diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_allocator.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_allocator.c
index 2569c4984ff..5796a2db4af 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_allocator.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_allocator.c
@@ -1451,15 +1451,13 @@ anv_device_alloc_bo(struct anv_device *device,
       ccs_size = align64(DIV_ROUND_UP(size, aux_ratio), 4096);
    }
 
-   uint32_t gem_handle;
+   const struct intel_memory_class_instance *regions[2];
+   uint32_t nregions = 0, flags = 0;
 
    /* If we have vram size, we have multiple memory regions and should choose
     * one of them.
     */
    if (anv_physical_device_has_vram(device->physical)) {
-      const struct intel_memory_class_instance *regions[2];
-      uint32_t nregions = 0;
-
       /* This always try to put the object in local memory. Here
        * vram_non_mappable & vram_mappable actually are the same region.
        */
@@ -1472,7 +1470,6 @@ anv_device_alloc_bo(struct anv_device *device,
        * This ensures that if the buffer cannot live in mappable local memory,
        * it can be spilled to system memory.
        */
-      uint32_t flags = 0;
       if (!(alloc_flags & ANV_BO_ALLOC_NO_LOCAL_MEM) &&
           ((alloc_flags & ANV_BO_ALLOC_MAPPED) ||
            (alloc_flags & ANV_BO_ALLOC_LOCAL_MEM_CPU_VISIBLE))) {
@@ -1480,13 +1477,12 @@ anv_device_alloc_bo(struct anv_device *device,
          if (device->physical->vram_non_mappable.size > 0)
             flags |= I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT_FLAG_NEEDS_CPU_ACCESS;
       }
-
-      gem_handle = anv_gem_create_regions(device, size + ccs_size,
-                                          flags, nregions, regions);
    } else {
-      gem_handle = anv_gem_create(device, size + ccs_size);
+      regions[nregions++] = device->physical->sys.region;
    }
 
+   uint32_t gem_handle = anv_gem_create_regions(device, size + ccs_size,
+                                                flags, nregions, regions);
    if (gem_handle == 0)
       return vk_error(device, VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DEVICE_MEMORY);
 
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_gem.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_gem.c
index 1892e4e35d5..f2151ac9c3f 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_gem.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_gem.c
@@ -32,27 +32,6 @@
 #include "anv_private.h"
 #include "common/intel_gem.h"
 
-/**
- * Wrapper around DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CREATE.
- *
- * Return gem handle, or 0 on failure. Gem handles are never 0.
- */
-uint32_t
-anv_gem_create(struct anv_device *device, uint64_t size)
-{
-   struct drm_i915_gem_create gem_create = {
-      .size = size,
-   };
-
-   int ret = intel_ioctl(device->fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CREATE, &gem_create);
-   if (ret != 0) {
-      /* FIXME: What do we do if this fails? */
-      return 0;
-   }
-
-   return gem_create.handle;
-}
-
 void
 anv_gem_close(struct anv_device *device, uint32_t gem_handle)
 {
@@ -68,8 +47,20 @@ anv_gem_create_regions(struct anv_device *device, uint64_t anv_bo_size,
                        uint32_t flags, uint32_t num_regions,
                        const struct intel_memory_class_instance **regions)
 {
-   struct drm_i915_gem_memory_class_instance i915_regions[2];
+   if (unlikely(!device->info->mem.use_class_instance)) {
+      assert(num_regions == 1 &&
+             device->physical->sys.region == regions[0] &&
+             flags == 0);
 
+      struct drm_i915_gem_create gem_create = {
+            .size = anv_bo_size,
+      };
+      if (intel_ioctl(device->fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CREATE, &gem_create))
+         return 0;
+      return gem_create.handle;
+   }
+
+   struct drm_i915_gem_memory_class_instance i915_regions[2];
    /* Check for invalid flags */
    assert((flags & ~I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT_FLAG_NEEDS_CPU_ACCESS) == 0);
    assert(num_regions <= ARRAY_SIZE(i915_regions));
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_gem_stubs.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_gem_stubs.c
index abc6efe2e4b..f82d9873cd2 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_gem_stubs.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_gem_stubs.c
@@ -27,8 +27,16 @@
 #include "util/anon_file.h"
 #include "anv_private.h"
 
+void
+anv_gem_close(struct anv_device *device, uint32_t gem_handle)
+{
+   close(gem_handle);
+}
+
 uint32_t
-anv_gem_create(struct anv_device *device, uint64_t size)
+anv_gem_create_regions(struct anv_device *device, uint64_t size,
+                       uint32_t flags, uint32_t num_regions,
+                       const struct intel_memory_class_instance **regions)
 {
    int fd = os_create_anonymous_file(size, "fake bo");
    if (fd == -1)
@@ -39,20 +47,6 @@ anv_gem_create(struct anv_device *device, uint64_t size)
    return fd;
 }
 
-void
-anv_gem_close(struct anv_device *device, uint32_t gem_handle)
-{
-   close(gem_handle);
-}
-
-uint32_t
-anv_gem_create_regions(struct anv_device *device, uint64_t anv_bo_size,
-                       uint32_t flags, uint32_t num_regions,
-                       const struct intel_memory_class_instance **regions)
-{
-   return 0;
-}
-
 void*
 anv_gem_mmap(struct anv_device *device, struct anv_bo *bo,
              uint64_t offset, uint64_t size, uint32_t flags)
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h
index 4c1a43aeafa..bf6d93f2dee 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h
@@ -1345,7 +1345,6 @@ VkResult anv_queue_submit_simple_batch(struct anv_queue *queue,
 void* anv_gem_mmap(struct anv_device *device, struct anv_bo *bo,
                    uint64_t offset, uint64_t size, uint32_t flags);
 void anv_gem_munmap(struct anv_device *device, void *p, uint64_t size);
-uint32_t anv_gem_create(struct anv_device *device, uint64_t size);
 void anv_gem_close(struct anv_device *device, uint32_t gem_handle);
 uint32_t anv_gem_create_regions(struct anv_device *device, uint64_t anv_bo_size,
                                 uint32_t flags, uint32_t num_regions,