0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
                DRM_MODE_FLAG_NHSYNC | DRM_MODE_FLAG_PVSYNC)
        };
-       struct drm_display_mode *old_mode;
        struct drm_display_mode *mode;
        int ret;
 
-       old_mode = par->set_mode;
        mode = drm_mode_duplicate(vmw_priv->dev, &new_mode);
        if (!mode) {
                DRM_ERROR("Could not create new fb mode.\n");
        mode->vdisplay = var->yres;
        vmw_guess_mode_timing(mode);
 
-       if (old_mode && drm_mode_equal(old_mode, mode)) {
-               drm_mode_destroy(vmw_priv->dev, mode);
-               mode = old_mode;
-               old_mode = NULL;
-       } else if (!vmw_kms_validate_mode_vram(vmw_priv,
+       if (!vmw_kms_validate_mode_vram(vmw_priv,
                                        mode->hdisplay *
                                        DIV_ROUND_UP(var->bits_per_pixel, 8),
                                        mode->vdisplay)) {
        schedule_delayed_work(&par->local_work, 0);
 
 out_unlock:
-       if (old_mode)
-               drm_mode_destroy(vmw_priv->dev, old_mode);
+       if (par->set_mode)
+               drm_mode_destroy(vmw_priv->dev, par->set_mode);
        par->set_mode = mode;
 
        mutex_unlock(&par->bo_mutex);