e;
-	struct i915_gem_ww_ctx ww;
-	struct intel_context *ce;
-	int err = 0;
-
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!task);
-
-	cb = kmalloc(sizeof(*cb), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!cb)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	i915_active_init(&cb->base, NULL, cb_retire);
-	err = i915_active_acquire(&cb->base);
-	if (err) {
-		kfree(cb);
-		return err;
-	}
-
-	e = __context_engines_await(ctx, NULL);
-	if (!e) {
-		i915_active_release(&cb->base);
-		return -ENOENT;
-	}
-
-	for_each_gem_engine(ce, e, it) {
-		struct i915_request *rq;
-
-		if (I915_SELFTEST_ONLY(context_barrier_inject_fault &
-				       ce->engine->mask)) {
-			err = -ENXIO;
-			break;
-		}
-
-		if (!(ce->engine->mask & engines))
-			continue;
-
-		if (skip && skip(ce, data))
-			continue;
-
-		i915_gem_ww_ctx_init(&ww, true);
-retry:
-		err = intel_context_pin_ww(ce, &ww);
-		if (err)
-			goto err;
-
-		if (pin)
-			err = pin(ce, &ww, data);
-		if (err)
-			goto err_unpin;
-
-		rq = i915_request_create(ce);
-		if (IS_ERR(rq)) {
-			err = PTR_ERR(rq);
-			goto err_unpin;
-		}
-
-		err = 0;
-		if (emit)
-			err = emit(rq, data);
-		if (err == 0)
-			err = i915_active_add_request(&cb->base, rq);
-
-		i915_request_add(rq);
-err_unpin:
-		intel_context_unpin(ce);
-err:
-		if (err == -EDEADLK) {
-			err = i915_gem_ww_ctx_backoff(&ww);
-			if (!err)
-				goto retry;
-		}
-		i915_gem_ww_ctx_fini(&ww);
-
-		if (err)
-			break;
-	}
-	i915_sw_fence_complete(&e->fence);
-
-	cb->task = err ? NULL : task; /* caller needs to unwind instead */
-	cb->data = data;
-
-	i915_active_release(&cb->base);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
 static int get_ppgtt(struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv,
 		     struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 		     struct drm_i915_gem_context_param *args)
@@ -1683,154 +1568,6 @@ static int get_ppgtt(struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void set_ppgtt_barrier(void *data)
-{
-	struct i915_address_space *old = data;
-
-	if (INTEL_GEN(old->i915) < 8)
-		gen6_ppgtt_unpin_all(i915_vm_to_ppgtt(old));
-
-	i915_vm_close(old);
-}
-
-static int pin_ppgtt_update(struct intel_context *ce, struct i915_gem_ww_ctx *ww, void *data)
-{
-	struct i915_address_space *vm = ce->vm;
-
-	if (!HAS_LOGICAL_RING_CONTEXTS(vm->i915))
-		/* ppGTT is not part of the legacy context image */
-		return gen6_ppgtt_pin(i915_vm_to_ppgtt(vm), ww);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int emit_ppgtt_update(struct i915_request *rq, void *data)
-{
-	struct i915_address_space *vm = rq->context->vm;
-	struct intel_engine_cs *engine = rq->engine;
-	u32 base = engine->mmio_base;
-	u32 *cs;
-	int i;
-
-	if (i915_vm_is_4lvl(vm)) {
-		struct i915_ppgtt *ppgtt = i915_vm_to_ppgtt(vm);
-		const dma_addr_t pd_daddr = px_dma(ppgtt->pd);
-
-		cs = intel_ring_begin(rq, 6);
-		if (IS_ERR(cs))
-			return PTR_ERR(cs);
-
-		*cs++ = MI_LOAD_REGISTER_IMM(2);
-
-		*cs++ = i915_mmio_reg_offset(GEN8_RING_PDP_UDW(base, 0));
-		*cs++ = upper_32_bits(pd_daddr);
-		*cs++ = i915_mmio_reg_offset(GEN8_RING_PDP_LDW(base, 0));
-		*cs++ = lower_32_bits(pd_daddr);
-
-		*cs++ = MI_NOOP;
-		intel_ring_advance(rq, cs);
-	} else if (HAS_LOGICAL_RING_CONTEXTS(engine->i915)) {
-		struct i915_ppgtt *ppgtt = i915_vm_to_ppgtt(vm);
-		int err;
-
-		/* Magic required to prevent forcewake errors! */
