2 files changed, 1 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/as_gk20a.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/as_gk20a.c
index c8b3b02f..e4bd8b73 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/as_gk20a.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/as_gk20a.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ int gk20a_as_alloc_share(struct gk20a_as *as,
 
         as_share->as = as;
         as_share->id = generate_as_share_id(as_share->as);
-        as_share->ref_cnt.counter = 1;
 
         /* this will set as_share->vm. */
         err = gk20a_busy(g->dev);
@@ -85,9 +84,6 @@ int gk20a_as_release_share(struct gk20a_as_share *as_share)
 
         gk20a_dbg_fn("");
 
-        if (atomic_dec_return(&as_share->ref_cnt) > 0)
-                return 0;
-
         err = gk20a_busy(g->dev);
         if (err)
                 return err;
@@ -114,14 +110,10 @@ static int gk20a_as_ioctl_bind_channel(
         if (!ch || gk20a_channel_as_bound(ch))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        atomic_inc(&as_share->ref_cnt);
-
         /* this will set channel_gk20a->vm */
         err = ch->g->ops.mm.vm_bind_channel(as_share, ch);
-        if (err) {
-                atomic_dec(&as_share->ref_cnt);
+        if (err)
                 return err;
-        }
 
         return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/as_gk20a.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/as_gk20a.h
index d347479e..9b0c6e14 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/as_gk20a.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/as_gk20a.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ struct vm_gk20a;
 
 struct gk20a_as_share {
         struct gk20a_as *as;
-        atomic_t ref_cnt;
         int id;
         struct vm_gk20a *vm;
 };