diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/regs/xe_engine_regs.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/regs/xe_engine_regs.h
index 4d5cd1b6f50d..c4c879a9e555 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/regs/xe_engine_regs.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/regs/xe_engine_regs.h
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@
 #define RING_TIMESTAMP_UDW(base)		XE_REG((base) + 0x358 + 4)
 #define   RING_VALID_MASK			0x00000001
 #define   RING_VALID				0x00000001
-#define   STOP_RING				REG_BIT(8)
 
 #define RING_CTX_TIMESTAMP(base)		XE_REG((base) + 0x3a8)
 #define RING_CTX_TIMESTAMP_UDW(base)		XE_REG((base) + 0x3ac)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_hw_engine.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_hw_engine.c
index b380d3cf6d3a..91e644067cc4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_hw_engine.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_hw_engine.c
@@ -327,9 +327,6 @@ void xe_hw_engine_enable_ring(struct xe_hw_engine *hwe)
 {
 	xe_hw_engine_mmio_write32(hwe, RING_HWS_PGA(0),
 				  xe_bo_ggtt_addr(hwe->hwsp));
-	xe_hw_engine_mmio_write32(hwe, RING_MI_MODE(0),
-				  REG_MASKED_FIELD_DISABLE(STOP_RING));
-	xe_hw_engine_mmio_read32(hwe, RING_MI_MODE(0));
 }
 
 static bool xe_hw_engine_match_fixed_cslice_mode(const struct xe_device *xe,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lrc.c
index c725cde4508d..9db914584347 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lrc.c
@@ -682,25 +682,6 @@ static void set_memory_based_intr(u32 *regs, struct xe_hw_engine *hwe)
 	}
 }
 
-static int lrc_ring_mi_mode(struct xe_hw_engine *hwe)
-{
-	struct xe_device *xe = gt_to_xe(hwe->gt);
-
-	if (GRAPHICS_VERx100(xe) >= 1250)
-		return 0x70;
-	else
-		return 0x60;
-}
-
-static void reset_stop_ring(u32 *regs, struct xe_hw_engine *hwe)
-{
-	int x;
-
-	x = lrc_ring_mi_mode(hwe);
-	regs[x + 1] &= ~STOP_RING;
-	regs[x + 1] |= STOP_RING << 16;
-}
-
 static inline bool xe_lrc_has_indirect_ring_state(struct xe_lrc *lrc)
 {
 	return lrc->flags & XE_LRC_FLAG_INDIRECT_RING_STATE;
@@ -980,7 +961,6 @@ static void *empty_lrc_data(struct xe_hw_engine *hwe)
 	set_offsets(regs, reg_offsets(gt_to_xe(gt), hwe->class), hwe);
 	set_context_control(regs, hwe);
 	set_memory_based_intr(regs, hwe);
-	reset_stop_ring(regs, hwe);
 	if (xe_gt_has_indirect_ring_state(gt)) {
 		regs = data + xe_gt_lrc_size(gt, hwe->class) -
 		       LRC_INDIRECT_RING_STATE_SIZE;