diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 64f059c5e9aca21ce0ece456e75d89f9c235f646..37400ecf4c9596b231a88220b015f028c24b7e9e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -6372,10 +6372,6 @@ static void intel_connector_check_state(struct intel_connector *connector)
 			      connector->base.base.id,
 			      connector->base.name);
 
-		/* there is no real hw state for MST connectors */
-		if (connector->mst_port)
-			return;
-
 		I915_STATE_WARN(connector->base.dpms == DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF,
 		     "wrong connector dpms state\n");
 		I915_STATE_WARN(connector->base.encoder != &encoder->base,
@@ -12748,13 +12744,6 @@ check_encoder_state(struct drm_device *dev)
 					encoder->base.crtc,
 			     "connector's crtc doesn't match encoder crtc\n");
 		}
-		/*
-		 * for MST connectors if we unplug the connector is gone
-		 * away but the encoder is still connected to a crtc
-		 * until a modeset happens in response to the hotplug.
-		 */
-		if (!enabled && encoder->base.encoder_type == DRM_MODE_ENCODER_DPMST)
-			continue;
 
 		I915_STATE_WARN(!!encoder->base.crtc != enabled,
 		     "encoder's enabled state mismatch "
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c
index 585f0a45b3f1cf0cb53603c9204f9c271eb06df1..5e75d6f8ba8c7dc6c93ef589d04bb8e0d8494452 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c
@@ -453,9 +453,20 @@ static void intel_dp_destroy_mst_connector(struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,
 {
 	struct intel_connector *intel_connector = to_intel_connector(connector);
 	struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
+
 	/* need to nuke the connector */
 	drm_modeset_lock_all(dev);
-	intel_connector_dpms(connector, DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF);
+	if (connector->state->crtc) {
+		struct drm_mode_set set;
+		int ret;
+
+		memset(&set, 0, sizeof(set));
+		set.crtc = connector->state->crtc,
+
+		ret = drm_atomic_helper_set_config(&set);
+
+		WARN(ret, "Disabling mst crtc failed with %i\n", ret);
+	}
 	drm_modeset_unlock_all(dev);
 
 	intel_connector->unregister(intel_connector);