diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper_internal.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper_internal.h
index 25ce42e799952c6776d6d76bec0b81de446c3cbb..61e09f8a8d0ff07d15da3e7ea378602208adc972 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper_internal.h
@@ -32,16 +32,6 @@
 #include <drm/drm_encoder.h>
 #include <drm/drm_modes.h>
 
-/* drm_fb_helper.c */
-#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION
-int drm_fb_helper_modinit(void);
-#else
-static inline int drm_fb_helper_modinit(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
 /* drm_dp_aux_dev.c */
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRM_DP_AUX_CHARDEV
 int drm_dp_aux_dev_init(void);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
index a74ee23685b69f5e8e2d48a96fae26bf014fcf96..136091d8ccd482bb89bd3ead20b9361173551135 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
@@ -2275,24 +2275,3 @@ void drm_fbdev_generic_setup(struct drm_device *dev,
 	drm_client_register(&fb_helper->client);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fbdev_generic_setup);
-
-/* The Kconfig DRM_KMS_HELPER selects FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE (if !EXPERT)
- * but the module doesn't depend on any fb console symbols.  At least
- * attempt to load fbcon to avoid leaving the system without a usable console.
- */
-int __init drm_fb_helper_modinit(void)
-{
-#if defined(CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_MODULE) && !defined(CONFIG_EXPERT)
-	const char name[] = "fbcon";
-	struct module *fbcon;
-
-	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
-	fbcon = find_module(name);
-	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
-
-	if (!fbcon)
-		request_module_nowait(name);
-#endif
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_modinit);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_kms_helper_common.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_kms_helper_common.c
index 221a8528c9937a7b01ba0d8d5b6fdf778f1dfcf3..f933da1656eb52f23b379e9637b8ea16ac77eef9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_kms_helper_common.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_kms_helper_common.c
@@ -64,19 +64,18 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(edid_firmware,
 
 static int __init drm_kms_helper_init(void)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	/* Call init functions from specific kms helpers here */
-	ret = drm_fb_helper_modinit();
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
-
-	ret = drm_dp_aux_dev_init();
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
-
-out:
-	return ret;
+	/*
+	 * The Kconfig DRM_KMS_HELPER selects FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE (if !EXPERT)
+	 * but the module doesn't depend on any fb console symbols.  At least
+	 * attempt to load fbcon to avoid leaving the system without a usable
+	 * console.
+	 */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION) &&
+	    IS_MODULE(CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE) &&
+	    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EXPERT))
+		request_module_nowait("fbcon");
+
+	return drm_dp_aux_dev_init();
 }
 
 static void __exit drm_kms_helper_exit(void)