diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index df028805b7e2..01c6d14a005d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -1527,7 +1527,6 @@ static void ttm_bo_global_kobj_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 		container_of(kobj, struct ttm_bo_global, kobj);
 
 	__free_page(glob->dummy_read_page);
-	kfree(glob);
 }
 
 static void ttm_bo_global_release(void)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_memory.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_memory.c
index 7704e17c402f..f1567c353b54 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_memory.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_memory.c
@@ -219,14 +219,6 @@ static ssize_t ttm_mem_global_store(struct kobject *kobj,
 	return size;
 }
 
-static void ttm_mem_global_kobj_release(struct kobject *kobj)
-{
-	struct ttm_mem_global *glob =
-		container_of(kobj, struct ttm_mem_global, kobj);
-
-	kfree(glob);
-}
-
 static struct attribute *ttm_mem_global_attrs[] = {
 	&ttm_mem_global_lower_mem_limit,
 	NULL
@@ -238,7 +230,6 @@ static const struct sysfs_ops ttm_mem_global_ops = {
 };
 
 static struct kobj_type ttm_mem_glob_kobj_type = {
-	.release = &ttm_mem_global_kobj_release,
 	.sysfs_ops = &ttm_mem_global_ops,
 	.default_attrs = ttm_mem_global_attrs,
 };