diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c
index 1ef0be338b856c7ce3e03539d2a83792668b70a4..b445b50a5dc4f67e1acdb78ba990d0afeddd5b1d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ static int exynos_dp_bridge_attach(struct analogix_dp_plat_data *plat_data,
 	struct exynos_dp_device *dp = to_dp(plat_data);
 	int ret;
 
-	drm_connector_register(connector);
 	dp->connector = connector;
 
 	/* Pre-empt DP connector creation if there's a bridge */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dpi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dpi.c
index ad6b73c7fc59725e4aa3a3e77246ad348e993a1a..3aab71a485ba1dd1c19529756c3c3d8d31f6f067 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dpi.c
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ static int exynos_dpi_create_connector(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	}
 
 	drm_connector_helper_add(connector, &exynos_dpi_connector_helper_funcs);
-	drm_connector_register(connector);
 	drm_mode_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
index 035d02ecffcdcffee4847f3e1823c2419b4883dd..497714c8e9708f4fc3e87ecd19d66c08ef2affef 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
@@ -40,118 +40,6 @@
 
 static struct device *exynos_drm_get_dma_device(void);
 
-static int exynos_drm_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
-{
-	struct exynos_drm_private *private;
-	struct drm_encoder *encoder;
-	unsigned int clone_mask;
-	int cnt, ret;
-
-	private = kzalloc(sizeof(struct exynos_drm_private), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!private)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	init_waitqueue_head(&private->wait);
-	spin_lock_init(&private->lock);
-
-	dev_set_drvdata(dev->dev, dev);
-	dev->dev_private = (void *)private;
-
-	/* the first real CRTC device is used for all dma mapping operations */
-	private->dma_dev = exynos_drm_get_dma_device();
-	if (!private->dma_dev) {
-		DRM_ERROR("no device found for DMA mapping operations.\n");
-		ret = -ENODEV;
-		goto err_free_private;
-	}
-	DRM_INFO("Exynos DRM: using %s device for DMA mapping operations\n",
-		 dev_name(private->dma_dev));
-
-	/* create common IOMMU mapping for all devices attached to Exynos DRM */
-	ret = drm_create_iommu_mapping(dev);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		DRM_ERROR("failed to create iommu mapping.\n");
-		goto err_free_private;
-	}
-
-	drm_mode_config_init(dev);
-
-	exynos_drm_mode_config_init(dev);
-
-	/* setup possible_clones. */
-	cnt = 0;
-	clone_mask = 0;
-	list_for_each_entry(encoder, &dev->mode_config.encoder_list, head)
-		clone_mask |= (1 << (cnt++));
-
-	list_for_each_entry(encoder, &dev->mode_config.encoder_list, head)
-		encoder->possible_clones = clone_mask;
-
-	platform_set_drvdata(dev->platformdev, dev);
-
-	/* Try to bind all sub drivers. */
-	ret = component_bind_all(dev->dev, dev);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_mode_config_cleanup;
-
-	ret = drm_vblank_init(dev, dev->mode_config.num_crtc);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_unbind_all;
-
-	/* Probe non kms sub drivers and virtual display driver. */
-	ret = exynos_drm_device_subdrv_probe(dev);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_cleanup_vblank;
-
-	drm_mode_config_reset(dev);
-
-	/*
-	 * enable drm irq mode.
-	 * - with irq_enabled = true, we can use the vblank feature.
-	 *
-	 * P.S. note that we wouldn't use drm irq handler but
-	 *	just specific driver own one instead because
-	 *	drm framework supports only one irq handler.
-	 */
-	dev->irq_enabled = true;
-
-	/* init kms poll for handling hpd */
-	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(dev);
-
-	/* force connectors detection */
-	drm_helper_hpd_irq_event(dev);
-
-	return 0;
-
-err_cleanup_vblank:
-	drm_vblank_cleanup(dev);
-err_unbind_all:
-	component_unbind_all(dev->dev, dev);
-err_mode_config_cleanup:
-	drm_mode_config_cleanup(dev);
-	drm_release_iommu_mapping(dev);
-err_free_private:
-	kfree(private);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static void exynos_drm_unload(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	exynos_drm_device_subdrv_remove(dev);
-
-	exynos_drm_fbdev_fini(dev);
-	drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(dev);
-
-	drm_vblank_cleanup(dev);
-	component_unbind_all(dev->dev, dev);
-	drm_mode_config_cleanup(dev);
-	drm_release_iommu_mapping(dev);
-
-	kfree(dev->dev_private);
-	dev->dev_private = NULL;
-}
-
 int exynos_atomic_check(struct drm_device *dev,
 			struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 {
@@ -257,8 +145,6 @@ static const struct file_operations exynos_drm_driver_fops = {
 static struct drm_driver exynos_drm_driver = {
 	.driver_features	= DRIVER_MODESET | DRIVER_GEM | DRIVER_PRIME
 				  | DRIVER_ATOMIC | DRIVER_RENDER,
-	.load			= exynos_drm_load,
-	.unload			= exynos_drm_unload,
 	.open			= exynos_drm_open,
 	.preclose		= exynos_drm_preclose,
 	.lastclose		= exynos_drm_lastclose,
@@ -436,12 +322,135 @@ static struct component_match *exynos_drm_match_add(struct device *dev)
 
