diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi5.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi5.c
index 34174ea85a542e16784be578f0c5bd169385b70f..b2dd4c9f20d54660020f5587a459c61e85a7a189 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi5.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi5.c
@@ -284,10 +284,6 @@ static int hdmi_display_check_timing(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 {
 	struct omap_dss_device *out = &hdmi.output;
 
-	/* TODO: proper interlace support */
-	if (timings->interlace)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (!dispc_mgr_timings_ok(out->dispc_channel, timings))
 		return -EINVAL;