diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
index 4fc38a7fc0bac761e80b24fed800404d413f7a2f..7b37874741f111897c68e3b4dade09ce1181dc1e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ int drm_fb_helper_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 		fb_helper->crtc_info[i].mode_set.crtc = crtc;
 		i++;
 	}
-	fb_helper->conn_limit = max_conn_count;
+
 	return 0;
 out_free:
 	drm_fb_helper_crtc_free(fb_helper);
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
index 6e3076ad646e99debaecdc315affe494b52f2f28..55e10d62eab051d7d74b07e56f67590b77d1330b 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ struct drm_fb_helper {
 	int connector_count;
 	struct drm_fb_helper_connector **connector_info;
 	struct drm_fb_helper_funcs *funcs;
-	int conn_limit;
 	struct fb_info *fbdev;
 	u32 pseudo_palette[17];
 	struct list_head kernel_fb_list;