diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-icore-mx8mp-ctouch2-of10.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-icore-mx8mp-ctouch2-of10.dts
index bf2d6132812e..d6d50abe73c9 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-icore-mx8mp-ctouch2-of10.dts
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-icore-mx8mp-ctouch2-of10.dts
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ panel {
 		data-mapping = "vesa-24";
 		status = "okay";
 		port {
-			backlight = <&backlight>;
 			panel_in_lvds0: endpoint {
 				remote-endpoint = <&ldb_lvds_ch0>;
 			};