diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/init/nvgpu_init.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/init/nvgpu_init.c
index c58b17826..3b0ae0302 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/init/nvgpu_init.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/init/nvgpu_init.c
@@ -500,10 +500,7 @@ void gk20a_init_gpu_characteristics(struct gk20a *g)
 {
 	nvgpu_set_enabled(g, NVGPU_SUPPORT_MAP_DIRECT_KIND_CTRL, true);
 	nvgpu_set_enabled(g, NVGPU_SUPPORT_MAP_BUFFER_BATCH, true);
-
-	if ((g->ops.mm.support_sparse != NULL) && g->ops.mm.support_sparse(g)) {
-		nvgpu_set_enabled(g, NVGPU_SUPPORT_SPARSE_ALLOCS, true);
-	}
+	nvgpu_set_enabled(g, NVGPU_SUPPORT_SPARSE_ALLOCS, true);
 
 	/*
 	 * Fast submits are supported as long as the user doesn't request
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gm20b/hal_gm20b.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gm20b/hal_gm20b.c
index 4549dbc76..d8ef4e383 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gm20b/hal_gm20b.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gm20b/hal_gm20b.c
@@ -571,7 +571,6 @@ static const struct gpu_ops gm20b_ops = {
 		.is_fw_defined = gm20b_netlist_is_firmware_defined,
 	},
 	.mm = {
-		.support_sparse = gm20b_mm_support_sparse,
 		.gmmu_map = gk20a_locked_gmmu_map,
 		.gmmu_unmap = gk20a_locked_gmmu_unmap,
 		.vm_bind_channel = gk20a_vm_bind_channel,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gm20b/mm_gm20b.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gm20b/mm_gm20b.c
index a85e09df6..41ded94e2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gm20b/mm_gm20b.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gm20b/mm_gm20b.c
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ u32 gm20b_mm_get_default_big_page_size(void)
 	return SZ_64K;
 }
 
-bool gm20b_mm_support_sparse(struct gk20a *g)
-{
-	return true;
-}
-
 bool gm20b_mm_is_bar1_supported(struct gk20a *g)
 {
 	return true;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gp10b/hal_gp10b.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gp10b/hal_gp10b.c
index e01c7b80b..c47ae9b89 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gp10b/hal_gp10b.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gp10b/hal_gp10b.c
@@ -643,7 +643,6 @@ static const struct gpu_ops gp10b_ops = {
 	},
 #endif /* CONFIG_GK20A_CTXSW_TRACE */
 	.mm = {
-		.support_sparse = gm20b_mm_support_sparse,
 		.gmmu_map = gk20a_locked_gmmu_map,
 		.gmmu_unmap = gk20a_locked_gmmu_unmap,
 		.vm_bind_channel = gk20a_vm_bind_channel,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gv100/hal_gv100.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gv100/hal_gv100.c
index 8a1c0f070..36a65192d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gv100/hal_gv100.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gv100/hal_gv100.c
@@ -813,7 +813,6 @@ static const struct gpu_ops gv100_ops = {
 	},
 #endif /* CONFIG_GK20A_CTXSW_TRACE */
 	.mm = {
-		.support_sparse = gm20b_mm_support_sparse,
 		.gmmu_map = gk20a_locked_gmmu_map,
 		.gmmu_unmap = gk20a_locked_gmmu_unmap,
 		.vm_bind_channel = gk20a_vm_bind_channel,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gv11b/hal_gv11b.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gv11b/hal_gv11b.c
index dfde72daa..996335024 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gv11b/hal_gv11b.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gv11b/hal_gv11b.c
@@ -773,7 +773,6 @@ static const struct gpu_ops gv11b_ops = {
 	},
 #endif /* CONFIG_GK20A_CTXSW_TRACE */
 	.mm = {
-		.support_sparse = gm20b_mm_support_sparse,
 		.gmmu_map = gk20a_locked_gmmu_map,
 		.gmmu_unmap = gk20a_locked_gmmu_unmap,
 		.vm_bind_channel = gk20a_vm_bind_channel,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/gk20a.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/gk20a.h
index 4348a4b2a..99d8babaf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/gk20a.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/gk20a.h
@@ -1067,7 +1067,6 @@ struct gpu_ops {
 	} fecs_trace;
 #endif
 	struct {
-		bool (*support_sparse)(struct gk20a *g);
 		u64 (*gmmu_map)(struct vm_gk20a *vm,
 				u64 map_offset,
 				struct nvgpu_sgt *sgt,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/tu104/hal_tu104.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/tu104/hal_tu104.c
index b698fe249..c60740889 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/tu104/hal_tu104.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/tu104/hal_tu104.c
@@ -844,7 +844,6 @@ static const struct gpu_ops tu104_ops = {
 	},
 #endif /* CONFIG_GK20A_CTXSW_TRACE */
 	.mm = {
-		.support_sparse = gm20b_mm_support_sparse,
 		.gmmu_map = gk20a_locked_gmmu_map,
 		.gmmu_unmap = gk20a_locked_gmmu_unmap,
 		.vm_bind_channel = gk20a_vm_bind_channel,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/vgpu/gp10b/vgpu_hal_gp10b.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/vgpu/gp10b/vgpu_hal_gp10b.c
index b0c7acfb5..bde0b043c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/vgpu/gp10b/vgpu_hal_gp10b.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/vgpu/gp10b/vgpu_hal_gp10b.c
@@ -462,8 +462,6 @@ static const struct gpu_ops vgpu_gp10b_ops = {
 	},
 #endif /* CONFIG_GK20A_CTXSW_TRACE */
 	.mm = {
-		/* FIXME: add support for sparse mappings */
-		.support_sparse = NULL,
 		.gmmu_map = vgpu_gp10b_locked_gmmu_map,
 		.gmmu_unmap = vgpu_locked_gmmu_unmap,
 		.vm_bind_channel = vgpu_vm_bind_channel,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/vgpu/gv11b/vgpu_hal_gv11b.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/vgpu/gv11b/vgpu_hal_gv11b.c
index 8c5bf8d83..746cbe9a1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/vgpu/gv11b/vgpu_hal_gv11b.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/vgpu/gv11b/vgpu_hal_gv11b.c
@@ -540,8 +540,6 @@ static const struct gpu_ops vgpu_gv11b_ops = {
 	},
 #endif /* CONFIG_GK20A_CTXSW_TRACE */
 	.mm = {
-		/* FIXME: add support for sparse mappings */
-		.support_sparse = NULL,
 		.gmmu_map = vgpu_gp10b_locked_gmmu_map,
 		.gmmu_unmap = vgpu_locked_gmmu_unmap,
 		.vm_bind_channel = vgpu_vm_bind_channel,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/vgpu/vgpu.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/vgpu/vgpu.c
index e6d3386d7..d43f4e680 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/vgpu/vgpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/vgpu/vgpu.c
@@ -285,10 +285,10 @@ void vgpu_init_gpu_characteristics(struct gk20a *g)
 
 	gk20a_init_gpu_characteristics(g);
 
-	nvgpu_set_enabled(g, NVGPU_SUPPORT_MAP_BUFFER_BATCH, false);
-
 	/* features vgpu does not support */
+	nvgpu_set_enabled(g, NVGPU_SUPPORT_MAP_BUFFER_BATCH, false);
 	nvgpu_set_enabled(g, NVGPU_SUPPORT_RESCHEDULE_RUNLIST, false);
+	nvgpu_set_enabled(g, NVGPU_SUPPORT_SPARSE_ALLOCS, false);
 }
 
 int vgpu_read_ptimer(struct gk20a *g, u64 *value)