diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
index 68e79f32e10019d994a56932ec80f25a924732ef..729dd1a3fe72d61ae18c96d1fc8f53f9a66ee1d7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
@@ -685,7 +685,6 @@ static void intel_crt_reset(struct drm_connector *connector)
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs crt_encoder_funcs = {
 	.mode_fixup = intel_crt_mode_fixup,
 	.mode_set = intel_crt_mode_set,
-	.disable = intel_encoder_noop,
 };
 
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs intel_crt_connector_funcs = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
index cedf4ab5ff16228debe97435f86bf694d6af87b2..a259e09eb6a8d6b544ecd0faff950e63903f23c3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
@@ -1481,7 +1481,6 @@ static const struct drm_encoder_funcs intel_ddi_funcs = {
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs intel_ddi_helper_funcs = {
 	.mode_fixup = intel_ddi_mode_fixup,
 	.mode_set = intel_ddi_mode_set,
-	.disable = intel_encoder_noop,
 };
 
 void intel_ddi_init(struct drm_device *dev, enum port port)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 0dfecaf599ffd82e3f1c0ddf7cc3765ddc885acd..24f2654338d2f1fc8b6d42fb3b3d1b68ac569684 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -3718,10 +3718,6 @@ void intel_crtc_update_dpms(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	intel_crtc_update_sarea(crtc, enable);
 }
 
-static void intel_crtc_noop(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
-{
-}
-
 static void intel_crtc_disable(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
@@ -3770,10 +3766,6 @@ void intel_modeset_disable(struct drm_device *dev)
 	}
 }
 
-void intel_encoder_noop(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
-{
-}
-
 void intel_encoder_destroy(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 {
 	struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder = to_intel_encoder(encoder);
@@ -7277,7 +7269,6 @@ static int intel_crtc_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 static struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs intel_helper_funcs = {
 	.mode_set_base_atomic = intel_pipe_set_base_atomic,
 	.load_lut = intel_crtc_load_lut,
-	.disable = intel_crtc_noop,
 };
 
 bool intel_encoder_check_is_cloned(struct intel_encoder *encoder)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index 56e408b2e3c8319566c653d05c1063ec323c1db7..13c1536a8bb2aec5a5db9f1fb12e7ac4ea3c0ab3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -2561,7 +2561,6 @@ void intel_dp_encoder_destroy(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs intel_dp_helper_funcs = {
 	.mode_fixup = intel_dp_mode_fixup,
 	.mode_set = intel_dp_mode_set,
-	.disable = intel_encoder_noop,
 };
 
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs intel_dp_connector_funcs = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index 13afb37d8deccb6c7f8b0a01556a7bde0053ea47..a2ec01c49f40a59c0973641d9fce0976e5c677a8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -521,7 +521,6 @@ extern void intel_modeset_disable(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void intel_crtc_restore_mode(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 extern void intel_crtc_load_lut(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 extern void intel_crtc_update_dpms(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
-extern void intel_encoder_noop(struct drm_encoder *encoder);
 extern void intel_encoder_destroy(struct drm_encoder *encoder);
 extern void intel_encoder_dpms(struct intel_encoder *encoder, int mode);
 extern bool intel_encoder_check_is_cloned(struct intel_encoder *encoder);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dvo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dvo.c
index 15da99533e5b627eb493c69745b399a8b2439e36..00e70dbe82da017fbfdf643d62df2c14bfbbe3a5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dvo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dvo.c
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ static void intel_dvo_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs intel_dvo_helper_funcs = {
 	.mode_fixup = intel_dvo_mode_fixup,
 	.mode_set = intel_dvo_mode_set,
-	.disable = intel_encoder_noop,
 };
 
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs intel_dvo_connector_funcs = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fb.c
index e67061249934fe35780a3c59c13c5b9e26d6303f..1c510da04d16446de1c8a514be03793c4eeff74b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fb.c
@@ -258,9 +258,6 @@ void intel_fbdev_initial_config(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 
-	/* disable all the possible outputs/crtcs before entering KMS mode */
-	drm_helper_disable_unused_functions(dev);
-
 	/* Due to peculiar init order wrt to hpd handling this is separate. */
 	drm_fb_helper_initial_config(&dev_priv->fbdev->helper, 32);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
index 5b4efd64c2f96cda58ad4ed0e34efa269bd6cd51..3883bed80faadc16be3a17b39be6a87f740e2c46 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
@@ -972,7 +972,6 @@ static void intel_hdmi_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs intel_hdmi_helper_funcs = {
 	.mode_fixup = intel_hdmi_mode_fixup,
 	.mode_set = intel_hdmi_mode_set,
-	.disable = intel_encoder_noop,
 };
 
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs intel_hdmi_connector_funcs = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
index 5e3f08e3fd8b3a7d67ef1927c5176009dd76cb64..feb43fd7debf981528093210d592cafe8347f03d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
@@ -656,7 +656,6 @@ static int intel_lvds_set_property(struct drm_connector *connector,
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs intel_lvds_helper_funcs = {
 	.mode_fixup = intel_lvds_mode_fixup,
 	.mode_set = intel_lvds_mode_set,
-	.disable = intel_encoder_noop,
 };
 
 static const struct drm_connector_helper_funcs intel_lvds_connector_helper_funcs = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
index f01063a2323ab64874f7f94b970dcd569ad68554..33b46d9694eafb9a4adb8a819c9b6348103855f2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
@@ -2043,7 +2043,6 @@ intel_sdvo_set_property(struct drm_connector *connector,
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs intel_sdvo_helper_funcs = {
 	.mode_fixup = intel_sdvo_mode_fixup,
 	.mode_set = intel_sdvo_mode_set,
-	.disable = intel_encoder_noop,
 };
 
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs intel_sdvo_connector_funcs = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
index 984a113c5d136770d340a84f0398f7c2b10e1b74..d808421c1c808e2b0f49480d73968ebae26d07ed 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
@@ -1487,7 +1487,6 @@ intel_tv_set_property(struct drm_connector *connector, struct drm_property *prop
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs intel_tv_helper_funcs = {
 	.mode_fixup = intel_tv_mode_fixup,
 	.mode_set = intel_tv_mode_set,
-	.disable = intel_encoder_noop,
 };
 
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs intel_tv_connector_funcs = {