diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index aa34fcb0bdc2..c605fd40d6c3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -604,26 +604,6 @@ bool i915_semaphore_is_enabled(struct drm_device *dev)
 	return true;
 }
 
-void i915_firmware_load_error_print(const char *fw_path, int err)
-{
-	DRM_ERROR("failed to load firmware %s (%d)\n", fw_path, err);
-
-	/*
-	 * If the reason is not known assume -ENOENT since that's the most
-	 * usual failure mode.
-	 */
-	if (!err)
-		err = -ENOENT;
-
-	if (!(IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_DRM_I915) && err == -ENOENT))
-		return;
-
-	DRM_ERROR(
-	  "The driver is built-in, so to load the firmware you need to\n"
-	  "include it either in the kernel (see CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE) or\n"
-	  "in your initrd/initramfs image.\n");
-}
-
 static void intel_suspend_encoders(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = dev_priv->dev;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 5c732f87b9ce..80cddc5cfda3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2688,7 +2688,6 @@ extern unsigned long i915_mch_val(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 extern unsigned long i915_gfx_val(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 extern void i915_update_gfx_val(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 int vlv_force_gfx_clock(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, bool on);
-void i915_firmware_load_error_print(const char *fw_path, int err);
 
 /* intel_hotplug.c */
 void intel_hpd_irq_handler(struct drm_device *dev, u32 pin_mask, u32 long_mask);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_csr.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_csr.c
index c52b2a46bb6f..4bd2747d9c92 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_csr.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_csr.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static void finish_csr_load(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 			 CSR_VERSION_MAJOR(csr->version),
 			 CSR_VERSION_MINOR(csr->version));
 	} else {
-		i915_firmware_load_error_print(csr->fw_path, 0);
+		DRM_ERROR("Failed to load DMC firmware, disabling rpm\n");
 	}
 
 	release_firmware(fw);
@@ -418,8 +418,10 @@ void intel_csr_ucode_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 				      &dev_priv->dev->pdev->dev,
 				      GFP_KERNEL, dev_priv,
 				      finish_csr_load);
+
 	if (ret)
-		i915_firmware_load_error_print(csr->fw_path, ret);
+		DRM_ERROR("Failed to load DMC firmware, disabling rpm (%d)\n",
+			  ret);
 }
 
 /**