diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index e2bea710614f72ed8fe9c7ce3bbd1460ffb09020..da704c6ee5cbf0ef9f756df5ad54365cdd3eb262 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -1188,7 +1188,6 @@ intel_dp_aux_fini(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 static int
 intel_dp_aux_init(struct intel_dp *intel_dp, struct intel_connector *connector)
 {
-	struct drm_device *dev = intel_dp_to_dev(intel_dp);
 	struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port = dp_to_dig_port(intel_dp);
 	enum port port = intel_dig_port->port;
 	int ret;
@@ -1199,7 +1198,7 @@ intel_dp_aux_init(struct intel_dp *intel_dp, struct intel_connector *connector)
 	if (!intel_dp->aux.name)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	intel_dp->aux.dev = dev->dev;
+	intel_dp->aux.dev = connector->base.kdev;
 	intel_dp->aux.transfer = intel_dp_aux_transfer;
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("registering %s bus for %s\n",
@@ -1214,16 +1213,6 @@ intel_dp_aux_init(struct intel_dp *intel_dp, struct intel_connector *connector)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = sysfs_create_link(&connector->base.kdev->kobj,
-				&intel_dp->aux.ddc.dev.kobj,
-				intel_dp->aux.ddc.dev.kobj.name);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		DRM_ERROR("sysfs_create_link() for %s failed (%d)\n",
-			  intel_dp->aux.name, ret);
-		intel_dp_aux_fini(intel_dp);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1232,9 +1221,7 @@ intel_dp_connector_unregister(struct intel_connector *intel_connector)
 {
 	struct intel_dp *intel_dp = intel_attached_dp(&intel_connector->base);
 
-	if (!intel_connector->mst_port)
-		sysfs_remove_link(&intel_connector->base.kdev->kobj,
-				  intel_dp->aux.ddc.dev.kobj.name);
+	intel_dp_aux_fini(intel_dp);
 	intel_connector_unregister(intel_connector);
 }
 
@@ -4868,7 +4855,6 @@ void intel_dp_encoder_destroy(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port = enc_to_dig_port(encoder);
 	struct intel_dp *intel_dp = &intel_dig_port->dp;
 
-	intel_dp_aux_fini(intel_dp);
 	intel_dp_mst_encoder_cleanup(intel_dig_port);
 	if (is_edp(intel_dp)) {
 		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&intel_dp->panel_vdd_work);