dmabuf_obj = list_entry(pos, struct intel_vgpu_dmabuf_obj, list);
                        if (dmabuf_obj == obj) {
                                list_del(pos);
-                               vfio_device_put(vgpu->vfio_device);
                                idr_remove(&vgpu->object_idr,
                                           dmabuf_obj->dmabuf_id);
                                kfree(dmabuf_obj->info);
 
        kref_init(&dmabuf_obj->kref);
 
-       mutex_lock(&vgpu->dmabuf_lock);
-       vgpu->vfio_device = vfio_device_get_from_dev(mdev_dev(vgpu->mdev));
-       if (!vgpu->vfio_device) {
-               gvt_vgpu_err("failed to get vfio device\n");
-               mutex_unlock(&vgpu->dmabuf_lock);
-               ret = -ENODEV;
-               goto out_free_info;
-       }
-       mutex_unlock(&vgpu->dmabuf_lock);
-
        update_fb_info(gfx_plane_info, &fb_info);
 
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dmabuf_obj->list);
                dmabuf_obj->vgpu = NULL;
 
                idr_remove(&vgpu->object_idr, dmabuf_obj->dmabuf_id);
-               vfio_device_put(vgpu->vfio_device);
                list_del(pos);
 
                /* dmabuf_obj might be freed in dmabuf_obj_put */
 
        struct kvm *kvm;
        struct work_struct release_work;
        atomic_t released;
-       struct vfio_device *vfio_device;
        struct vfio_group *vfio_group;
 
        struct kvm_page_track_notifier_node track_node;