diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index 773080f488649..169818b32be21 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -952,7 +952,6 @@ int ttm_bo_init_reserved(struct ttm_device *bdev, struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 			 struct sg_table *sg, struct dma_resv *resv,
 			 void (*destroy) (struct ttm_buffer_object *))
 {
-	static const struct ttm_place sys_mem = { .mem_type = TTM_PL_SYSTEM };
 	int ret;
 
 	kref_init(&bo->kref);
@@ -969,12 +968,6 @@ int ttm_bo_init_reserved(struct ttm_device *bdev, struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 		bo->base.resv = &bo->base._resv;
 	atomic_inc(&ttm_glob.bo_count);
 
-	ret = ttm_resource_alloc(bo, &sys_mem, &bo->resource);
-	if (unlikely(ret)) {
-		ttm_bo_put(bo);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * For ttm_bo_type_device buffers, allocate
 	 * address space from the device.