diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
index 36f3137..49af407 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@
 }
 
 int
-nouveau_bo_new(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_channel *chan,
-	       int size, int align, uint32_t flags, uint32_t tile_mode,
-	       uint32_t tile_flags, struct nouveau_bo **pnvbo)
+nouveau_bo_new(struct drm_device *dev, int size, int align,
+	       uint32_t flags, uint32_t tile_mode, uint32_t tile_flags,
+	       struct nouveau_bo **pnvbo)
 {
 	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct nouveau_bo *nvbo;
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	nvbo->channel = chan;
 	ret = ttm_bo_init(&dev_priv->ttm.bdev, &nvbo->bo, size,
 			  ttm_bo_type_device, &nvbo->placement,
 			  align >> PAGE_SHIFT, 0, false, NULL, size,
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@
 		/* ttm will call nouveau_bo_del_ttm if it fails.. */
 		return ret;
 	}
-	nvbo->channel = NULL;
 
 	*pnvbo = nvbo;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_channel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_channel.c
index c03fa7b..b0d753f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_channel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_channel.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	/* allocate buffer object */
-	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, NULL, 65536, 0, mem, 0, 0, &chan->pushbuf_bo);
+	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, 65536, 0, mem, 0, 0, &chan->pushbuf_bo);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h
index 4a48d6c..bdb682d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h
@@ -1270,10 +1270,9 @@
 
 /* nouveau_bo.c */
 extern struct ttm_bo_driver nouveau_bo_driver;
-extern int nouveau_bo_new(struct drm_device *, struct nouveau_channel *,
-			  int size, int align, uint32_t flags,
-			  uint32_t tile_mode, uint32_t tile_flags,
-			  struct nouveau_bo **);
+extern int nouveau_bo_new(struct drm_device *, int size, int align,
+			  uint32_t flags, uint32_t tile_mode,
+			  uint32_t tile_flags, struct nouveau_bo **);
 extern int nouveau_bo_pin(struct nouveau_bo *, uint32_t flags);
 extern int nouveau_bo_unpin(struct nouveau_bo *);
 extern int nouveau_bo_map(struct nouveau_bo *);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
index 9d5c577..8d02d87 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@
 
 	/* Create a shared VRAM heap for cross-channel sync. */
 	if (USE_SEMA(dev)) {
-		ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, NULL, size, 0, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
+		ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, size, 0, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
 				     0, 0, &dev_priv->fence.bo);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
index 05ca72e..3e1c701 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 	if (!flags || domain & NOUVEAU_GEM_DOMAIN_CPU)
 		flags |= TTM_PL_FLAG_SYSTEM;
 
-	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, NULL, size, align, flags, tile_mode,
+	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, size, align, flags, tile_mode,
 			     tile_flags, pnvbo);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_mem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_mem.c
index 9d96056..976887d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_mem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_mem.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (dev_priv->card_type < NV_50) {
-		ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, NULL, 256*1024, 0, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
+		ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, 256*1024, 0, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
 				     0, 0, &dev_priv->vga_ram);
 		if (ret == 0)
 			ret = nouveau_bo_pin(dev_priv->vga_ram,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_crtc.c
index f1a3ae4..118261d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_crtc.c
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@
 	drm_crtc_helper_add(&nv_crtc->base, &nv04_crtc_helper_funcs);
 	drm_mode_crtc_set_gamma_size(&nv_crtc->base, 256);
 
-	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, NULL, 64*64*4, 0x100, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
+	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, 64*64*4, 0x100, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
 			     0, 0x0000, &nv_crtc->cursor.nvbo);
 	if (!ret) {
 		ret = nouveau_bo_pin(nv_crtc->cursor.nvbo, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_crtc.c
index 115b780..46ad59e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_crtc.c
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@
 	}
 	nv_crtc->lut.depth = 0;
 
-	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, NULL, 4096, 0x100, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
+	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, 4096, 0x100, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
 			     0, 0x0000, &nv_crtc->lut.nvbo);
 	if (!ret) {
 		ret = nouveau_bo_pin(nv_crtc->lut.nvbo, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM);
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@
 	drm_crtc_helper_add(&nv_crtc->base, &nv50_crtc_helper_funcs);
 	drm_mode_crtc_set_gamma_size(&nv_crtc->base, 256);
 
-	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, NULL, 64*64*4, 0x100, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
+	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, 64*64*4, 0x100, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
 			     0, 0x0000, &nv_crtc->cursor.nvbo);
 	if (!ret) {
 		ret = nouveau_bo_pin(nv_crtc->cursor.nvbo, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_evo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_evo.c
index 9bba97f..c99d975 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_evo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_evo.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 	evo->user_get = 4;
 	evo->user_put = 0;
 
-	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, NULL, 4096, 0, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM, 0, 0,
+	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, 4096, 0, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM, 0, 0,
 			     &evo->pushbuf_bo);
 	if (ret == 0)
 		ret = nouveau_bo_pin(evo->pushbuf_bo, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM);
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
 		if (ret)
 			goto err;
 
-		ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, NULL, 4096, 0x1000, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
+		ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, 4096, 0x1000, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
 				     0, 0x0000, &dispc->sem.bo);
 		if (!ret) {
 			ret = nouveau_bo_pin(dispc->sem.bo, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM);