diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
index b70715b1411d..d2f064d2525c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
@@ -1776,8 +1776,6 @@ static void release_references(struct i915_vma *vma, struct intel_gt *gt,
 	if (vm_ddestroy)
 		i915_vm_resv_put(vma->vm);
 
-	/* Wait for async active retire */
-	i915_active_wait(&vma->active);
 	i915_active_fini(&vma->active);
 	GEM_WARN_ON(vma->resource);
 	i915_vma_free(vma);