diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd.h
index 14f68c028126..5ffb07b02810 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd.h
@@ -234,14 +234,10 @@ uint8_t amdgpu_amdkfd_get_xgmi_hops_count(struct kgd_dev *dst, struct kgd_dev *s
 	})
 
 /* GPUVM API */
-int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_create_process_vm(struct kgd_dev *kgd, u32 pasid,
-					void **vm, void **process_info,
-					struct dma_fence **ef);
 int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_acquire_process_vm(struct kgd_dev *kgd,
 					struct file *filp, u32 pasid,
 					void **vm, void **process_info,
 					struct dma_fence **ef);
-void amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_destroy_process_vm(struct kgd_dev *kgd, void *vm);
 void amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_release_process_vm(struct kgd_dev *kgd, void *vm);
 uint64_t amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_get_process_page_dir(void *vm);
 int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_alloc_memory_of_gpu(
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
index 6622695a5eed..7d4118c8128a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
@@ -1034,41 +1034,6 @@ create_evict_fence_fail:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_create_process_vm(struct kgd_dev *kgd, u32 pasid,
-					  void **vm, void **process_info,
-					  struct dma_fence **ef)
-{
-	struct amdgpu_device *adev = get_amdgpu_device(kgd);
-	struct amdgpu_vm *new_vm;
-	int ret;
-
-	new_vm = kzalloc(sizeof(*new_vm), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!new_vm)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	/* Initialize AMDGPU part of the VM */
-	ret = amdgpu_vm_init(adev, new_vm, AMDGPU_VM_CONTEXT_COMPUTE, pasid);
-	if (ret) {
-		pr_err("Failed init vm ret %d\n", ret);
-		goto amdgpu_vm_init_fail;
-	}
-
-	/* Initialize KFD part of the VM and process info */
-	ret = init_kfd_vm(new_vm, process_info, ef);
-	if (ret)
-		goto init_kfd_vm_fail;
-
-	*vm = (void *) new_vm;
-
-	return 0;
-
-init_kfd_vm_fail:
-	amdgpu_vm_fini(adev, new_vm);
-amdgpu_vm_init_fail:
-	kfree(new_vm);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_acquire_process_vm(struct kgd_dev *kgd,
 					   struct file *filp, u32 pasid,
 					   void **vm, void **process_info,
@@ -1135,21 +1100,6 @@ void amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_destroy_cb(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 	}
 }
 
-void amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_destroy_process_vm(struct kgd_dev *kgd, void *vm)
-{
-	struct amdgpu_device *adev = get_amdgpu_device(kgd);
-	struct amdgpu_vm *avm = (struct amdgpu_vm *)vm;
-
-	if (WARN_ON(!kgd || !vm))
-		return;
-
-	pr_debug("Destroying process vm %p\n", vm);
-
-	/* Release the VM context */
-	amdgpu_vm_fini(adev, avm);
-	kfree(vm);
-}
-
 void amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_release_process_vm(struct kgd_dev *kgd, void *vm)
 {
 	struct amdgpu_device *adev = get_amdgpu_device(kgd);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
index d4241d29ea94..d97e330a5022 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
@@ -935,9 +935,6 @@ static void kfd_process_destroy_pdds(struct kfd_process *p)
 					pdd->dev->kgd, pdd->vm);
 			fput(pdd->drm_file);
 		}
-		else if (pdd->vm)
-			amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_destroy_process_vm(
-				pdd->dev->kgd, pdd->vm);
 
 		if (pdd->qpd.cwsr_kaddr && !pdd->qpd.cwsr_base)
 			free_pages((unsigned long)pdd->qpd.cwsr_kaddr,
@@ -1375,19 +1372,18 @@ int kfd_process_device_init_vm(struct kfd_process_device *pdd,
 	struct kfd_dev *dev;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!drm_file)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (pdd->vm)
-		return drm_file ? -EBUSY : 0;
+		return -EBUSY;
 
 	p = pdd->process;
 	dev = pdd->dev;
 
-	if (drm_file)
-		ret = amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_acquire_process_vm(
-			dev->kgd, drm_file, p->pasid,
-			&pdd->vm, &p->kgd_process_info, &p->ef);
-	else
-		ret = amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_create_process_vm(dev->kgd, p->pasid,
-			&pdd->vm, &p->kgd_process_info, &p->ef);
+	ret = amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_acquire_process_vm(
+		dev->kgd, drm_file, p->pasid,
+		&pdd->vm, &p->kgd_process_info, &p->ef);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("Failed to create process VM object\n");
 		return ret;
@@ -1409,8 +1405,6 @@ int kfd_process_device_init_vm(struct kfd_process_device *pdd,
 err_init_cwsr:
 err_reserve_ib_mem:
 	kfd_process_device_free_bos(pdd);
-	if (!drm_file)
-		amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_destroy_process_vm(dev->kgd, pdd->vm);
 	pdd->vm = NULL;
 
 	return ret;
@@ -1435,6 +1429,9 @@ struct kfd_process_device *kfd_bind_process_to_device(struct kfd_dev *dev,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 
+	if (!pdd->vm)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+
 	/*
 	 * signal runtime-pm system to auto resume and prevent
 	 * further runtime suspend once device pdd is created until
@@ -1452,10 +1449,6 @@ struct kfd_process_device *kfd_bind_process_to_device(struct kfd_dev *dev,
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
-	err = kfd_process_device_init_vm(pdd, NULL);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
 	/*
 	 * make sure that runtime_usage counter is incremented just once
 	 * per pdd