diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index efc653ad7fa..9aa02f55ded 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ AC_SUBST([OPENCL_VERSION])
 # in the first entry.
 LIBDRM_REQUIRED=2.4.75
 LIBDRM_RADEON_REQUIRED=2.4.71
-LIBDRM_AMDGPU_REQUIRED=2.4.86
+LIBDRM_AMDGPU_REQUIRED=2.4.85
 LIBDRM_INTEL_REQUIRED=2.4.75
 LIBDRM_NVVIEUX_REQUIRED=2.4.66
 LIBDRM_NOUVEAU_REQUIRED=2.4.66
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeon/r600_pipe_common.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeon/r600_pipe_common.c
index 71f3d6deb70..b77d85901f0 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeon/r600_pipe_common.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeon/r600_pipe_common.c
@@ -851,7 +851,6 @@ static const struct debug_named_value common_debug_options[] = {
 	{ "dpbb", DBG(DPBB), "Enable DPBB." },
 	{ "dfsm", DBG(DFSM), "Enable DFSM." },
 	{ "nooutoforder", DBG(NO_OUT_OF_ORDER), "Disable out-of-order rasterization" },
-	{ "reserve_vmid", DBG(RESERVE_VMID), "Force VMID reservation per context." },
 
 	DEBUG_NAMED_VALUE_END /* must be last */
 };
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeon/r600_pipe_common.h b/src/gallium/drivers/radeon/r600_pipe_common.h
index 94c8d4f8801..a7c91cb8a12 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeon/r600_pipe_common.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeon/r600_pipe_common.h
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ enum {
 	DBG_NO_DISCARD_RANGE,
 	DBG_NO_WC,
 	DBG_CHECK_VM,
-	DBG_RESERVE_VMID,
 
 	/* 3D engine options: */
 	DBG_SWITCH_ON_EOP,
diff --git a/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_cs.c b/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_cs.c
index 37c28347e4e..8f43e936469 100644
--- a/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_cs.c
+++ b/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_cs.c
@@ -256,14 +256,6 @@ static struct radeon_winsys_ctx *amdgpu_ctx_create(struct radeon_winsys *ws)
       goto error_create;
    }
 
-   if (ctx->ws->reserve_vmid) {
-	   r = amdgpu_vm_reserve_vmid(ctx->ctx, 0);
-	   if (r) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "amdgpu: amdgpu_vm_reserve_vmid failed. (%i)\n", r);
-		goto error_create;
-	   }
-   }
-
    alloc_buffer.alloc_size = ctx->ws->info.gart_page_size;
    alloc_buffer.phys_alignment = ctx->ws->info.gart_page_size;
    alloc_buffer.preferred_heap = AMDGPU_GEM_DOMAIN_GTT;
diff --git a/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_cs.h b/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_cs.h
index d023841439a..1c3d0f0be1c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_cs.h
+++ b/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_cs.h
@@ -162,9 +162,6 @@ static inline bool amdgpu_fence_is_syncobj(struct amdgpu_fence *fence)
 static inline void amdgpu_ctx_unref(struct amdgpu_ctx *ctx)
 {
    if (p_atomic_dec_zero(&ctx->refcount)) {
-      if (ctx->ws->reserve_vmid)
-         amdgpu_vm_unreserve_vmid(ctx->ctx, 0);
-
       amdgpu_cs_ctx_free(ctx->ctx);
       amdgpu_bo_free(ctx->user_fence_bo);
       FREE(ctx);
diff --git a/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_winsys.c b/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_winsys.c
index b80a988d6b6..a210a270431 100644
--- a/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_winsys.c
+++ b/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_winsys.c
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ static bool do_winsys_init(struct amdgpu_winsys *ws, int fd)
 
    ws->check_vm = strstr(debug_get_option("R600_DEBUG", ""), "check_vm") != NULL;
    ws->debug_all_bos = debug_get_option_all_bos();
-   ws->reserve_vmid = strstr(debug_get_option("R600_DEBUG", ""), "reserve_vmid") != NULL;
 
    return true;
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_winsys.h b/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_winsys.h
index b4a3422744f..8b62e2dbe34 100644
--- a/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_winsys.h
+++ b/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_winsys.h
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ struct amdgpu_winsys {
 
    bool check_vm;
    bool debug_all_bos;
-   bool reserve_vmid;
 
    /* List of all allocated buffers */
    mtx_t global_bo_list_lock;