diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 45c9430cf6294..133f1014ed90f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -904,21 +904,11 @@ int i915_reset(struct drm_device *dev)
 			intel_modeset_init_hw(dev);
 
 		drm_irq_uninstall(dev);
-		drm_mode_config_reset(dev);
 		drm_irq_install(dev);
 	} else {
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Perform a full modeset as on later generations, e.g. Ironlake, we may
-	 * need to retrain the display link and cannot just restore the register
-	 * values.
-	 */
-	mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
-	drm_helper_resume_force_mode(dev);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
-
 	return 0;
 }