diff --git a/shared-core/i915_dma.c b/shared-core/i915_dma.c
index 31df743f..42114beb 100644
--- a/shared-core/i915_dma.c
+++ b/shared-core/i915_dma.c
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ int i915_wait_ring(struct drm_device * dev, int n, const char *caller)
 		if (ring->space >= n)
 			return 0;
 
-		dev_priv->sarea_priv->perf_boxes |= I915_BOX_WAIT;
-
 		if (ring->head != last_head)
 			i = 0;
 
@@ -73,9 +71,6 @@ void i915_kernel_lost_context(struct drm_device * dev)
 	ring->space = ring->head - (ring->tail + 8);
 	if (ring->space < 0)
 		ring->space += ring->Size;
-
-	if (ring->head == ring->tail)
-		dev_priv->sarea_priv->perf_boxes |= I915_BOX_RING_EMPTY;
 }
 
 static int i915_dma_cleanup(struct drm_device * dev)
diff --git a/shared-core/i915_irq.c b/shared-core/i915_irq.c
index 2c699ecd..e7f3b083 100644
--- a/shared-core/i915_irq.c
+++ b/shared-core/i915_irq.c
@@ -417,8 +417,6 @@ static int i915_wait_irq(struct drm_device * dev, int irq_nr)
 	if (READ_BREADCRUMB(dev_priv) >= irq_nr)
 		return 0;
 
-	dev_priv->sarea_priv->perf_boxes |= I915_BOX_WAIT;
-
 	i915_user_irq_on(dev_priv);
 	DRM_WAIT_ON(ret, dev_priv->irq_queue, 3 * DRM_HZ,
 		    READ_BREADCRUMB(dev_priv) >= irq_nr);