diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_reset.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_reset.c
index b2cf672564dd..0968932c0b4f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_reset.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_reset.c
@@ -1433,13 +1433,7 @@ static void intel_gt_reset_global(struct intel_gt *gt,
 			need_display_reset;
 
 		if (reset_display) {
-			if (atomic_read(&i915->pending_fb_pin)) {
-				drm_dbg_kms(&i915->drm,
-					    "Modeset potentially stuck, unbreaking through wedging\n");
-
-				intel_gt_set_wedged(gt);
-			}
-
+			intel_gt_set_wedged(gt);
 			intel_display_reset_prepare(display);
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dpt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dpt.c
index e01dc4de1788..85d872c0f387 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dpt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dpt.c
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ struct i915_vma *i915_dpt_pin_to_ggtt(struct intel_dpt *dpt, unsigned int alignm
 		pin_flags |= PIN_MAPPABLE;
 
 	wakeref = intel_runtime_pm_get(&i915->runtime_pm);
-	atomic_inc(&i915->pending_fb_pin);
 
 	for_i915_gem_ww(&ww, err, true) {
 		err = i915_gem_object_lock(dpt->obj, &ww);
@@ -169,7 +168,6 @@ struct i915_vma *i915_dpt_pin_to_ggtt(struct intel_dpt *dpt, unsigned int alignm
 
 	dpt->obj->mm.dirty = true;
 
-	atomic_dec(&i915->pending_fb_pin);
 	intel_runtime_pm_put(&i915->runtime_pm, wakeref);
 
 	return err ? ERR_PTR(err) : vma;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 844ed79e7211..dafee3dcd1c5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -315,8 +315,6 @@ struct drm_i915_private {
 	/* The TTM device structure. */
 	struct ttm_device bdev;
 
-	atomic_t pending_fb_pin;
-
 	I915_SELFTEST_DECLARE(struct i915_selftest_stash selftest;)
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_fb_pin.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_fb_pin.c
index 1034cb767e9f..63be136f1a05 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_fb_pin.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_fb_pin.c
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ intel_fb_pin_to_dpt(struct drm_gem_object *_obj, struct intel_dpt *dpt,
 	if (WARN_ON(!i915_gem_object_is_framebuffer(obj)))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	atomic_inc(&i915->pending_fb_pin);
-
 	for_i915_gem_ww(&ww, ret, true) {
 		ret = i915_gem_object_lock(obj, &ww);
 		if (ret)
@@ -98,7 +96,6 @@ intel_fb_pin_to_dpt(struct drm_gem_object *_obj, struct intel_dpt *dpt,
 	 */
 	drm_WARN_ON(&i915->drm, i915_dpt_offset(vma));
 err:
-	atomic_dec(&i915->pending_fb_pin);
 
 	return vma;
 }
@@ -132,8 +129,6 @@ intel_fb_pin_to_ggtt(struct drm_gem_object *_obj,
 	 */
 	wakeref = intel_runtime_pm_get(&i915->runtime_pm);
 
-	atomic_inc(&i915->pending_fb_pin);
-
 	pinctl = 0;
 	/* PIN_MAPPABLE limits the address to GMADR size */
 	if (pin_params->needs_low_address)
@@ -206,7 +201,6 @@ err:
 	if (ret)
 		vma = ERR_PTR(ret);
 
-	atomic_dec(&i915->pending_fb_pin);
 	intel_runtime_pm_put(&i915->runtime_pm, wakeref);
 	return vma;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_overlay.c
index 6de550a17756..c1a7920c6324 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_overlay.c
@@ -354,14 +354,11 @@ static struct i915_vma *i915_overlay_pin_fb(struct drm_device *drm,
 					    struct drm_gem_object *obj,
 					    u32 *offset)
 {
-	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(drm);
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *new_bo = to_intel_bo(obj);
 	struct i915_gem_ww_ctx ww;
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
 	int ret;
 
-	atomic_inc(&i915->pending_fb_pin);
-
 	i915_gem_ww_ctx_init(&ww, true);
 retry:
 	ret = i915_gem_object_lock(new_bo, &ww);
@@ -377,8 +374,6 @@ retry:
 	}
 	i915_gem_ww_ctx_fini(&ww);
 
-	atomic_dec(&i915->pending_fb_pin);
-
 	if (ret)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);