diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 0640071e30a9..4fea8a07a85e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -591,7 +591,6 @@ struct intel_context {
 	bool is_initialized;
 	uint8_t remap_slice;
 	struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv;
-	struct intel_engine_cs *last_ring;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
 	struct i915_ctx_hang_stats hang_stats;
 	struct i915_address_space *vm;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
index 3ffe308d5893..21eda88ff541 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ static int do_switch(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 		BUG_ON(!i915_gem_obj_is_pinned(from->obj));
 	}
 
-	if (from == to && from->last_ring == ring && !to->remap_slice)
+	if (from == to && !to->remap_slice)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Trying to pin first makes error handling easier. */
@@ -699,7 +699,6 @@ static int do_switch(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 done:
 	i915_gem_context_reference(to);
 	ring->last_context = to;
-	to->last_ring = ring;
 
 	if (ring->id == RCS && !to->is_initialized && from == NULL) {
 		ret = i915_gem_render_state_init(ring);