diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 387eb2d4a8ab6d58b78446d3a9cb9a69666325ab..da52f9cdc5df9fac5d6617422f94acfa5fde9bf8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1408,7 +1408,6 @@ struct intel_vbt_data {
 		bool present;
 		bool active_low_pwm;
 		u8 min_brightness;	/* min_brightness/255 of max */
-		u8 controller;		/* brightness controller number */
 	} backlight;
 
 	/* MIPI DSI */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_bios.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_bios.c
index 65b1fbc5eb57a788ee19833a7582b40de18fab13..3f178258d9f9ce679044d2775b66359297d68623 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_bios.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_bios.c
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ parse_lfp_backlight(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, struct bdb_header *bdb)
 {
 	const struct bdb_lfp_backlight_data *backlight_data;
 	const struct bdb_lfp_backlight_data_entry *entry;
-	const struct bdb_lfp_backlight_control_data *bl_ctrl_data;
 
 	backlight_data = find_section(bdb, BDB_LVDS_BACKLIGHT);
 	if (!backlight_data)
@@ -327,7 +326,6 @@ parse_lfp_backlight(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, struct bdb_header *bdb)
 	}
 
 	entry = &backlight_data->data[panel_type];
-	bl_ctrl_data = &backlight_data->blc_ctl[panel_type];
 
 	dev_priv->vbt.backlight.present = entry->type == BDB_BACKLIGHT_TYPE_PWM;
 	if (!dev_priv->vbt.backlight.present) {
@@ -339,30 +337,12 @@ parse_lfp_backlight(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, struct bdb_header *bdb)
 	dev_priv->vbt.backlight.pwm_freq_hz = entry->pwm_freq_hz;
 	dev_priv->vbt.backlight.active_low_pwm = entry->active_low_pwm;
 	dev_priv->vbt.backlight.min_brightness = entry->min_brightness;
-
-	dev_priv->vbt.backlight.controller = 0;
-	if (bdb->version >= 191) {
-		dev_priv->vbt.backlight.present =
-				bl_ctrl_data->pin == BLC_CONTROL_PIN_DDI;
-		if (!dev_priv->vbt.backlight.present) {
-			DRM_DEBUG_KMS("BL control pin is not DDI (pin %u)\n",
-					bl_ctrl_data->pin);
-			return;
-		}
-		if (bl_ctrl_data->controller == 1)
-			dev_priv->vbt.backlight.controller =
-				bl_ctrl_data->controller;
-	}
-
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("VBT backlight PWM modulation frequency %u Hz, "
 		      "active %s, min brightness %u, level %u\n",
 		      dev_priv->vbt.backlight.pwm_freq_hz,
 		      dev_priv->vbt.backlight.active_low_pwm ? "low" : "high",
 		      dev_priv->vbt.backlight.min_brightness,
 		      backlight_data->level[panel_type]);
-
-	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("VBT BL controller %u\n",
-		dev_priv->vbt.backlight.controller);
 }
 
 /* Try to find sdvo panel data */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_bios.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_bios.h
index 9a7202e5caf45aedc30165224d1487e66b4e5975..a6a8710f665f5c8b37c28fd3b62ad7d0593a00b4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_bios.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_bios.h
@@ -402,21 +402,10 @@ struct bdb_lfp_backlight_data_entry {
 	u8 obsolete3;
 } __packed;
 
-#define BLC_CONTROL_PIN_PMIC		0
-#define BLC_CONTROL_PIN_LPSS_PWM	1
-#define BLC_CONTROL_PIN_DDI		2
-#define BLC_CONTROL_PIN_CABC		3
-
-struct bdb_lfp_backlight_control_data {
-	u8 controller:4;
-	u8 pin:4;
-} __packed;
-
 struct bdb_lfp_backlight_data {
 	u8 entry_size;
 	struct bdb_lfp_backlight_data_entry data[16];
 	u8 level[16];
-	struct bdb_lfp_backlight_control_data blc_ctl[16];
 } __packed;
 
 struct aimdb_header {