diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/display.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/display.h
index 8c3688b45f3de852aee7a9342623b40c3ff6594a..0022f6c878c11c360fdbc9b2c6eac9fab075e04a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/display.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/display.h
@@ -431,14 +431,11 @@ struct omap_dss_device {
 		enum omap_panel_config config;
 
 		u8 recommended_bpp;
-
-		struct omap_dss_device *ctrl;
 	} panel;
 
 	struct {
 		u8 pixel_size;
 		struct rfbi_timings rfbi_timings;
-		struct omap_dss_device *panel;
 	} ctrl;
 
 	int reset_gpio;
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c
index 72547dfc56b8cb22b6a93dbaf97660612b539ebd..967cbda1fd72ab1aef46ff0e3f25a0cf3c952652 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c
@@ -771,11 +771,8 @@ static int dss_driver_probe(struct device *dev)
 
 	dss_init_device(core.pdev, dssdev);
 
-	/* skip this if the device is behind a ctrl */
-	if (!dssdev->panel.ctrl) {
-		force = pdata->default_device == dssdev;
-		dss_recheck_connections(dssdev, force);
-	}
+	force = pdata->default_device == dssdev;
+	dss_recheck_connections(dssdev, force);
 
 	r = dssdrv->probe(dssdev);
 
@@ -861,8 +858,6 @@ static void omap_dss_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 int omap_dss_register_device(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 {
 	static int dev_num;
-	static int panel_num;
-	int r;
 
 	WARN_ON(!dssdev->driver_name);
 
@@ -871,36 +866,12 @@ int omap_dss_register_device(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 	dssdev->dev.parent = &dss_bus;
 	dssdev->dev.release = omap_dss_dev_release;
 	dev_set_name(&dssdev->dev, "display%d", dev_num++);
-	r = device_register(&dssdev->dev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
-	if (dssdev->ctrl.panel) {
-		struct omap_dss_device *panel = dssdev->ctrl.panel;
-
-		panel->panel.ctrl = dssdev;
-
-		reset_device(&panel->dev, 1);
-		panel->dev.bus = &dss_bus_type;
-		panel->dev.parent = &dssdev->dev;
-		panel->dev.release = omap_dss_dev_release;
-		dev_set_name(&panel->dev, "panel%d", panel_num++);
-		r = device_register(&panel->dev);
-		if (r)
-			return r;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	return device_register(&dssdev->dev);
 }
 
 void omap_dss_unregister_device(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 {
 	device_unregister(&dssdev->dev);
-
-	if (dssdev->ctrl.panel) {
-		struct omap_dss_device *panel = dssdev->ctrl.panel;
-		device_unregister(&panel->dev);
-	}
 }
 
 /* BUS */
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/display.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/display.c
index 3b92b84b95607086f856d0c8314dfb8d8a883b0b..3f345b8cbcb08eb06ba13e56070b386999c0042e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/display.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/display.c
@@ -591,10 +591,6 @@ struct omap_dss_device *omap_dss_get_next_device(struct omap_dss_device *from)
 
 	int match(struct device *dev, void *data)
 	{
-		/* skip panels connected to controllers */
-		if (to_dss_device(dev)->panel.ctrl)
-			return 0;
-
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -626,45 +622,21 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(omap_dss_find_device);
 
 int omap_dss_start_device(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 {
-	int r;
-
 	if (!dssdev->driver) {
 		DSSDBG("no driver\n");
-		r = -ENODEV;
-		goto err0;
-	}
-
-	if (dssdev->ctrl.panel && !dssdev->ctrl.panel->driver) {
-		DSSDBG("no panel driver\n");
-		r = -ENODEV;
-		goto err0;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	if (!try_module_get(dssdev->dev.driver->owner)) {
-		r = -ENODEV;
-		goto err0;
-	}
-
-	if (dssdev->ctrl.panel) {
-		if (!try_module_get(dssdev->ctrl.panel->dev.driver->owner)) {
-			r = -ENODEV;
-			goto err1;
-		}
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
-err1:
-	module_put(dssdev->dev.driver->owner);
-err0:
-	return r;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(omap_dss_start_device);
 
 void omap_dss_stop_device(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 {
-	if (dssdev->ctrl.panel)
-		module_put(dssdev->ctrl.panel->dev.driver->owner);
-
 	module_put(dssdev->dev.driver->owner);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(omap_dss_stop_device);