diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/displays/panel-dsi-cm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/displays/panel-dsi-cm.c
index 05974059f231..b505bfd221fc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/displays/panel-dsi-cm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/displays/panel-dsi-cm.c
@@ -769,19 +769,12 @@ static int dsicm_connect(struct omap_dss_device *src,
 	struct device *dev = &ddata->pdev->dev;
 	int r;
 
-	r = src->ops->dsi.request_vc(src, &ddata->channel);
+	r = src->ops->dsi.request_vc(src, ddata->channel);
 	if (r) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to get virtual channel\n");
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	r = src->ops->dsi.set_vc_id(src, ddata->channel, TCH);
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to set VC_ID\n");
-		src->ops->dsi.release_vc(src, ddata->channel);
-		return r;
-	}
-
 	ddata->src = src;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1216,6 +1209,8 @@ static int dsicm_probe_of(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct display_timing timing;
 	int err;
 
+	ddata->channel = TCH;
+
 	ddata->reset_gpio = devm_gpiod_get(&pdev->dev, "reset", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
 	if (IS_ERR(ddata->reset_gpio)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(ddata->reset_gpio);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.c
index de4ec6055490..4d55e7c9cd65 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.c
@@ -350,7 +350,6 @@ struct dsi_data {
 		struct omap_dss_device *dssdev;
 		enum fifo_size tx_fifo_size;
 		enum fifo_size rx_fifo_size;
-		int vc_id;
 	} vc[4];
 
 	struct mutex lock;
@@ -2579,7 +2578,7 @@ static inline void dsi_vc_write_long_header(struct dsi_data *dsi, int channel,
 
 	WARN_ON(!dsi_bus_is_locked(dsi));
 
-	data_id = data_type | dsi->vc[channel].vc_id << 6;
+	data_id = data_type | channel << 6;
 
 	val = FLD_VAL(data_id, 7, 0) | FLD_VAL(len, 23, 8) |
 		FLD_VAL(ecc, 31, 24);
@@ -2683,7 +2682,7 @@ static int dsi_vc_send_short(struct dsi_data *dsi, int channel, u8 data_type,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	data_id = data_type | dsi->vc[channel].vc_id << 6;
+	data_id = data_type | channel << 6;
 
 	r = (data_id << 0) | (data << 8) | (ecc << 24);
 
@@ -4783,45 +4782,19 @@ static enum omap_channel dsi_get_channel(struct dsi_data *dsi)
 	}
 }
 
-static int dsi_request_vc(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, int *channel)
+static int dsi_request_vc(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, int channel)
 {
 	struct dsi_data *dsi = to_dsi_data(dssdev);
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(dsi->vc); i++) {
-		if (!dsi->vc[i].dssdev) {
-			dsi->vc[i].dssdev = dssdev;
-			*channel = i;
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
 
-	DSSERR("cannot get VC for display %s", dssdev->name);
-	return -ENOSPC;
-}
-
-static int dsi_set_vc_id(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, int channel, int vc_id)
-{
-	struct dsi_data *dsi = to_dsi_data(dssdev);
-
-	if (vc_id < 0 || vc_id > 3) {
-		DSSERR("VC ID out of range\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	if (channel < 0 || channel > 3) {
-		DSSERR("Virtual Channel out of range\n");
+	if (channel < 0 || channel > 3)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
-	if (dsi->vc[channel].dssdev != dssdev) {
-		DSSERR("Virtual Channel not allocated to display %s\n",
-			dssdev->name);
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (dsi->vc[channel].dssdev) {
+		DSSERR("cannot get VC for display %s", dssdev->name);
+		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	dsi->vc[channel].vc_id = vc_id;
-
+	dsi->vc[channel].dssdev = dssdev;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4832,7 +4805,6 @@ static void dsi_release_vc(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, int channel)
 	if ((channel >= 0 && channel <= 3) &&
 		dsi->vc[channel].dssdev == dssdev) {
 		dsi->vc[channel].dssdev = NULL;
-		dsi->vc[channel].vc_id = 0;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -4937,7 +4909,6 @@ static const struct omap_dss_device_ops dsi_ops = {
 		.enable_te = dsi_enable_te,
 
 		.request_vc = dsi_request_vc,
-		.set_vc_id = dsi_set_vc_id,
 		.release_vc = dsi_release_vc,
 
 		.transfer = omap_dsi_transfer,
@@ -5393,7 +5364,6 @@ static int dsi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(dsi->vc); i++) {
 		dsi->vc[i].source = DSI_VC_SOURCE_L4;
 		dsi->vc[i].dssdev = NULL;
-		dsi->vc[i].vc_id = 0;
 	}
 
 	r = dsi_get_clocks(dsi);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/omapdss.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/omapdss.h
index 79ae4073c35f..143ff346c311 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/omapdss.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/omapdss.h
@@ -308,9 +308,7 @@ struct omapdss_dsi_ops {
 	void (*disable_video_output)(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 			int channel);
 
-	int (*request_vc)(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, int *channel);
-	int (*set_vc_id)(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, int channel,
-			int vc_id);
+	int (*request_vc)(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, int channel);
 	void (*release_vc)(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, int channel);
 
 	/* data transfer */
