diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c
index b1c7a316f232..9825c378dfa6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c
@@ -479,32 +479,6 @@ bool drm_gem_shmem_purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_shmem_purge);
 
-/**
- * drm_gem_shmem_create_object_cached - Create a shmem buffer object with
- *                                      cached mappings
- * @dev: DRM device
- * @size: Size of the object to allocate
- *
- * By default, shmem buffer objects use writecombine mappings. This
- * function implements struct drm_driver.gem_create_object for shmem
- * buffer objects with cached mappings.
- *
- * Returns:
- * A struct drm_gem_shmem_object * on success or NULL negative on failure.
- */
-struct drm_gem_object *
-drm_gem_shmem_create_object_cached(struct drm_device *dev, size_t size)
-{
-	struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem;
-
-	shmem = kzalloc(sizeof(*shmem), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!shmem)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return &shmem->base;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_shmem_create_object_cached);
-
 /**
  * drm_gem_shmem_dumb_create - Create a dumb shmem buffer object
  * @file: DRM file structure to create the dumb buffer for
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c
index 0f07f259503d..a977c9f49719 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ static const struct drm_driver mgag200_driver = {
 	.major = DRIVER_MAJOR,
 	.minor = DRIVER_MINOR,
 	.patchlevel = DRIVER_PATCHLEVEL,
-	.gem_create_object = drm_gem_shmem_create_object_cached,
 	DRM_GEM_SHMEM_DRIVER_OPS,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_drv.c
index b5a8dd9fdf02..9269092697d8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_drv.c
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ static const struct drm_driver driver = {
 	.driver_features = DRIVER_ATOMIC | DRIVER_GEM | DRIVER_MODESET,
 
 	/* GEM hooks */
-	.gem_create_object = drm_gem_shmem_create_object_cached,
-
 	.fops = &udl_driver_fops,
 	DRM_GEM_SHMEM_DRIVER_OPS,
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_drv.c
index 1a1b5bc8e121..d4d39227f2ed 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_drv.c
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ static const struct drm_driver vkms_driver = {
 	.driver_features	= DRIVER_MODESET | DRIVER_ATOMIC | DRIVER_GEM,
 	.release		= vkms_release,
 	.fops			= &vkms_driver_fops,
-	.gem_create_object = drm_gem_shmem_create_object_cached,
 	DRM_GEM_SHMEM_DRIVER_OPS,
 
 	.name			= DRIVER_NAME,
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.h
index f32801db3203..434328d8a0d9 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.h
@@ -133,9 +133,6 @@ drm_gem_shmem_create_with_handle(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 				 struct drm_device *dev, size_t size,
 				 uint32_t *handle);
 
-struct drm_gem_object *
-drm_gem_shmem_create_object_cached(struct drm_device *dev, size_t size);
-
 int drm_gem_shmem_dumb_create(struct drm_file *file, struct drm_device *dev,
 			      struct drm_mode_create_dumb *args);