diff --git a/drivers/video/atafb.c b/drivers/video/atafb.c
index 8cd279be74e..37624f74e88 100644
--- a/drivers/video/atafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/atafb.c
@@ -329,12 +329,6 @@ extern unsigned char fontdata_8x16[];
  *
  *	* perform fb specific mmap *
  *	int (*fb_mmap)(struct fb_info *info, struct vm_area_struct *vma);
- *
- *	* save current hardware state *
- *	void (*fb_save_state)(struct fb_info *info);
- *
- *	* restore saved state *
- *	void (*fb_restore_state)(struct fb_info *info);
  * } ;
  */
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
index 5a686cea23f..3681c6a8821 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
@@ -2311,14 +2311,11 @@ static int fbcon_blank(struct vc_data *vc, int blank, int mode_switch)
 		ops->graphics = 1;
 
 		if (!blank) {
-			if (info->fbops->fb_save_state)
-				info->fbops->fb_save_state(info);
 			var.activate = FB_ACTIVATE_NOW | FB_ACTIVATE_FORCE;
 			fb_set_var(info, &var);
 			ops->graphics = 0;
 			ops->var = info->var;
-		} else if (info->fbops->fb_restore_state)
-			info->fbops->fb_restore_state(info);
+		}
 	}
 
  	if (!fbcon_is_inactive(vc, info)) {
diff --git a/drivers/video/savage/savagefb_driver.c b/drivers/video/savage/savagefb_driver.c
index 37b135d5d12..0857b3b8c49 100644
--- a/drivers/video/savage/savagefb_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/video/savage/savagefb_driver.c
@@ -1606,22 +1606,6 @@ static int savagefb_blank(int blank, struct fb_info *info)
 	return (blank == FB_BLANK_NORMAL) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
-static void savagefb_save_state(struct fb_info *info)
-{
-	struct savagefb_par *par = info->par;
-
-	savage_get_default_par(par, &par->save);
-}
-
-static void savagefb_restore_state(struct fb_info *info)
-{
-	struct savagefb_par *par = info->par;
-
-	savagefb_blank(FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN, info);
-	savage_set_default_par(par, &par->save);
-	savagefb_blank(FB_BLANK_UNBLANK, info);
-}
-
 static int savagefb_open(struct fb_info *info, int user)
 {
 	struct savagefb_par *par = info->par;
@@ -1667,8 +1651,6 @@ static struct fb_ops savagefb_ops = {
 	.fb_setcolreg   = savagefb_setcolreg,
 	.fb_pan_display = savagefb_pan_display,
 	.fb_blank       = savagefb_blank,
-	.fb_save_state  = savagefb_save_state,
-	.fb_restore_state = savagefb_restore_state,
 #if defined(CONFIG_FB_SAVAGE_ACCEL)
 	.fb_fillrect    = savagefb_fillrect,
 	.fb_copyarea    = savagefb_copyarea,
diff --git a/drivers/video/uvesafb.c b/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
index e35232a1857..54fbb2995a5 100644
--- a/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
@@ -1411,23 +1411,6 @@ static int uvesafb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void uvesafb_save_state(struct fb_info *info)
-{
-	struct uvesafb_par *par = info->par;
-
-	if (par->vbe_state_saved)
-		kfree(par->vbe_state_saved);
-
-	par->vbe_state_saved = uvesafb_vbe_state_save(par);
-}
-
-static void uvesafb_restore_state(struct fb_info *info)
-{
-	struct uvesafb_par *par = info->par;
-
-	uvesafb_vbe_state_restore(par, par->vbe_state_saved);
-}
-
 static struct fb_ops uvesafb_ops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.fb_open	= uvesafb_open,
@@ -1441,8 +1424,6 @@ static struct fb_ops uvesafb_ops = {
 	.fb_imageblit	= cfb_imageblit,
 	.fb_check_var	= uvesafb_check_var,
 	.fb_set_par	= uvesafb_set_par,
-	.fb_save_state	= uvesafb_save_state,
-	.fb_restore_state = uvesafb_restore_state,
 };
 
 static void __devinit uvesafb_init_info(struct fb_info *info,
@@ -1459,15 +1440,6 @@ static void __devinit uvesafb_init_info(struct fb_info *info,
 	info->fix.ypanstep = par->ypan ? 1 : 0;
 	info->fix.ywrapstep = (par->ypan > 1) ? 1 : 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * If we were unable to get the state buffer size, disable
-	 * functions for saving and restoring the hardware state.
-	 */
-	if (par->vbe_state_size == 0) {
-		info->fbops->fb_save_state = NULL;
-		info->fbops->fb_restore_state = NULL;
-	}
-
 	/* Disable blanking if the user requested so. */
 	if (!blank)
 		info->fbops->fb_blank = NULL;
diff --git a/include/linux/fb.h b/include/linux/fb.h
index a34bdf5a9d2..de9c722e7b9 100644
--- a/include/linux/fb.h
+++ b/include/linux/fb.h
@@ -669,12 +669,6 @@ struct fb_ops {
 	/* perform fb specific mmap */
 	int (*fb_mmap)(struct fb_info *info, struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 
-	/* save current hardware state */
-	void (*fb_save_state)(struct fb_info *info);
-
-	/* restore saved state */
-	void (*fb_restore_state)(struct fb_info *info);
-
 	/* get capability given var */
 	void (*fb_get_caps)(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_blit_caps *caps,
 			    struct fb_var_screeninfo *var);