diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 4c55f480f60b..77becfd5a09d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -3125,7 +3125,6 @@ int __must_check i915_gem_context_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 void i915_gem_context_fini(struct drm_device *dev);
 void i915_gem_context_reset(struct drm_device *dev);
 int i915_gem_context_open(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file);
-int i915_gem_context_enable(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req);
 void i915_gem_context_close(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file);
 int i915_switch_context(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req);
 struct intel_context *
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index fd9a36badb45..4057c0febccd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -4245,34 +4245,6 @@ i915_gem_init_hw(struct drm_device *dev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Now it is safe to go back round and do everything else: */
-	for_each_engine(engine, dev_priv) {
-		struct drm_i915_gem_request *req;
-
-		req = i915_gem_request_alloc(engine, NULL);
-		if (IS_ERR(req)) {
-			ret = PTR_ERR(req);
-			break;
-		}
-
-		ret = i915_ppgtt_init_ring(req);
-		if (ret)
-			goto err_request;
-
-		ret = i915_gem_context_enable(req);
-		if (ret)
-			goto err_request;
-
-err_request:
-		i915_add_request_no_flush(req);
-		if (ret) {
-			DRM_ERROR("Failed to enable %s, error=%d\n",
-				  engine->name, ret);
-			i915_gem_cleanup_engines(dev);
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
 out:
 	intel_uncore_forcewake_put(dev_priv, FORCEWAKE_ALL);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
index 6870556a180b..cf84138de4ec 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -471,27 +471,6 @@ void i915_gem_context_fini(struct drm_device *dev)
 	dev_priv->kernel_context = NULL;
 }
 
-int i915_gem_context_enable(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
-{
-	struct intel_engine_cs *engine = req->engine;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (i915.enable_execlists) {
-		if (engine->init_context == NULL)
-			return 0;
-
-		ret = engine->init_context(req);
-	} else
-		ret = i915_switch_context(req);
-
-	if (ret) {
-		DRM_ERROR("ring init context: %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int context_idr_cleanup(int id, void *p, void *data)
 {
 	struct intel_context *ctx = p;
@@ -661,7 +640,7 @@ static bool
 needs_pd_load_pre(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, struct intel_context *to)
 {
 	if (!to->ppgtt)
-		return false;
+		return engine->last_context == NULL;
 
 	if (engine->last_context == to &&
 	    !(intel_engine_flag(engine) & to->ppgtt->pd_dirty_rings))
@@ -724,6 +703,7 @@ static int do_rcs_switch(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
 {
 	struct intel_context *to = req->ctx;
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine = req->engine;
+	struct i915_hw_ppgtt *ppgtt = to->ppgtt ?: req->i915->mm.aliasing_ppgtt;
 	struct intel_context *from;
 	u32 hw_flags;
 	int ret, i;
@@ -765,7 +745,7 @@ static int do_rcs_switch(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
 		 * Register Immediate commands in Ring Buffer before submitting
 		 * a context."*/
 		trace_switch_mm(engine, to);
-		ret = to->ppgtt->switch_mm(to->ppgtt, req);
+		ret = ppgtt->switch_mm(ppgtt, req);
 		if (ret)
 			goto unpin_out;
 	}
@@ -776,8 +756,7 @@ static int do_rcs_switch(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
 		 * space. This means we must enforce that a page table load
 		 * occur when this occurs. */
 		hw_flags = MI_RESTORE_INHIBIT;
-	else if (to->ppgtt &&
-		 intel_engine_flag(engine) & to->ppgtt->pd_dirty_rings)
+	else if (ppgtt && intel_engine_flag(engine) & ppgtt->pd_dirty_rings)
 		hw_flags = MI_FORCE_RESTORE;
 	else
 		hw_flags = 0;
@@ -822,7 +801,7 @@ static int do_rcs_switch(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
 	 */
 	if (needs_pd_load_post(to, hw_flags)) {
 		trace_switch_mm(engine, to);
-		ret = to->ppgtt->switch_mm(to->ppgtt, req);
+		ret = ppgtt->switch_mm(to->ppgtt, req);
 		/* The hardware context switch is emitted, but we haven't
 		 * actually changed the state - so it's probably safe to bail
 		 * here. Still, let the user know something dangerous has
@@ -832,8 +811,8 @@ static int do_rcs_switch(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (to->ppgtt)
-		to->ppgtt->pd_dirty_rings &= ~intel_engine_flag(engine);
+	if (ppgtt)
+		ppgtt->pd_dirty_rings &= ~intel_engine_flag(engine);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_L3_SLICES; i++) {
 		if (!(to->remap_slice & (1<<i)))
@@ -887,15 +866,17 @@ int i915_switch_context(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
 		struct intel_context *to = req->ctx;
 
 		if (needs_pd_load_pre(engine, to)) {
+			struct i915_hw_ppgtt *ppgtt;
 			int ret;
 
+			ppgtt = to->ppgtt ?: to_i915(req)->mm.aliasing_ppgtt;
+
 			trace_switch_mm(engine, to);
-			ret = to->ppgtt->switch_mm(to->ppgtt, req);
+			ret = ppgtt->switch_mm(ppgtt, req);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 
-			/* Doing a PD load always reloads the page dirs */
-			to->ppgtt->pd_dirty_rings &= ~intel_engine_flag(engine);
+			ppgtt->pd_dirty_rings &= ~intel_engine_flag(engine);
 		}
 
 		if (to != engine->last_context) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
index 780e3ad3ca10..50bdba5cb6d2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
@@ -2180,19 +2180,6 @@ int i915_ppgtt_init_hw(struct drm_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int i915_ppgtt_init_ring(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
-{
-	struct i915_hw_ppgtt *ppgtt = to_i915(req)->mm.aliasing_ppgtt;
-
-	if (i915.enable_execlists)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (!ppgtt)
-		return 0;
-
-	return ppgtt->switch_mm(ppgtt, req);
-}
-
 struct i915_hw_ppgtt *
 i915_ppgtt_create(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_i915_file_private *fpriv)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
index d7dd3d8a8758..333a2fc62b43 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
@@ -519,7 +519,6 @@ void i915_ggtt_cleanup_hw(struct drm_device *dev);
 
 int i915_ppgtt_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct i915_hw_ppgtt *ppgtt);
 int i915_ppgtt_init_hw(struct drm_device *dev);
-int i915_ppgtt_init_ring(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req);
 void i915_ppgtt_release(struct kref *kref);
 struct i915_hw_ppgtt *i915_ppgtt_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 					struct drm_i915_file_private *fpriv);
