diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
index 4fd38101bb56..a0819c80e78f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -333,13 +333,12 @@ static struct i915_gem_engines *default_engines(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 	return e;
 }
 
-static void i915_gem_context_free(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
+void i915_gem_context_release(struct kref *ref)
 {
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_gem_context_is_closed(ctx));
+	struct i915_gem_context *ctx = container_of(ref, typeof(*ctx), ref);
 
-	spin_lock(&ctx->i915->gem.contexts.lock);
-	list_del(&ctx->link);
-	spin_unlock(&ctx->i915->gem.contexts.lock);
+	trace_i915_context_free(ctx);
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_gem_context_is_closed(ctx));
 
 	mutex_destroy(&ctx->engines_mutex);
 	mutex_destroy(&ctx->lut_mutex);
@@ -353,37 +352,6 @@ static void i915_gem_context_free(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 	kfree_rcu(ctx, rcu);
 }
 
-static void contexts_free_all(struct llist_node *list)
-{
-	struct i915_gem_context *ctx, *cn;
-
-	llist_for_each_entry_safe(ctx, cn, list, free_link)
-		i915_gem_context_free(ctx);
-}
-
-static void contexts_flush_free(struct i915_gem_contexts *gc)
-{
-	contexts_free_all(llist_del_all(&gc->free_list));
-}
-
-static void contexts_free_worker(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct i915_gem_contexts *gc =
-		container_of(work, typeof(*gc), free_work);
-
-	contexts_flush_free(gc);
-}
-
-void i915_gem_context_release(struct kref *ref)
-{
-	struct i915_gem_context *ctx = container_of(ref, typeof(*ctx), ref);
-	struct i915_gem_contexts *gc = &ctx->i915->gem.contexts;
-
-	trace_i915_context_free(ctx);
-	if (llist_add(&ctx->free_link, &gc->free_list))
-		schedule_work(&gc->free_work);
-}
-
 static inline struct i915_gem_engines *
 __context_engines_static(const struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 {
@@ -632,6 +600,10 @@ static void context_close(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 	 */
 	lut_close(ctx);
 
+	spin_lock(&ctx->i915->gem.contexts.lock);
+	list_del(&ctx->link);
+	spin_unlock(&ctx->i915->gem.contexts.lock);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&ctx->mutex);
 
 	/*
@@ -849,9 +821,6 @@ i915_gem_create_context(struct drm_i915_private *i915, unsigned int flags)
 	    !HAS_EXECLISTS(i915))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	/* Reap the stale contexts */
-	contexts_flush_free(&i915->gem.contexts);
-
 	ctx = __create_context(i915);
 	if (IS_ERR(ctx))
 		return ctx;
@@ -896,9 +865,6 @@ static void init_contexts(struct i915_gem_contexts *gc)
 {
 	spin_lock_init(&gc->lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&gc->list);
-
-	INIT_WORK(&gc->free_work, contexts_free_worker);
-	init_llist_head(&gc->free_list);
 }
 
 void i915_gem_init__contexts(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
@@ -909,12 +875,6 @@ void i915_gem_init__contexts(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 		"logical" : "fake");
 }
 
-void i915_gem_driver_release__contexts(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
-{
-	flush_work(&i915->gem.contexts.free_work);
-	rcu_barrier(); /* and flush the left over RCU frees */
-}
-
 static int gem_context_register(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 				struct drm_i915_file_private *fpriv,
 				u32 *id)
@@ -988,7 +948,6 @@ int i915_gem_context_open(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 void i915_gem_context_close(struct drm_file *file)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv = file->driver_priv;
-	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = file_priv->dev_priv;
 	struct i915_address_space *vm;
 	struct i915_gem_context *ctx;
 	unsigned long idx;
@@ -1000,8 +959,6 @@ void i915_gem_context_close(struct drm_file *file)
 	xa_for_each(&file_priv->vm_xa, idx, vm)
 		i915_vm_put(vm);
 	xa_destroy(&file_priv->vm_xa);
-
-	contexts_flush_free(&i915->gem.contexts);
 }
 
 int i915_gem_vm_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.h
index a133f92bbedb..b5c908f3f4f2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.h
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ i915_gem_context_clear_user_engines(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 
 /* i915_gem_context.c */
 void i915_gem_init__contexts(struct drm_i915_private *i915);
-void i915_gem_driver_release__contexts(struct drm_i915_private *i915);
 
 int i915_gem_context_open(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 			  struct drm_file *file);
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 ae14ca24a11f..1449f54924e0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context_types.h
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ struct i915_gem_context {
 
 	/** link: place with &drm_i915_private.context_list */
 	struct list_head link;
-	struct llist_node free_link;
 
 	/**
 	 * @ref: reference count
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 15be8debae54..1a2a1276dd31 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1172,9 +1172,6 @@ struct drm_i915_private {
 		struct i915_gem_contexts {
 			spinlock_t lock; /* locks list */
 			struct list_head list;
-
-			struct llist_head free_list;
-			struct work_struct free_work;
 		} contexts;
 
 		/*
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 58276694c848..17a4636ee542 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -1207,8 +1207,6 @@ void i915_gem_driver_remove(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 
 void i915_gem_driver_release(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
-	i915_gem_driver_release__contexts(dev_priv);
-
 	intel_gt_driver_release(&dev_priv->gt);
 
 	intel_wa_list_free(&dev_priv->gt_wa_list);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_gem_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_gem_device.c
index e946bd2087d8..0188f877cab2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_gem_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_gem_device.c
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ static void mock_device_release(struct drm_device *dev)
 	mock_device_flush(i915);
 	intel_gt_driver_remove(&i915->gt);
 
-	i915_gem_driver_release__contexts(i915);
-
 	i915_gem_drain_workqueue(i915);
 	i915_gem_drain_freed_objects(i915);
 