-		err = engine->emit_flush(rq, EMIT_INVALIDATE);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-
-		cs = intel_ring_begin(rq, 4 * GEN8_3LVL_PDPES + 2);
-		if (IS_ERR(cs))
-			return PTR_ERR(cs);
-
-		*cs++ = MI_LOAD_REGISTER_IMM(2 * GEN8_3LVL_PDPES) | MI_LRI_FORCE_POSTED;
-		for (i = GEN8_3LVL_PDPES; i--; ) {
-			const dma_addr_t pd_daddr = i915_page_dir_dma_addr(ppgtt, i);
-
-			*cs++ = i915_mmio_reg_offset(GEN8_RING_PDP_UDW(base, i));
-			*cs++ = upper_32_bits(pd_daddr);
-			*cs++ = i915_mmio_reg_offset(GEN8_RING_PDP_LDW(base, i));
-			*cs++ = lower_32_bits(pd_daddr);
-		}
-		*cs++ = MI_NOOP;
-		intel_ring_advance(rq, cs);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static bool skip_ppgtt_update(struct intel_context *ce, void *data)
-{
-	if (HAS_LOGICAL_RING_CONTEXTS(ce->engine->i915))
-		return !ce->state;
-	else
-		return !atomic_read(&ce->pin_count);
-}
-
-static int set_ppgtt(struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv,
-		     struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
-		     struct drm_i915_gem_context_param *args)
-{
-	struct i915_address_space *vm, *old;
-	int err;
-
-	if (args->size)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (!rcu_access_pointer(ctx->vm))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	if (upper_32_bits(args->value))
-		return -ENOENT;
-
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	vm = xa_load(&file_priv->vm_xa, args->value);
-	if (vm && !kref_get_unless_zero(&vm->ref))
-		vm = NULL;
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-	if (!vm)
-		return -ENOENT;
-
-	err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&ctx->mutex);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
-	if (i915_gem_context_is_closed(ctx)) {
-		err = -ENOENT;
-		goto unlock;
-	}
-
-	if (vm == rcu_access_pointer(ctx->vm))
-		goto unlock;
-
-	old = __set_ppgtt(ctx, vm);
-
-	/* Teardown the existing obj:vma cache, it will have to be rebuilt. */
-	lut_close(ctx);
-
-	/*
-	 * We need to flush any requests using the current ppgtt before
-	 * we release it as the requests do not hold a reference themselves,
-	 * only indirectly through the context.
-	 */
-	err = context_barrier_task(ctx, ALL_ENGINES,
-				   skip_ppgtt_update,
-				   pin_ppgtt_update,
-				   emit_ppgtt_update,
-				   set_ppgtt_barrier,
-				   old);
-	if (err) {
-		i915_vm_close(__set_ppgtt(ctx, old));
-		i915_vm_close(old);
-		lut_close(ctx); /* force a rebuild of the old obj:vma cache */
-	}
-
-unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&ctx->mutex);
-out:
-	i915_vm_put(vm);
-	return err;
-}
-
 int
 i915_gem_user_to_context_sseu(struct intel_gt *gt,
 			      const struct drm_i915_gem_context_param_sseu *user,
@@ -2364,10 +2101,6 @@ static int ctx_setparam(struct drm_i915_file_private *fpriv,
 		ret = set_sseu(ctx, args);
 		break;
 
-	case I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_VM:
-		ret = set_ppgtt(fpriv, ctx, args);
-		break;
-
 	case I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_ENGINES:
 		ret = set_engines(ctx, args);
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context_types.h
index 067ea3030ac91..4aee3667358f0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context_types.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ struct i915_gem_context {
 	 * In other modes, this is a NULL pointer with the expectation that
 	 * the caller uses the shared global GTT.
