diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
index 0447163..27c3fd8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
@@ -463,12 +463,6 @@
 	list_for_each_entry(nvbo, list, entry) {
 		struct drm_nouveau_gem_pushbuf_bo *b = &pbbo[nvbo->pbbo_index];
 
-		ret = validate_sync(chan, nvbo);
-		if (unlikely(ret)) {
-			NV_ERROR(cli, "fail pre-validate sync\n");
-			return ret;
-		}
-
 		ret = nouveau_gem_set_domain(&nvbo->gem, b->read_domains,
 					     b->write_domains,
 					     b->valid_domains);