diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_dma.c
index 51fd98553eaf6c4a34e73c5baeecf95b94220e29..a908daa006d23980bd51fe50d93e94ea3464aac5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_dma.c
@@ -124,15 +124,6 @@ int r600_dma_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	u32 rb_bufsz;
 	int r;
 
-	/* Reset dma */
-	if (rdev->family >= CHIP_RV770)
-		WREG32(SRBM_SOFT_RESET, RV770_SOFT_RESET_DMA);
-	else
-		WREG32(SRBM_SOFT_RESET, SOFT_RESET_DMA);
-	RREG32(SRBM_SOFT_RESET);
-	udelay(50);
-	WREG32(SRBM_SOFT_RESET, 0);
-
 	WREG32(DMA_SEM_INCOMPLETE_TIMER_CNTL, 0);
 	WREG32(DMA_SEM_WAIT_FAIL_TIMER_CNTL, 0);