diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue.c
index 9f3d022a1463..c4213bb9c137 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue.c
@@ -207,9 +207,6 @@ static struct xe_exec_queue *__xe_exec_queue_alloc(struct xe_device *xe,
 	struct xe_gt *gt = hwe->gt;
 	int err;
 
-	/* only kernel queues can be permanent */
-	XE_WARN_ON((flags & EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_PERMANENT) && !(flags & EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_KERNEL));
-
 	q = kzalloc_flex(*q, lrc, width);
 	if (!q)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue_types.h
index b2276559c2f6..95f75d61a647 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue_types.h
@@ -135,20 +135,18 @@ struct xe_exec_queue {
 
 /* queue used for kernel submission only */
 #define EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_KERNEL			BIT(0)
-/* kernel engine only destroyed at driver unload */
-#define EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_PERMANENT		BIT(1)
 /* for VM jobs. Caller needs to hold rpm ref when creating queue with this flag */
-#define EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_VM			BIT(2)
+#define EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_VM			BIT(1)
 /* child of VM queue for multi-tile VM jobs */
-#define EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_BIND_ENGINE_CHILD	BIT(3)
+#define EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_BIND_ENGINE_CHILD	BIT(2)
 /* kernel exec_queue only, set priority to highest level */
-#define EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_HIGH_PRIORITY		BIT(4)
+#define EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_HIGH_PRIORITY		BIT(3)
 /* flag to indicate low latency hint to guc */
-#define EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_LOW_LATENCY		BIT(5)
+#define EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_LOW_LATENCY		BIT(4)
 /* for migration (kernel copy, clear, bind) jobs */
-#define EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_MIGRATE			BIT(6)
+#define EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_MIGRATE			BIT(5)
 /* for programming COMMON_SLICE_CHICKEN3 on first submission */
-#define EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_DISABLE_STATE_CACHE_PERF_FIX	BIT(7)
+#define EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_DISABLE_STATE_CACHE_PERF_FIX	BIT(6)
 
 	/**
 	 * @flags: flags for this exec queue, should statically setup aside from ban
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gsc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gsc.c
index aab59dc647fb..524ac56bdcc7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gsc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gsc.c
@@ -478,8 +478,7 @@ int xe_gsc_init_post_hwconfig(struct xe_gsc *gsc)
 
 	q = xe_exec_queue_create(xe, NULL,
 				 BIT(hwe->logical_instance), 1, hwe,
-				 EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_KERNEL |
-				 EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_PERMANENT, 0);
+				 EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_KERNEL, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(q)) {
 		xe_gt_err(gt, "Failed to create queue for GSC submission\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(q);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_migrate.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_migrate.c
index f79d0047bec6..75b83687f1b5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_migrate.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_migrate.c
@@ -493,7 +493,6 @@ int xe_migrate_init(struct xe_migrate *m)
 		 */
 		m->q = xe_exec_queue_create(xe, vm, logical_mask, 1, hwe0,
 					    EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_KERNEL |
-					    EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_PERMANENT |
 					    EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_HIGH_PRIORITY |
 					    EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_MIGRATE |
 					    EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_LOW_LATENCY, 0);
@@ -501,7 +500,6 @@ int xe_migrate_init(struct xe_migrate *m)
 		m->q = xe_exec_queue_create_class(xe, primary_gt, vm,
 						  XE_ENGINE_CLASS_COPY,
 						  EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_KERNEL |
-						  EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_PERMANENT |
 						  EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_MIGRATE, 0);
 	}
 	if (IS_ERR(m->q)) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pxp_submit.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pxp_submit.c
index e60526e30030..5de86a8cf27d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pxp_submit.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pxp_submit.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static int allocate_vcs_execution_resources(struct xe_pxp *pxp)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	q = xe_exec_queue_create(xe, NULL, BIT(hwe->logical_instance), 1, hwe,
-				 EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_KERNEL | EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_PERMANENT, 0);
+				 EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_KERNEL, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(q))
 		return PTR_ERR(q);
 
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ static int allocate_gsc_client_resources(struct xe_gt *gt,
 	}
 
 	q = xe_exec_queue_create(xe, vm, BIT(hwe->logical_instance), 1, hwe,
-				 EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_KERNEL |
-				 EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_PERMANENT, 0);
+				 EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_KERNEL, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(q)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(q);
 		goto bo_out;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sriov_vf_ccs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sriov_vf_ccs.c
index a8c831fbee3b..a54138461f44 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sriov_vf_ccs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sriov_vf_ccs.c
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ int xe_sriov_vf_ccs_init(struct xe_device *xe)
 		ctx->ctx_id = ctx_id;
 
 		flags = EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_KERNEL |
-			EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_PERMANENT |
 			EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_MIGRATE;
 		q = xe_exec_queue_create_bind(xe, tile, NULL, flags, 0);
 		if (IS_ERR(q)) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
index b37ade64f4eb..19b3d0be7928 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
@@ -5095,7 +5095,6 @@ void xe_vm_add_exec_queue(struct xe_vm *vm, struct xe_exec_queue *q)
 
 	/* User VMs and queues only */
 	xe_assert(xe, !(q->flags & EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_KERNEL));
-	xe_assert(xe, !(q->flags & EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_PERMANENT));
 	xe_assert(xe, !(q->flags & EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_VM));
 	xe_assert(xe, !(q->flags & EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_MIGRATE));
 	xe_assert(xe, vm->xef);