 	 */
-	struct i915_address_space __rcu *vm;
+	struct i915_address_space *vm;
 
 	/**
 	 * @pid: process id of creator
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
index 5fef592390cb5..16ff64ab34a1b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -1882,125 +1882,6 @@ static int igt_vm_isolation(void *arg)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static bool skip_unused_engines(struct intel_context *ce, void *data)
-{
-	return !ce->state;
-}
-
-static void mock_barrier_task(void *data)
-{
-	unsigned int *counter = data;
-
-	++*counter;
-}
-
-static int mock_context_barrier(void *arg)
-{
-#undef pr_fmt
-#define pr_fmt(x) "context_barrier_task():" # x
-	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = arg;
-	struct i915_gem_context *ctx;
-	struct i915_request *rq;
-	unsigned int counter;
-	int err;
-
-	/*
-	 * The context barrier provides us with a callback after it emits
-	 * a request; useful for retiring old state after loading new.
-	 */
-
-	ctx = mock_context(i915, "mock");
-	if (!ctx)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	counter = 0;
-	err = context_barrier_task(ctx, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-				   mock_barrier_task, &counter);
-	if (err) {
-		pr_err("Failed at line %d, err=%d\n", __LINE__, err);
-		goto out;
-	}
-	if (counter == 0) {
-		pr_err("Did not retire immediately with 0 engines\n");
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	counter = 0;
-	err = context_barrier_task(ctx, ALL_ENGINES, skip_unused_engines,
-				   NULL, NULL, mock_barrier_task, &counter);
-	if (err) {
-		pr_err("Failed at line %d, err=%d\n", __LINE__, err);
-		goto out;
-	}
-	if (counter == 0) {
-		pr_err("Did not retire immediately for all unused engines\n");
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	rq = igt_request_alloc(ctx, i915->gt.engine[RCS0]);
-	if (IS_ERR(rq)) {
-		pr_err("Request allocation failed!\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-	i915_request_add(rq);
-
-	counter = 0;
-	context_barrier_inject_fault = BIT(RCS0);
-	err = context_barrier_task(ctx, ALL_ENGINES, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-				   mock_barrier_task, &counter);
-	context_barrier_inject_fault = 0;
-	if (err == -ENXIO)
-		err = 0;
-	else
-		pr_err("Did not hit fault injection!\n");
-	if (counter != 0) {
-		pr_err("Invoked callback on error!\n");
-		err = -EIO;
-	}
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
-	counter = 0;
-	err = context_barrier_task(ctx, ALL_ENGINES, skip_unused_engines,
-				   NULL, NULL, mock_barrier_task, &counter);
-	if (err) {
-		pr_err("Failed at line %d, err=%d\n", __LINE__, err);
-		goto out;
-	}
-	mock_device_flush(i915);
-	if (counter == 0) {
-		pr_err("Did not retire on each active engines\n");
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-out:
-	mock_context_close(ctx);
-	return err;
-#undef pr_fmt
-#define pr_fmt(x) x
-}
-
-int i915_gem_context_mock_selftests(void)
-{
-	static const struct i915_subtest tests[] = {
-		SUBTEST(mock_context_barrier),
-	};
-	struct drm_i915_private *i915;
-	int err;
-
-	i915 = mock_gem_device();
-	if (!i915)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	err = i915_subtests(tests, i915);
-
-	mock_destroy_device(i915);
-	return err;
-}
-
 int i915_gem_context_live_selftests(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 {
 	static const struct i915_subtest tests[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_mock_selftests.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_mock_selftests.h
index 3db34d3eea58a..52aa91716dc1f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_mock_selftests.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_mock_selftests.h
@@ -32,6 +32,5 @@ selftest(vma, i915_vma_mock_selftests)
 selftest(evict, i915_gem_evict_mock_selftests)
 selftest(gtt, i915_gem_gtt_mock_selftests)
 selftest(hugepages, i915_gem_huge_page_mock_selftests)
-selftest(contexts, i915_gem_context_mock_selftests)
 selftest(buddy, i915_buddy_mock_selftests)
 selftest(memory_region, intel_memory_region_mock_selftests)
