diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_mman.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_mman.c
index 0b2b73d8a364..b20f5621f62b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_mman.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_mman.c
@@ -860,24 +860,6 @@ static bool can_mmap(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj, enum i915_mmap_type type)
 	return !no_map;
 }
 
-static void object_set_placements(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-				  struct intel_memory_region **placements,
-				  unsigned int n_placements)
-{
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!n_placements);
-
-	if (n_placements == 1) {
-		struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(obj->base.dev);
-		struct intel_memory_region *mr = placements[0];
-
-		obj->mm.placements = &i915->mm.regions[mr->id];
-		obj->mm.n_placements = 1;
-	} else {
-		obj->mm.placements = placements;
-		obj->mm.n_placements = n_placements;
-	}
-}
-
 #define expand32(x) (((x) << 0) | ((x) << 8) | ((x) << 16) | ((x) << 24))
 static int __igt_mmap(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 		      struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
@@ -972,15 +954,13 @@ static int igt_mmap(void *arg)
 			struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
 			int err;
 
-			obj = i915_gem_object_create_region(mr, sizes[i], 0, I915_BO_ALLOC_USER);
+			obj = __i915_gem_object_create_user(i915, sizes[i], &mr, 1);
 			if (obj == ERR_PTR(-ENODEV))
 				continue;
 
 			if (IS_ERR(obj))
 				return PTR_ERR(obj);
 
-			object_set_placements(obj, &mr, 1);
-
 			err = __igt_mmap(i915, obj, I915_MMAP_TYPE_GTT);
 			if (err == 0)
 				err = __igt_mmap(i915, obj, I915_MMAP_TYPE_WC);
@@ -1101,15 +1081,13 @@ static int igt_mmap_access(void *arg)
 		struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
 		int err;
 
-		obj = i915_gem_object_create_region(mr, PAGE_SIZE, 0, I915_BO_ALLOC_USER);
+		obj = __i915_gem_object_create_user(i915, PAGE_SIZE, &mr, 1);
 		if (obj == ERR_PTR(-ENODEV))
 			continue;
 
 		if (IS_ERR(obj))
 			return PTR_ERR(obj);
 
-		object_set_placements(obj, &mr, 1);
-
 		err = __igt_mmap_access(i915, obj, I915_MMAP_TYPE_GTT);
 		if (err == 0)
 			err = __igt_mmap_access(i915, obj, I915_MMAP_TYPE_WB);
@@ -1248,15 +1226,13 @@ static int igt_mmap_gpu(void *arg)
 		struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
 		int err;
 
-		obj = i915_gem_object_create_region(mr, PAGE_SIZE, 0, I915_BO_ALLOC_USER);
+		obj = __i915_gem_object_create_user(i915, PAGE_SIZE, &mr, 1);
 		if (obj == ERR_PTR(-ENODEV))
 			continue;
 
 		if (IS_ERR(obj))
 			return PTR_ERR(obj);
 
-		object_set_placements(obj, &mr, 1);
-
 		err = __igt_mmap_gpu(i915, obj, I915_MMAP_TYPE_GTT);
 		if (err == 0)
 			err = __igt_mmap_gpu(i915, obj, I915_MMAP_TYPE_WC);
@@ -1405,15 +1381,13 @@ static int igt_mmap_revoke(void *arg)
 		struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
 		int err;
 
-		obj = i915_gem_object_create_region(mr, PAGE_SIZE, 0, I915_BO_ALLOC_USER);
+		obj = __i915_gem_object_create_user(i915, PAGE_SIZE, &mr, 1);
 		if (obj == ERR_PTR(-ENODEV))
 			continue;
 
 		if (IS_ERR(obj))
 			return PTR_ERR(obj);
 
-		object_set_placements(obj, &mr, 1);
-
 		err = __igt_mmap_revoke(i915, obj, I915_MMAP_TYPE_GTT);
 		if (err == 0)
 			err = __igt_mmap_revoke(i915, obj, I915_MMAP_TYPE_WC);