 static int exynos_drm_bind(struct device *dev)
 {
-	return drm_platform_init(&exynos_drm_driver, to_platform_device(dev));
+	struct exynos_drm_private *private;
+	struct drm_encoder *encoder;
+	struct drm_device *drm;
+	unsigned int clone_mask;
+	int cnt, ret;
+
+	drm = drm_dev_alloc(&exynos_drm_driver, dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(drm))
+		return PTR_ERR(drm);
+
+	private = kzalloc(sizeof(struct exynos_drm_private), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!private) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_free_drm;
+	}
+
+	init_waitqueue_head(&private->wait);
+	spin_lock_init(&private->lock);
+
+	dev_set_drvdata(dev, drm);
+	drm->dev_private = (void *)private;
+
+	/* the first real CRTC device is used for all dma mapping operations */
+	private->dma_dev = exynos_drm_get_dma_device();
+	if (!private->dma_dev) {
+		DRM_ERROR("no device found for DMA mapping operations.\n");
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto err_free_private;
+	}
+	DRM_INFO("Exynos DRM: using %s device for DMA mapping operations\n",
+		 dev_name(private->dma_dev));
+
+	/* create common IOMMU mapping for all devices attached to Exynos DRM */
+	ret = drm_create_iommu_mapping(drm);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		DRM_ERROR("failed to create iommu mapping.\n");
+		goto err_free_private;
+	}
+
+	drm_mode_config_init(drm);
+
+	exynos_drm_mode_config_init(drm);
+
+	/* setup possible_clones. */
+	cnt = 0;
+	clone_mask = 0;
+	list_for_each_entry(encoder, &drm->mode_config.encoder_list, head)
+		clone_mask |= (1 << (cnt++));
+
+	list_for_each_entry(encoder, &drm->mode_config.encoder_list, head)
+		encoder->possible_clones = clone_mask;
+
+	/* Try to bind all sub drivers. */
+	ret = component_bind_all(drm->dev, drm);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_mode_config_cleanup;
+
+	ret = drm_vblank_init(drm, drm->mode_config.num_crtc);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_unbind_all;
+
+	/* Probe non kms sub drivers and virtual display driver. */
+	ret = exynos_drm_device_subdrv_probe(drm);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_cleanup_vblank;
+
+	drm_mode_config_reset(drm);
+
+	/*
+	 * enable drm irq mode.
+	 * - with irq_enabled = true, we can use the vblank feature.
+	 *
+	 * P.S. note that we wouldn't use drm irq handler but
+	 *	just specific driver own one instead because
+	 *	drm framework supports only one irq handler.
+	 */
+	drm->irq_enabled = true;
+
+	/* init kms poll for handling hpd */
+	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(drm);
+
+	/* force connectors detection */
+	drm_helper_hpd_irq_event(drm);
+
+	/* register the DRM device */
+	ret = drm_dev_register(drm, 0);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err_cleanup_fbdev;
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_cleanup_fbdev:
+	exynos_drm_fbdev_fini(drm);
+	drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(drm);
+	exynos_drm_device_subdrv_remove(drm);
+err_cleanup_vblank:
+	drm_vblank_cleanup(drm);
+err_unbind_all:
+	component_unbind_all(drm->dev, drm);
+err_mode_config_cleanup:
+	drm_mode_config_cleanup(drm);
+	drm_release_iommu_mapping(drm);
+err_free_private:
+	kfree(private);
+err_free_drm:
+	drm_dev_unref(drm);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void exynos_drm_unbind(struct device *dev)
 {
-	drm_put_dev(dev_get_drvdata(dev));
+	struct drm_device *drm = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	drm_dev_unregister(drm);
+
+	exynos_drm_device_subdrv_remove(drm);
+
+	exynos_drm_fbdev_fini(drm);
+	drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(drm);
+
+	component_unbind_all(drm->dev, drm);
+	drm_mode_config_cleanup(drm);
+	drm_release_iommu_mapping(drm);
+
+	kfree(drm->dev_private);
+	drm->dev_private = NULL;
+
+	drm_dev_unref(drm);
 }
 
