diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c
index 63d35c7e416c..49a3d8d5a249 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ static struct drm_driver driver = {
 
 	.dumb_create = virtio_gpu_mode_dumb_create,
 	.dumb_map_offset = virtio_gpu_mode_dumb_mmap,
-	.dumb_destroy = virtio_gpu_mode_dumb_destroy,
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)
 	.debugfs_init = virtio_gpu_debugfs_init,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h
index 3a66abb8fd50..da2fb585fea4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h
@@ -236,9 +236,6 @@ struct virtio_gpu_object *virtio_gpu_alloc_object(struct drm_device *dev,
 int virtio_gpu_mode_dumb_create(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 				struct drm_device *dev,
 				struct drm_mode_create_dumb *args);
-int virtio_gpu_mode_dumb_destroy(struct drm_file *file_priv,
-				 struct drm_device *dev,
-				 uint32_t handle);
 int virtio_gpu_mode_dumb_mmap(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 			      struct drm_device *dev,
 			      uint32_t handle, uint64_t *offset_p);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_gem.c
index cc025d8fbe19..72ad7b103448 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_gem.c
@@ -118,13 +118,6 @@ int virtio_gpu_mode_dumb_create(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int virtio_gpu_mode_dumb_destroy(struct drm_file *file_priv,
-				 struct drm_device *dev,
-				 uint32_t handle)
-{
-	return drm_gem_handle_delete(file_priv, handle);
-}
-
 int virtio_gpu_mode_dumb_mmap(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 			      struct drm_device *dev,
 			      uint32_t handle, uint64_t *offset_p)