diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 7dd79c9a8ce3..7adc7c83a116 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -3304,7 +3304,6 @@ void i915_gem_context_lost(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 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 aafcb4942acf..3b294dcf0add 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -4907,36 +4907,6 @@ i915_gem_init_hw(struct drm_device *dev)
 	 * on re-initialisation
 	 */
 	ret = i915_gem_set_seqno(dev, dev_priv->next_seqno+0x100);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
-
-	/* 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);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
index e5b3d74f8222..4312e2382453 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -431,27 +431,6 @@ 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;
@@ -630,7 +609,8 @@ static int remap_l3(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req, int slice)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline bool skip_rcs_switch(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
+static inline bool skip_rcs_switch(struct i915_hw_ppgtt *ppgtt,
+				   struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 				   struct intel_context *to)
 {
 	if (to->remap_slice)
@@ -639,21 +619,27 @@ static inline bool skip_rcs_switch(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 	if (!to->legacy_hw_ctx.initialized)
 		return false;
 
-	if (to->ppgtt &&
-	    !(intel_engine_flag(engine) & to->ppgtt->pd_dirty_rings))
+	if (ppgtt && (intel_engine_flag(engine) & ppgtt->pd_dirty_rings))
 		return false;
 
 	return to == engine->last_context;
 }
 
 static bool
-needs_pd_load_pre(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, struct intel_context *to)
+needs_pd_load_pre(struct i915_hw_ppgtt *ppgtt,
+		  struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
+		  struct intel_context *to)
 {
-	if (!to->ppgtt)
+	if (!ppgtt)
 		return false;
 
+	/* Always load the ppgtt on first use */
+	if (!engine->last_context)
+		return true;
+
+	/* Same context without new entries, skip */
 	if (engine->last_context == to &&
-	    !(intel_engine_flag(engine) & to->ppgtt->pd_dirty_rings))
+	    !(intel_engine_flag(engine) & ppgtt->pd_dirty_rings))
 		return false;
 
 	if (engine->id != RCS)
@@ -666,9 +652,11 @@ needs_pd_load_pre(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, struct intel_context *to)
 }
 
 static bool
-needs_pd_load_post(struct intel_context *to, u32 hw_flags)
+needs_pd_load_post(struct i915_hw_ppgtt *ppgtt,
+		   struct intel_context *to,
+		   u32 hw_flags)
 {
-	if (!to->ppgtt)
+	if (!ppgtt)
 		return false;
 
 	if (!IS_GEN8(to->i915))
@@ -684,11 +672,12 @@ 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;
 
-	if (skip_rcs_switch(engine, to))
+	if (skip_rcs_switch(ppgtt, engine, to))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Trying to pin first makes error handling easier. */
@@ -719,13 +708,13 @@ static int do_rcs_switch(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
 	if (ret)
 		goto unpin_out;
 
-	if (needs_pd_load_pre(engine, to)) {
+	if (needs_pd_load_pre(ppgtt, engine, to)) {
 		/* Older GENs and non render rings still want the load first,
 		 * "PP_DCLV followed by PP_DIR_BASE register through Load
 		 * 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;
 	}
@@ -736,16 +725,11 @@ 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;
 
-	/* We should never emit switch_mm more than once */
-	WARN_ON(needs_pd_load_pre(engine, to) &&
-		needs_pd_load_post(to, hw_flags));
-
 	if (to != from || (hw_flags & MI_FORCE_RESTORE)) {
 		ret = mi_set_context(req, hw_flags);
 		if (ret)
@@ -780,9 +764,9 @@ static int do_rcs_switch(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
 	/* GEN8 does *not* require an explicit reload if the PDPs have been
 	 * setup, and we do not wish to move them.
 	 */
-	if (needs_pd_load_post(to, hw_flags)) {
+	if (needs_pd_load_post(ppgtt, to, hw_flags)) {
 		trace_switch_mm(engine, to);
-		ret = to->ppgtt->switch_mm(to->ppgtt, req);
+		ret = ppgtt->switch_mm(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
@@ -792,8 +776,8 @@ 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)))
@@ -846,17 +830,18 @@ int i915_switch_context(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
 	if (engine->id != RCS ||
 	    req->ctx->legacy_hw_ctx.rcs_state == NULL) {
 		struct intel_context *to = req->ctx;
+		struct i915_hw_ppgtt *ppgtt =
+			to->ppgtt ?: req->i915->mm.aliasing_ppgtt;
 
-		if (needs_pd_load_pre(engine, to)) {
+		if (needs_pd_load_pre(ppgtt, engine, to)) {
 			int ret;
 
 			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 942b98f910f8..750569af4b0e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
@@ -2186,20 +2186,6 @@ int i915_ppgtt_init_hw(struct drm_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int i915_ppgtt_init_ring(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = req->i915;
-	struct i915_hw_ppgtt *ppgtt = dev_priv->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 b0ae6632c01a..114850368bca 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
@@ -522,7 +522,6 @@ 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);
