diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_connector.c
index 23b69d8..ca270e2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_connector.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ struct exynos_drm_connector {
 	struct drm_connector	drm_connector;
 	uint32_t		encoder_id;
 	struct exynos_drm_manager *manager;
-	uint32_t		dpms;
 };
 
 static int exynos_drm_connector_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
@@ -119,7 +118,8 @@ static int exynos_drm_connector_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-struct drm_encoder *exynos_drm_best_encoder(struct drm_connector *connector)
+static struct drm_encoder *exynos_drm_best_encoder(
+		struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
 	struct exynos_drm_connector *exynos_connector =
@@ -146,41 +146,6 @@ static struct drm_connector_helper_funcs exynos_connector_helper_funcs = {
 	.best_encoder	= exynos_drm_best_encoder,
 };
 
-void exynos_drm_display_power(struct drm_connector *connector, int mode)
-{
-	struct drm_encoder *encoder = exynos_drm_best_encoder(connector);
-	struct exynos_drm_connector *exynos_connector;
-	struct exynos_drm_manager *manager = exynos_drm_get_manager(encoder);
-	struct exynos_drm_display_ops *display_ops = manager->display_ops;
-
-	exynos_connector = to_exynos_connector(connector);
-
-	if (exynos_connector->dpms == mode) {
-		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("desired dpms mode is same as previous one.\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (display_ops && display_ops->power_on)
-		display_ops->power_on(manager->dev, mode);
-
-	exynos_connector->dpms = mode;
-}
-
-static void exynos_drm_connector_dpms(struct drm_connector *connector,
-					int mode)
-{
-	/*
-	 * in case that drm_crtc_helper_set_mode() is called,
-	 * encoder/crtc->funcs->dpms() will be just returned
-	 * because they already were DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON so only
-	 * exynos_drm_display_power() will be called.
-	 */
-	drm_helper_connector_dpms(connector, mode);
-
-	exynos_drm_display_power(connector, mode);
-
-}
-
 static int exynos_drm_connector_fill_modes(struct drm_connector *connector,
 				unsigned int max_width, unsigned int max_height)
 {
@@ -236,7 +201,7 @@ static void exynos_drm_connector_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
 }
 
 static struct drm_connector_funcs exynos_connector_funcs = {
-	.dpms		= exynos_drm_connector_dpms,
+	.dpms		= drm_helper_connector_dpms,
 	.fill_modes	= exynos_drm_connector_fill_modes,
 	.detect		= exynos_drm_connector_detect,
 	.destroy	= exynos_drm_connector_destroy,
@@ -281,7 +246,6 @@ struct drm_connector *exynos_drm_connector_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	exynos_connector->encoder_id = encoder->base.id;
 	exynos_connector->manager = manager;
-	exynos_connector->dpms = DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF;
 	connector->dpms = DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF;
 	connector->encoder = encoder;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_connector.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_connector.h
index 547c6b5..4eb20d7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_connector.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_connector.h
@@ -17,8 +17,4 @@
 struct drm_connector *exynos_drm_connector_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 						   struct drm_encoder *encoder);
 
-struct drm_encoder *exynos_drm_best_encoder(struct drm_connector *connector);
-
-void exynos_drm_display_power(struct drm_connector *connector, int mode);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_encoder.c
index 19ee84d..df4b2852 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_encoder.c
@@ -29,35 +29,19 @@
  * @manager: specific encoder has its own manager to control a hardware
  *	appropriately and we can access a hardware drawing on this manager.
  * @dpms: store the encoder dpms value.
- * @updated: indicate whether overlay data updating is needed or not.
  */
 struct exynos_drm_encoder {
 	struct drm_crtc			*old_crtc;
 	struct drm_encoder		drm_encoder;
 	struct exynos_drm_manager	*manager;
 	int				dpms;
-	bool				updated;
 };
 
-static void exynos_drm_connector_power(struct drm_encoder *encoder, int mode)
-{
-	struct drm_device *dev = encoder->dev;
-	struct drm_connector *connector;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(connector, &dev->mode_config.connector_list, head) {
-		if (exynos_drm_best_encoder(connector) == encoder) {
-			DRM_DEBUG_KMS("connector[%d] dpms[%d]\n",
-					connector->base.id, mode);
-
-			exynos_drm_display_power(connector, mode);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 static void exynos_drm_encoder_dpms(struct drm_encoder *encoder, int mode)
 {
-	struct drm_device *dev = encoder->dev;
+	struct exynos_drm_manager *manager = exynos_drm_get_manager(encoder);
 	struct exynos_drm_encoder *exynos_encoder = to_exynos_encoder(encoder);
+	struct exynos_drm_display_ops *display_ops = manager->display_ops;
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("encoder dpms: %d\n", mode);
 
@@ -66,26 +50,10 @@ static void exynos_drm_encoder_dpms(struct drm_encoder *encoder, int mode)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-
-	switch (mode) {
-	case DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON:
-		exynos_drm_connector_power(encoder, mode);
-		exynos_encoder->dpms = mode;
-		break;
-	case DRM_MODE_DPMS_STANDBY:
-	case DRM_MODE_DPMS_SUSPEND:
-	case DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF:
-		exynos_drm_connector_power(encoder, mode);
-		exynos_encoder->dpms = mode;
-		exynos_encoder->updated = false;
-		break;
-	default:
-		DRM_ERROR("unspecified mode %d\n", mode);
-		break;
-	}
+	if (display_ops && display_ops->power_on)
+		display_ops->power_on(manager->ctx, mode);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	exynos_encoder->dpms = mode;
 }
 
 static bool
@@ -191,14 +159,6 @@ static void exynos_drm_encoder_commit(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 		manager_ops->commit(manager);
 
 	/*
-	 * this will avoid one issue that overlay data is updated to
-	 * real hardware two times.
-	 * And this variable will be used to check if the data was
-	 * already updated or not by exynos_drm_encoder_dpms function.
-	 */
-	exynos_encoder->updated = true;
-
-	/*
 	 * In case of setcrtc, there is no way to update encoder's dpms
 	 * so update it here.
 	 */
