diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.c
index 7dc11ea4c6e42bfc371c07526419893a8badc7b9..de2ce5632b9476634eaf858247de74812724d9c7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.c
@@ -2883,19 +2883,13 @@ intel_hdmi_connector_register(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void intel_hdmi_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
+static void intel_hdmi_connector_unregister(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
 	struct cec_notifier *n = intel_attached_hdmi(to_intel_connector(connector))->cec_notifier;
 
 	cec_notifier_conn_unregister(n);
 
-	intel_connector_destroy(connector);
-}
-
-static void intel_hdmi_connector_unregister(struct drm_connector *connector)
-{
 	intel_hdmi_remove_i2c_symlink(connector);
-
 	intel_connector_unregister(connector);
 }
 
@@ -2907,7 +2901,7 @@ static const struct drm_connector_funcs intel_hdmi_connector_funcs = {
 	.atomic_set_property = intel_digital_connector_atomic_set_property,
 	.late_register = intel_hdmi_connector_register,
 	.early_unregister = intel_hdmi_connector_unregister,
-	.destroy = intel_hdmi_destroy,
+	.destroy = intel_connector_destroy,
 	.atomic_destroy_state = drm_atomic_helper_connector_destroy_state,
 	.atomic_duplicate_state = intel_digital_connector_duplicate_state,
 };