diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
index 449f0b7fc843..95631e8f39e7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
@@ -967,8 +967,6 @@ int intel_gt_probe_all(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 
 err:
 	i915_probe_error(i915, "Failed to initialize %s! (%d)\n", gtdef->name, ret);
-	intel_gt_release_all(i915);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -987,15 +985,6 @@ int intel_gt_tiles_init(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void intel_gt_release_all(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
-{
-	struct intel_gt *gt;
-	unsigned int id;
-
-	for_each_gt(gt, i915, id)
-		i915->gt[id] = NULL;
-}
-
 void intel_gt_info_print(const struct intel_gt_info *info,
 			 struct drm_printer *p)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_driver.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_driver.c
index ec4d26b3c17c..8dc5f85b7747 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_driver.c
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ int i915_driver_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	ret = i915_driver_mmio_probe(i915);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_tiles_cleanup;
+		goto out_runtime_pm_put;
 
 	ret = i915_driver_hw_probe(i915);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -837,8 +837,6 @@ out_cleanup_hw:
 	i915_ggtt_driver_late_release(i915);
 out_cleanup_mmio:
 	i915_driver_mmio_release(i915);
-out_tiles_cleanup:
-	intel_gt_release_all(i915);
 out_runtime_pm_put:
 	enable_rpm_wakeref_asserts(&i915->runtime_pm);
 	i915_driver_late_release(i915);