diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.c
index 527c7b2474da..4bdcce8f1d84 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.c
@@ -967,14 +967,10 @@ static int sun6i_dsi_attach(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
 
 	if (IS_ERR(panel))
 		return PTR_ERR(panel);
-	if (!dsi->drm || !dsi->drm->registered)
-		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 
 	dsi->panel = panel;
 	dsi->device = device;
 
-	drm_kms_helper_hotplug_event(dsi->drm);
-
 	dev_info(host->dev, "Attached device %s\n", device->name);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -988,8 +984,6 @@ static int sun6i_dsi_detach(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
 	dsi->panel = NULL;
 	dsi->device = NULL;
 
-	drm_kms_helper_hotplug_event(dsi->drm);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1077,8 +1071,6 @@ static int sun6i_dsi_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 
 	drm_connector_attach_encoder(&dsi->connector, &dsi->encoder);
 
-	dsi->drm = drm;
-
 	return 0;
 
 err_cleanup_connector:
@@ -1091,7 +1083,7 @@ static void sun6i_dsi_unbind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 {
 	struct sun6i_dsi *dsi = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	dsi->drm = NULL;
+	drm_encoder_cleanup(&dsi->encoder);
 }
 
 static const struct component_ops sun6i_dsi_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.h
index c863900ae3b4..61e88ea6044d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ struct sun6i_dsi {
 
 	struct device		*dev;
 	struct mipi_dsi_device	*device;
-	struct drm_device	*drm;
 	struct drm_panel	*panel;
 };