diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c
index 1fec0c71b4d95a12baf8acc06c4fc58cbb910d1b..58ba14966d4f1128ec396da03db01370033f6212 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c
@@ -408,8 +408,6 @@ static struct drm_encoder *intel_mst_atomic_best_encoder(struct drm_connector *c
 	struct intel_dp *intel_dp = intel_connector->mst_port;
 	struct intel_crtc *crtc = to_intel_crtc(state->crtc);
 
-	if (!READ_ONCE(connector->registered))
-		return NULL;
 	return &intel_dp->mst_encoders[crtc->pipe]->base.base;
 }