diff --git a/freedreno/freedreno_ringbuffer.h b/freedreno/freedreno_ringbuffer.h
index 3e951dca..bc41a31c 100644
--- a/freedreno/freedreno_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/freedreno/freedreno_ringbuffer.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ struct fd_ringbuffer *fd_ringbuffer_ref(struct fd_ringbuffer *ring);
 void fd_ringbuffer_del(struct fd_ringbuffer *ring);
 void fd_ringbuffer_set_parent(struct fd_ringbuffer *ring,
 		struct fd_ringbuffer *parent);
+will_be_deprecated
 void fd_ringbuffer_reset(struct fd_ringbuffer *ring);
 int fd_ringbuffer_flush(struct fd_ringbuffer *ring);
 /* in_fence_fd: -1 for no in-fence, else fence fd
diff --git a/freedreno/msm/msm_ringbuffer.c b/freedreno/msm/msm_ringbuffer.c
index a9190886..304be119 100644
--- a/freedreno/msm/msm_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/freedreno/msm/msm_ringbuffer.c
@@ -324,14 +324,6 @@ static void flush_reset(struct fd_ringbuffer *ring)
 		fd_bo_del(&msm_bo->base);
 	}
 
-	/* for each of the cmd buffers, clear their reloc's: */
-	for (i = 0; i < msm_ring->submit.nr_cmds; i++) {
-		struct msm_cmd *target_cmd = msm_ring->cmds[i];
-		if (!target_cmd)
-			continue;
-		target_cmd->nr_relocs = 0;
-	}
-
 	msm_ring->submit.nr_cmds = 0;
 	msm_ring->submit.nr_bos = 0;
 	msm_ring->nr_cmds = 0;