diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
index f16900848650e..1bfc3e6644705 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
@@ -207,9 +207,6 @@ static int reset_all_global_seqno(struct drm_i915_private *i915, u32 seqno)
 	for_each_engine(engine, i915, id) {
 		struct intel_timeline *tl = &timeline->engine[id];
 
-		if (wait_for(intel_engine_is_idle(engine), 50))
-			return -EBUSY;
-
 		if (!i915_seqno_passed(seqno, tl->seqno)) {
 			/* spin until threads are complete */
 			while (intel_breadcrumbs_busy(engine))