diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 747cd5dfb910..51241dec3f83 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ static int i915_getparam(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	case I915_PARAM_IRQ_ACTIVE:
 	case I915_PARAM_ALLOW_BATCHBUFFER:
 	case I915_PARAM_LAST_DISPATCH:
+	case I915_PARAM_HAS_EXEC_CONSTANTS:
 		/* Reject all old ums/dri params. */
 		return -ENODEV;
 	case I915_PARAM_CHIPSET_ID:
@@ -275,9 +276,6 @@ static int i915_getparam(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	case I915_PARAM_HAS_BSD2:
 		value = !!dev_priv->engine[VCS2];
 		break;
-	case I915_PARAM_HAS_EXEC_CONSTANTS:
-		value = INTEL_GEN(dev_priv) >= 4;
-		break;
 	case I915_PARAM_HAS_LLC:
 		value = HAS_LLC(dev_priv);
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index e5b34eaf41ca..0a6fdb024b86 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2098,8 +2098,6 @@ struct drm_i915_private {
 
 	const struct intel_device_info info;
 
-	int relative_constants_mode;
-
 	void __iomem *regs;
 
 	struct intel_uncore uncore;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index a8167003c10b..01dbba3813c7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -4632,8 +4632,6 @@ i915_gem_load_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	init_waitqueue_head(&dev_priv->gpu_error.wait_queue);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&dev_priv->gpu_error.reset_queue);
 
-	dev_priv->relative_constants_mode = I915_EXEC_CONSTANTS_REL_GENERAL;
-
 	init_waitqueue_head(&dev_priv->pending_flip_queue);
 
 	dev_priv->mm.interruptible = true;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index 35d2cb979452..aa75ea2d0578 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -1412,10 +1412,7 @@ execbuf_submit(struct i915_execbuffer_params *params,
 	       struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *args,
 	       struct list_head *vmas)
 {
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = params->request->i915;
 	u64 exec_start, exec_len;
-	int instp_mode;
-	u32 instp_mask, *cs;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = i915_gem_execbuffer_move_to_gpu(params->request, vmas);
@@ -1426,54 +1423,11 @@ execbuf_submit(struct i915_execbuffer_params *params,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	instp_mode = args->flags & I915_EXEC_CONSTANTS_MASK;
-	instp_mask = I915_EXEC_CONSTANTS_MASK;
-	switch (instp_mode) {
-	case I915_EXEC_CONSTANTS_REL_GENERAL:
-	case I915_EXEC_CONSTANTS_ABSOLUTE:
-	case I915_EXEC_CONSTANTS_REL_SURFACE:
-		if (instp_mode != 0 && params->engine->id != RCS) {
-			DRM_DEBUG("non-0 rel constants mode on non-RCS\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-
-		if (instp_mode != dev_priv->relative_constants_mode) {
-			if (INTEL_INFO(dev_priv)->gen < 4) {
-				DRM_DEBUG("no rel constants on pre-gen4\n");
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
-
-			if (INTEL_INFO(dev_priv)->gen > 5 &&
-			    instp_mode == I915_EXEC_CONSTANTS_REL_SURFACE) {
-				DRM_DEBUG("rel surface constants mode invalid on gen5+\n");
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
-
-			/* The HW changed the meaning on this bit on gen6 */
-			if (INTEL_INFO(dev_priv)->gen >= 6)
-				instp_mask &= ~I915_EXEC_CONSTANTS_REL_SURFACE;
-		}
-		break;
-	default:
-		DRM_DEBUG("execbuf with unknown constants: %d\n", instp_mode);
+	if (args->flags & I915_EXEC_CONSTANTS_MASK) {
+		DRM_DEBUG("I915_EXEC_CONSTANTS_* unsupported\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (params->engine->id == RCS &&
-	    instp_mode != dev_priv->relative_constants_mode) {
-		cs = intel_ring_begin(params->request, 4);
-		if (IS_ERR(cs))
-			return PTR_ERR(cs);
-
-		*cs++ = MI_NOOP;
-		*cs++ = MI_LOAD_REGISTER_IMM(1);
-		*cs++ = i915_mmio_reg_offset(INSTPM);
-		*cs++ = instp_mask << 16 | instp_mode;
-		intel_ring_advance(params->request, cs);
-
-		dev_priv->relative_constants_mode = instp_mode;
-	}
-
 	if (args->flags & I915_EXEC_GEN7_SOL_RESET) {
 		ret = i915_reset_gen7_sol_offsets(params->request);
 		if (ret)