diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.h
index c8c442e9efdc..9a770e5b36d1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.h
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ struct ast_private {
 	uint32_t dram_bus_width;
 	uint32_t dram_type;
 	uint32_t mclk;
-	uint32_t vram_size;
 
 	int fb_mtrr;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_main.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_main.c
index 860a43a64b31..b162cc82204d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_main.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_main.c
@@ -378,38 +378,6 @@ static int ast_get_dram_info(struct drm_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static u32 ast_get_vram_info(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	struct ast_private *ast = to_ast_private(dev);
-	u8 jreg;
-	u32 vram_size;
-	ast_open_key(ast);
-
-	vram_size = AST_VIDMEM_DEFAULT_SIZE;
-	jreg = ast_get_index_reg_mask(ast, AST_IO_CRTC_PORT, 0xaa, 0xff);
-	switch (jreg & 3) {
-	case 0: vram_size = AST_VIDMEM_SIZE_8M; break;
-	case 1: vram_size = AST_VIDMEM_SIZE_16M; break;
-	case 2: vram_size = AST_VIDMEM_SIZE_32M; break;
-	case 3: vram_size = AST_VIDMEM_SIZE_64M; break;
-	}
-
-	jreg = ast_get_index_reg_mask(ast, AST_IO_CRTC_PORT, 0x99, 0xff);
-	switch (jreg & 0x03) {
-	case 1:
-		vram_size -= 0x100000;
-		break;
-	case 2:
-		vram_size -= 0x200000;
-		break;
-	case 3:
-		vram_size -= 0x400000;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return vram_size;
-}
-
 int ast_driver_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 {
 	struct ast_private *ast;
@@ -456,10 +424,8 @@ int ast_driver_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 	ret = ast_get_dram_info(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_free;
-	ast->vram_size = ast_get_vram_info(dev);
-	drm_info(dev, "dram MCLK=%u Mhz type=%d bus_width=%d size=%08x\n",
-		 ast->mclk, ast->dram_type,
-		 ast->dram_bus_width, ast->vram_size);
+	drm_info(dev, "dram MCLK=%u Mhz type=%d bus_width=%d\n",
+		 ast->mclk, ast->dram_type, ast->dram_bus_width);
 
 	ret = ast_mm_init(ast);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mm.c
index f0a96cae68c9..aaeb19d01052 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mm.c
@@ -33,13 +33,56 @@
 
 #include "ast_drv.h"
 
+static u32 ast_get_vram_size(struct ast_private *ast)
+{
+	u8 jreg;
+	u32 vram_size;
+
+	ast_open_key(ast);
+
+	vram_size = AST_VIDMEM_DEFAULT_SIZE;
+	jreg = ast_get_index_reg_mask(ast, AST_IO_CRTC_PORT, 0xaa, 0xff);
+	switch (jreg & 3) {
+	case 0:
+		vram_size = AST_VIDMEM_SIZE_8M;
+		break;
+	case 1:
+		vram_size = AST_VIDMEM_SIZE_16M;
+		break;
+	case 2:
+		vram_size = AST_VIDMEM_SIZE_32M;
+		break;
+	case 3:
+		vram_size = AST_VIDMEM_SIZE_64M;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	jreg = ast_get_index_reg_mask(ast, AST_IO_CRTC_PORT, 0x99, 0xff);
+	switch (jreg & 0x03) {
+	case 1:
+		vram_size -= 0x100000;
+		break;
+	case 2:
+		vram_size -= 0x200000;
+		break;
+	case 3:
+		vram_size -= 0x400000;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return vram_size;
+}
+
 int ast_mm_init(struct ast_private *ast)
 {
+	u32 vram_size;
 	int ret;
 	struct drm_device *dev = ast->dev;
 
+	vram_size = ast_get_vram_size(ast);
+
 	ret = drmm_vram_helper_init(dev, pci_resource_start(dev->pdev, 0),
-				    ast->vram_size);
+				    vram_size);
 	if (ret) {
 		drm_err(dev, "Error initializing VRAM MM; %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;