diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fb.c
index 929cb03a8eab15d6daee766016dc59070130a240..142eb4e3f59ea5501805cc56bed7cbef4106ae7b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fb.c
@@ -171,43 +171,6 @@ exynos_drm_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	return &exynos_fb->fb;
 }
 
-static u32 exynos_drm_format_num_buffers(struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd)
-{
-	unsigned int cnt = 0;
-
-	if (mode_cmd->pixel_format != DRM_FORMAT_NV12)
-		return drm_format_num_planes(mode_cmd->pixel_format);
-
-	while (cnt != MAX_FB_BUFFER) {
-		if (!mode_cmd->handles[cnt])
-			break;
-		cnt++;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * check if NV12 or NV12M.
-	 *
-	 * NV12
-	 * handles[0] = base1, offsets[0] = 0
-	 * handles[1] = base1, offsets[1] = Y_size
-	 *
-	 * NV12M
-	 * handles[0] = base1, offsets[0] = 0
-	 * handles[1] = base2, offsets[1] = 0
-	 */
-	if (cnt == 2) {
-		/*
-		 * in case of NV12 format, offsets[1] is not 0 and
-		 * handles[0] is same as handles[1].
-		 */
-		if (mode_cmd->offsets[1] &&
-			mode_cmd->handles[0] == mode_cmd->handles[1])
-			cnt = 1;
-	}
-
-	return cnt;
-}
-
 static struct drm_framebuffer *
 exynos_user_fb_create(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_priv,
 		      struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd)
@@ -230,7 +193,7 @@ exynos_user_fb_create(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_priv,
 
 	drm_helper_mode_fill_fb_struct(&exynos_fb->fb, mode_cmd);
 	exynos_fb->exynos_gem_obj[0] = to_exynos_gem_obj(obj);
-	exynos_fb->buf_cnt = exynos_drm_format_num_buffers(mode_cmd);
+	exynos_fb->buf_cnt = drm_format_num_planes(mode_cmd->pixel_format);
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("buf_cnt = %d\n", exynos_fb->buf_cnt);