diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/display.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/display.c
index 5bd957e85505465990301d4a78abf4dd2f8e05a4..5f09d503d61965c111f814c4b624fcee76ee2eb9 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/display.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/display.c
@@ -142,7 +142,11 @@ static ssize_t display_timings_store(struct device *dev,
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
+	dssdev->driver->disable(dssdev);
 	dssdev->driver->set_timings(dssdev, &t);
+	r = dssdev->driver->enable(dssdev);
+	if (r)
+		return r;
 
 	return size;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dpi.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dpi.c
index 99b9851f84290e5980495b07067900793b5be6cc..5ccce9b69e428fd555508bccbd2c5bddc0da64b3 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dpi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dpi.c
@@ -277,26 +277,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(omapdss_dpi_display_disable);
 void omapdss_dpi_set_timings(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 		struct omap_video_timings *timings)
 {
-	int r;
-
 	DSSDBG("dpi_set_timings\n");
 
 	mutex_lock(&dpi.lock);
 
 	dpi.timings = *timings;
 
-	if (dssdev->state == OMAP_DSS_DISPLAY_ACTIVE) {
-		r = dispc_runtime_get();
-		if (r)
-			return;
-
-		dpi_set_mode(dssdev);
-
-		dispc_runtime_put();
-	} else {
-		dss_mgr_set_timings(dssdev->manager, timings);
-	}
-
 	mutex_unlock(&dpi.lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(omapdss_dpi_set_timings);
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/hdmi.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/hdmi.c
index ccfc677c910ab42bfc23f8211a811f7ccb6eaeb3..83f18458a406658385ff32b9c453da5b4abda11c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/hdmi.c
@@ -632,18 +632,6 @@ void omapdss_hdmi_display_set_timing(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 	if (t != NULL)
 		hdmi.ip_data.cfg = *t;
 
-	if (dssdev->state == OMAP_DSS_DISPLAY_ACTIVE) {
-		int r;
-
-		hdmi_power_off(dssdev);
-
-		r = hdmi_power_on(dssdev);
-		if (r)
-			DSSERR("failed to power on device\n");
-	} else {
-		dss_mgr_set_timings(dssdev->manager, &t->timings);
-	}
-
 	mutex_unlock(&hdmi.lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/sdi.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/sdi.c
index 3bf1bfe2958536e2072c9a86ec8242a3ff0c56fe..c87e07ebb16da2f8da845a8bf8f2764862fa6bbb 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/sdi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/sdi.c
@@ -152,17 +152,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(omapdss_sdi_display_disable);
 void omapdss_sdi_set_timings(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 		struct omap_video_timings *timings)
 {
-	int r;
-
 	sdi.timings = *timings;
-
-	if (dssdev->state == OMAP_DSS_DISPLAY_ACTIVE) {
-		omapdss_sdi_display_disable(dssdev);
-
-		r = omapdss_sdi_display_enable(dssdev);
-		if (r)
-			DSSERR("failed to set new timings\n");
-	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(omapdss_sdi_set_timings);
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/venc.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/venc.c
index 45252cf034b36191cb3f41b3274bb29e0bad33b4..17b31029a7934adbabb473a578078a0d80cee797 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/venc.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/venc.c
@@ -564,19 +564,6 @@ void omapdss_venc_set_timings(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 
 	venc.timings = *timings;
 
-	if (dssdev->state == OMAP_DSS_DISPLAY_ACTIVE) {
-		int r;
-
-		/* turn the venc off and on to get new timings to use */
-		venc_power_off(dssdev);
-
-		r = venc_power_on(dssdev);
-		if (r)
-			DSSERR("failed to power on VENC\n");
-	} else {
-		dss_mgr_set_timings(dssdev->manager, timings);
-	}
-
 	mutex_unlock(&venc.venc_lock);
 }