 static const struct component_master_ops exynos_drm_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dsi.c
index 812e2ec0761d0b2b6ad17c71c99a37995e09ca51..43a45abc524f1d1a19279dcb30c251e1f581bc3a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dsi.c
@@ -1587,7 +1587,6 @@ static int exynos_dsi_create_connector(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	}
 
 	drm_connector_helper_add(connector, &exynos_dsi_connector_helper_funcs);
-	drm_connector_register(connector);
 	drm_mode_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fbdev.c
index bcdb2720b68e70caa59faf9b53a2930833e930c1..114ba4073524b4356abefb626fd91dd29a1ccd42 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fbdev.c
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ static int exynos_drm_fbdev_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 	struct exynos_drm_gem *exynos_gem;
 	struct drm_device *dev = helper->dev;
 	struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 mode_cmd = { 0 };
-	struct platform_device *pdev = dev->platformdev;
 	unsigned long size;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ static int exynos_drm_fbdev_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 	 * memory area.
 	 */
 	if (IS_ERR(exynos_gem) && is_drm_iommu_supported(dev)) {
-		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "contiguous FB allocation failed, falling back to non-contiguous\n");
+		dev_warn(dev->dev, "contiguous FB allocation failed, falling back to non-contiguous\n");
 		exynos_gem = exynos_drm_gem_create(dev, EXYNOS_BO_NONCONTIG,
 						   size);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_vidi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_vidi.c
index 57fe514d5c5bf9adc9f423d9f46a51e25aedfa46..6bbb0ea8a6af7d10fecb647bd56f25c5bf871ff2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_vidi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_vidi.c
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ static int vidi_create_connector(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	}
 
 	drm_connector_helper_add(connector, &vidi_connector_helper_funcs);
-	drm_connector_register(connector);
 	drm_mode_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_hdmi.c
index 88ccc0469316b191d75f87de57ccad301dc42145..74f725067140ad25c0ecc4e2ab036cbac3ea7388 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_hdmi.c
@@ -921,7 +921,6 @@ static int hdmi_create_connector(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	}
 
 	drm_connector_helper_add(connector, &hdmi_connector_helper_funcs);
-	drm_connector_register(connector);
 	drm_mode_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder);
 
 	if (hdata->bridge) {