diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_dvo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_dvo.c
index d439128e63090d5d15ddddc5960badf785cdce98..e2901667eceb92036f03968a58f421520de3c699 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_dvo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_dvo.c
@@ -377,20 +377,10 @@ static int sti_dvo_connector_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	return MODE_OK;
 }
 
-struct drm_encoder *sti_dvo_best_encoder(struct drm_connector *connector)
-{
-	struct sti_dvo_connector *dvo_connector
-		= to_sti_dvo_connector(connector);
-
-	/* Best encoder is the one associated during connector creation */
-	return dvo_connector->encoder;
-}
-
 static const
 struct drm_connector_helper_funcs sti_dvo_connector_helper_funcs = {
 	.get_modes = sti_dvo_connector_get_modes,
 	.mode_valid = sti_dvo_connector_mode_valid,
-	.best_encoder = sti_dvo_best_encoder,
 };
 
 static enum drm_connector_status
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_hda.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_hda.c
index 9f49c00f1a0285e462a4a4bdf07a941d1100751c..dcec5a8eda592e36b86a90d27f243665ed3adeee 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_hda.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_hda.c
@@ -669,20 +669,10 @@ static int sti_hda_connector_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	return MODE_OK;
 }
 
-struct drm_encoder *sti_hda_best_encoder(struct drm_connector *connector)
-{
-	struct sti_hda_connector *hda_connector
-		= to_sti_hda_connector(connector);
-
-	/* Best encoder is the one associated during connector creation */
-	return hda_connector->encoder;
-}
-
 static const
 struct drm_connector_helper_funcs sti_hda_connector_helper_funcs = {
 	.get_modes = sti_hda_connector_get_modes,
 	.mode_valid = sti_hda_connector_mode_valid,
-	.best_encoder = sti_hda_best_encoder,
 };
 
 static enum drm_connector_status
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_hdmi.c
index 85545ebf88d37b64dfa2f55b7bca9fe6b66fa437..36d9d6635784fb036d8aa23368d506cb1dd35575 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_hdmi.c
@@ -890,20 +890,10 @@ static int sti_hdmi_connector_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	return MODE_OK;
 }
 
-struct drm_encoder *sti_hdmi_best_encoder(struct drm_connector *connector)
-{
-	struct sti_hdmi_connector *hdmi_connector
-		= to_sti_hdmi_connector(connector);
-
-	/* Best encoder is the one associated during connector creation */
-	return hdmi_connector->encoder;
-}
-
 static const
 struct drm_connector_helper_funcs sti_hdmi_connector_helper_funcs = {
 	.get_modes = sti_hdmi_connector_get_modes,
 	.mode_valid = sti_hdmi_connector_mode_valid,
-	.best_encoder = sti_hdmi_best_encoder,
 };
 
 /* get detection status of display device */