diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.c
index edae21197fc6c8fdbf4a9c1e2dd9b481eb2f3587..cd84d8514d48c2f5e6055ade7a7d73b707659c1e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.c
@@ -1261,31 +1261,23 @@ static u32 tegra_dc_get_vblank_counter(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 static int tegra_dc_enable_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct tegra_dc *dc = to_tegra_dc(crtc);
-	unsigned long value, flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dc->lock, flags);
+	u32 value;
 
 	value = tegra_dc_readl(dc, DC_CMD_INT_MASK);
 	value |= VBLANK_INT;
 	tegra_dc_writel(dc, value, DC_CMD_INT_MASK);
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dc->lock, flags);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void tegra_dc_disable_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct tegra_dc *dc = to_tegra_dc(crtc);
-	unsigned long value, flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dc->lock, flags);
+	u32 value;
 
 	value = tegra_dc_readl(dc, DC_CMD_INT_MASK);
 	value &= ~VBLANK_INT;
 	tegra_dc_writel(dc, value, DC_CMD_INT_MASK);
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dc->lock, flags);
 }
 
 static const struct drm_crtc_funcs tegra_crtc_funcs = {
@@ -2033,7 +2025,6 @@ static int tegra_dc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	dc->soc = of_device_get_match_data(&pdev->dev);
 
-	spin_lock_init(&dc->lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dc->list);
 	dc->dev = &pdev->dev;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.h
index d680027fa272fcfbaffe562f3c5f39b14043fd07..7dd02f07244f957f3c388d7bbbd52ff4e13a5c96 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ struct tegra_dc {
 	struct host1x_client client;
 	struct host1x_syncpt *syncpt;
 	struct device *dev;
-	spinlock_t lock;
 
 	struct drm_crtc base;
 	unsigned int powergate;