diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
index 58fb40c93100..bea576434e47 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
@@ -956,13 +956,6 @@ static int vmw_driver_load(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, u32 pci_id)
 				vmw_read(dev_priv,
 					 SVGA_REG_SUGGESTED_GBOBJECT_MEM_SIZE_KB);
 
-		/*
-		 * Workaround for low memory 2D VMs to compensate for the
-		 * allocation taken by fbdev
-		 */
-		if (!(dev_priv->capabilities & SVGA_CAP_3D))
-			mem_size *= 3;
-
 		dev_priv->max_mob_pages = mem_size * 1024 / PAGE_SIZE;
 		dev_priv->max_primary_mem =
 			vmw_read(dev_priv, SVGA_REG_MAX_PRIMARY_MEM);