diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 3702992f9f75..44fb11ca3cab 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -1469,15 +1469,10 @@ static void snb_gt_irq_handler(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 static void
 gen8_cs_irq_handler(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 iir)
 {
-	struct intel_engine_execlists * const execlists = &engine->execlists;
 	bool tasklet = false;
 
-	if (iir & GT_CONTEXT_SWITCH_INTERRUPT) {
-		if (READ_ONCE(engine->execlists.active)) {
-			set_bit(ENGINE_IRQ_EXECLIST, &engine->irq_posted);
-			tasklet = true;
-		}
-	}
+	if (iir & GT_CONTEXT_SWITCH_INTERRUPT)
+		tasklet = true;
 
 	if (iir & GT_RENDER_USER_INTERRUPT) {
 		notify_ring(engine);
@@ -1485,7 +1480,7 @@ gen8_cs_irq_handler(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 iir)
 	}
 
 	if (tasklet)
-		tasklet_hi_schedule(&execlists->tasklet);
+		tasklet_hi_schedule(&engine->execlists.tasklet);
 }
 
 static void gen8_gt_irq_ack(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
index 7209c22798e6..ace93958689e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
@@ -1353,12 +1353,10 @@ static void intel_engine_print_registers(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 		ptr = I915_READ(RING_CONTEXT_STATUS_PTR(engine));
 		read = GEN8_CSB_READ_PTR(ptr);
 		write = GEN8_CSB_WRITE_PTR(ptr);
-		drm_printf(m, "\tExeclist CSB read %d [%d cached], write %d [%d from hws], interrupt posted? %s, tasklet queued? %s (%s)\n",
+		drm_printf(m, "\tExeclist CSB read %d [%d cached], write %d [%d from hws], tasklet queued? %s (%s)\n",
 			   read, execlists->csb_head,
 			   write,
 			   intel_read_status_page(engine, intel_hws_csb_write_index(engine->i915)),
-			   yesno(test_bit(ENGINE_IRQ_EXECLIST,
-					  &engine->irq_posted)),
 			   yesno(test_bit(TASKLET_STATE_SCHED,
 					  &engine->execlists.tasklet.state)),
 			   enableddisabled(!atomic_read(&engine->execlists.tasklet.count)));
@@ -1570,11 +1568,9 @@ void intel_engine_dump(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 	spin_unlock(&b->rb_lock);
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
-	drm_printf(m, "IRQ? 0x%lx (breadcrumbs? %s) (execlists? %s)\n",
+	drm_printf(m, "IRQ? 0x%lx (breadcrumbs? %s)\n",
 		   engine->irq_posted,
 		   yesno(test_bit(ENGINE_IRQ_BREADCRUMB,
-				  &engine->irq_posted)),
-		   yesno(test_bit(ENGINE_IRQ_EXECLIST,
 				  &engine->irq_posted)));
 
 	drm_printf(m, "HWSP:\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index a6268103663f..87dd8ee117c8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -874,14 +874,6 @@ static void reset_irq(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	smp_store_mb(engine->execlists.active, 0);
 
 	clear_gtiir(engine);
-
-	/*
-	 * The port is checked prior to scheduling a tasklet, but
-	 * just in case we have suspended the tasklet to do the
-	 * wedging make sure that when it wakes, it decides there
-	 * is no work to do by clearing the irq_posted bit.
-	 */
-	clear_bit(ENGINE_IRQ_EXECLIST, &engine->irq_posted);
 }
 
 static void reset_csb_pointers(struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists)
@@ -972,10 +964,6 @@ static void process_csb(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	const u32 * const buf = execlists->csb_status;
 	u8 head, tail;
 
-	/* Clear before reading to catch new interrupts */
-	clear_bit(ENGINE_IRQ_EXECLIST, &engine->irq_posted);
-	smp_mb__after_atomic();
-
 	/* Note that csb_write, csb_status may be either in HWSP or mmio */
 	head = execlists->csb_head;
 	tail = READ_ONCE(*execlists->csb_write);
@@ -1111,11 +1099,10 @@ static void execlists_submission_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct intel_engine_cs * const engine = (struct intel_engine_cs *)data;
 
-	GEM_TRACE("%s awake?=%d, active=%x, irq-posted?=%d\n",
+	GEM_TRACE("%s awake?=%d, active=%x\n",
 		  engine->name,
 		  engine->i915->gt.awake,
-		  engine->execlists.active,
-		  test_bit(ENGINE_IRQ_EXECLIST, &engine->irq_posted));
+		  engine->execlists.active);
 
 	/*
 	 * We can skip acquiring intel_runtime_pm_get() here as it was taken
@@ -1127,14 +1114,7 @@ static void execlists_submission_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 	 */
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!engine->i915->gt.awake);
 
-	/*
-	 * Prefer doing test_and_clear_bit() as a two stage operation to avoid
-	 * imposing the cost of a locked atomic transaction when submitting a
-	 * new request (outside of the context-switch interrupt).
-	 */
-	if (test_bit(ENGINE_IRQ_EXECLIST, &engine->irq_posted))
-		process_csb(engine);
-
+	process_csb(engine);
 	if (!execlists_is_active(&engine->execlists, EXECLISTS_ACTIVE_PREEMPT))
 		execlists_dequeue(engine);
 }
@@ -1881,6 +1861,7 @@ execlists_reset_prepare(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 	struct intel_engine_execlists * const execlists = &engine->execlists;
 	struct i915_request *request, *active;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	GEM_TRACE("%s\n", engine->name);
 
@@ -1902,8 +1883,9 @@ execlists_reset_prepare(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	 * and avoid blaming an innocent request if the stall was due to the
 	 * preemption itself.
 	 */
-	if (test_bit(ENGINE_IRQ_EXECLIST, &engine->irq_posted))
-		process_csb(engine);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&engine->timeline.lock, flags);
+
+	process_csb(engine);
 
 	/*
 	 * The last active request can then be no later than the last request
@@ -1913,15 +1895,12 @@ execlists_reset_prepare(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	active = NULL;
 	request = port_request(execlists->port);
 	if (request) {
-		unsigned long flags;
-
 		/*
 		 * Prevent the breadcrumb from advancing before we decide
 		 * which request is currently active.
 		 */
 		intel_engine_stop_cs(engine);
 
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&engine->timeline.lock, flags);
 		list_for_each_entry_from_reverse(request,
 						 &engine->timeline.requests,
 						 link) {
@@ -1931,9 +1910,10 @@ execlists_reset_prepare(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 
 			active = request;
 		}
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->timeline.lock, flags);
 	}
 
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->timeline.lock, flags);
+
 	return active;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 5b92c5f03e1d..381c243bfc6f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ struct intel_engine_cs {
 	atomic_t irq_count;
 	unsigned long irq_posted;
 #define ENGINE_IRQ_BREADCRUMB 0
-#define ENGINE_IRQ_EXECLIST 1
 
 	/* Rather than have every client wait upon all user interrupts,
 	 * with the herd waking after every interrupt and each doing the
