diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_dpi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_dpi.c
index 9817dbfa4ac315b76538b9dc2bace8a86b8a9419..dba1114297e45c26b2d26ec475c90cb7a48af153 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_dpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_dpi.c
@@ -208,14 +208,6 @@ static int vc4_dpi_connector_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct drm_encoder *
-vc4_dpi_connector_best_encoder(struct drm_connector *connector)
-{
-	struct vc4_dpi_connector *dpi_connector =
-		to_vc4_dpi_connector(connector);
-	return dpi_connector->encoder;
-}
-
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs vc4_dpi_connector_funcs = {
 	.dpms = drm_atomic_helper_connector_dpms,
 	.detect = vc4_dpi_connector_detect,
@@ -228,7 +220,6 @@ static const struct drm_connector_funcs vc4_dpi_connector_funcs = {
 
 static const struct drm_connector_helper_funcs vc4_dpi_connector_helper_funcs = {
 	.get_modes = vc4_dpi_connector_get_modes,
-	.best_encoder = vc4_dpi_connector_best_encoder,
 };
 
 static struct drm_connector *vc4_dpi_connector_init(struct drm_device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
index fd2644d231ff867a4409840eba7f8234a4a1faba..68df91c3f8600c0cb30afc904cf3af55729c3466 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
@@ -208,14 +208,6 @@ static int vc4_hdmi_connector_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct drm_encoder *
-vc4_hdmi_connector_best_encoder(struct drm_connector *connector)
-{
-	struct vc4_hdmi_connector *hdmi_connector =
-		to_vc4_hdmi_connector(connector);
-	return hdmi_connector->encoder;
-}
-
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs vc4_hdmi_connector_funcs = {
 	.dpms = drm_atomic_helper_connector_dpms,
 	.detect = vc4_hdmi_connector_detect,
@@ -228,7 +220,6 @@ static const struct drm_connector_funcs vc4_hdmi_connector_funcs = {
 
 static const struct drm_connector_helper_funcs vc4_hdmi_connector_helper_funcs = {
 	.get_modes = vc4_hdmi_connector_get_modes,
-	.best_encoder = vc4_hdmi_connector_best_encoder,
 };
 
 static struct drm_connector *vc4_hdmi_connector_init(struct drm_device *dev,