diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/Kconfig
index 0dca8f27169e..e43b326e9147 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config DRM_MXSFB
 	select DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
 	select DRM_KMS_CMA_HELPER
 	select DRM_PANEL
+	select DRM_PANEL_BRIDGE
 	help
 	  Choose this option if you have an i.MX23/i.MX28/i.MX6SX MXSFB
 	  LCD controller.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/Makefile
index ff6e358088fa..811584e54ad1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-mxsfb-y := mxsfb_drv.o mxsfb_crtc.o mxsfb_out.o
+mxsfb-y := mxsfb_drv.o mxsfb_crtc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_MXSFB)	+= mxsfb.o
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.c
index 2e6068d96034..cffc70257bd3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <drm/drm_gem_framebuffer_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_irq.h>
 #include <drm/drm_of.h>
-#include <drm/drm_panel.h>
 #include <drm/drm_probe_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_vblank.h>
@@ -100,29 +99,11 @@ static void mxsfb_pipe_enable(struct drm_simple_display_pipe *pipe,
 			      struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state,
 			      struct drm_plane_state *plane_state)
 {
-	struct drm_connector *connector;
 	struct mxsfb_drm_private *mxsfb = drm_pipe_to_mxsfb_drm_private(pipe);
 	struct drm_device *drm = pipe->plane.dev;
 
-	if (!mxsfb->connector) {
-		list_for_each_entry(connector,
-				    &drm->mode_config.connector_list,
-				    head)
-			if (connector->encoder == &mxsfb->pipe.encoder) {
-				mxsfb->connector = connector;
-				break;
-			}
-	}
-
-	if (!mxsfb->connector) {
-		dev_warn(drm->dev, "No connector attached, using default\n");
-		mxsfb->connector = &mxsfb->panel_connector;
-	}
-
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(drm->dev);
-	drm_panel_prepare(mxsfb->panel);
 	mxsfb_crtc_enable(mxsfb);
-	drm_panel_enable(mxsfb->panel);
 }
 
 static void mxsfb_pipe_disable(struct drm_simple_display_pipe *pipe)
@@ -132,9 +113,7 @@ static void mxsfb_pipe_disable(struct drm_simple_display_pipe *pipe)
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc = &pipe->crtc;
 	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *event;
 
-	drm_panel_disable(mxsfb->panel);
 	mxsfb_crtc_disable(mxsfb);
-	drm_panel_unprepare(mxsfb->panel);
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(drm->dev);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&drm->event_lock);
@@ -144,9 +123,6 @@ static void mxsfb_pipe_disable(struct drm_simple_display_pipe *pipe)
 		drm_crtc_send_vblank_event(crtc, event);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&drm->event_lock);
-
-	if (mxsfb->connector != &mxsfb->panel_connector)
-		mxsfb->connector = NULL;
 }
 
 static void mxsfb_pipe_update(struct drm_simple_display_pipe *pipe,
@@ -190,6 +166,48 @@ static struct drm_simple_display_pipe_funcs mxsfb_funcs = {
 	.disable_vblank	= mxsfb_pipe_disable_vblank,
 };
 
+static int mxsfb_attach_bridge(struct mxsfb_drm_private *mxsfb)
+{
+	struct drm_device *drm = mxsfb->drm;
+	struct drm_connector_list_iter iter;
+	struct drm_panel *panel;
+	struct drm_bridge *bridge;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = drm_of_find_panel_or_bridge(drm->dev->of_node, 0, 0, &panel,
+					  &bridge);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (panel) {
+		bridge = devm_drm_panel_bridge_add(drm->dev, panel);
+		if (IS_ERR(bridge))
+			return PTR_ERR(bridge);
+	}
+
+	if (!bridge)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	ret = drm_simple_display_pipe_attach_bridge(&mxsfb->pipe, bridge);
+	if (ret) {
+		DRM_DEV_ERROR(drm->dev,
+			      "failed to attach bridge: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	mxsfb->bridge = bridge;
+
+	/*
+	 * Get hold of the connector. This is a bit of a hack, until the bridge
+	 * API gives us bus flags and formats.
+	 */
+	drm_connector_list_iter_begin(drm, &iter);
+	mxsfb->connector = drm_connector_list_iter_next(&iter);
+	drm_connector_list_iter_end(&iter);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int mxsfb_load(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned long flags)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(drm->dev);
@@ -201,6 +219,7 @@ static int mxsfb_load(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned long flags)
 	if (!mxsfb)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	mxsfb->drm = drm;
 	drm->dev_private = mxsfb;
 	mxsfb->devdata = &mxsfb_devdata[pdev->id_entry->driver_data];
 
@@ -236,41 +255,17 @@ static int mxsfb_load(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned long flags)
 	/* Modeset init */
 	drm_mode_config_init(drm);
 
-	ret = mxsfb_create_output(drm);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(drm->dev, "Failed to create outputs\n");
-		goto err_vblank;
-	}
-
 	ret = drm_simple_display_pipe_init(drm, &mxsfb->pipe, &mxsfb_funcs,
-			mxsfb_formats, ARRAY_SIZE(mxsfb_formats), NULL,
-			mxsfb->connector);
+			mxsfb_formats, ARRAY_SIZE(mxsfb_formats), NULL, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(drm->dev, "Cannot setup simple display pipe\n");
 		goto err_vblank;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Attach panel only if there is one.
-	 * If there is no panel attach, it must be a bridge. In this case, we
-	 * need a reference to its connector for a proper initialization.
-	 * We will do this check in pipe->enable(), since the connector won't
-	 * be attached to an encoder until then.
-	 */
-
-	if (mxsfb->panel) {
-		ret = drm_panel_attach(mxsfb->panel, mxsfb->connector);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(drm->dev, "Cannot connect panel: %d\n", ret);
-			goto err_vblank;
-		}
-	} else if (mxsfb->bridge) {
-		ret = drm_simple_display_pipe_attach_bridge(&mxsfb->pipe,
-							    mxsfb->bridge);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(drm->dev, "Cannot connect bridge: %d\n", ret);
-			goto err_vblank;
-		}
+	ret = mxsfb_attach_bridge(mxsfb);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(drm->dev, "Cannot connect bridge: %d\n", ret);
+		goto err_vblank;
 	}
 
 	drm->mode_config.min_width	= MXSFB_MIN_XRES;
@@ -288,7 +283,7 @@ static int mxsfb_load(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned long flags)
 
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(drm->dev, "Failed to install IRQ handler\n");
-		goto err_irq;
+		goto err_vblank;
 	}
 
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(drm);
@@ -299,8 +294,6 @@ static int mxsfb_load(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned long flags)
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_irq:
-	drm_panel_detach(mxsfb->panel);
 err_vblank:
 	pm_runtime_disable(drm->dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.h
index 0b65b5194a9c..0e3e5a63bbf9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #ifndef __MXSFB_DRV_H__
 #define __MXSFB_DRV_H__
 
+struct drm_device;
+
 struct mxsfb_devdata {
 	unsigned int	 transfer_count;
 	unsigned int	 cur_buf;
@@ -26,10 +28,9 @@ struct mxsfb_drm_private {
 	struct clk			*clk_axi;
 	struct clk			*clk_disp_axi;
 
+	struct drm_device		*drm;
 	struct drm_simple_display_pipe	pipe;
-	struct drm_connector		panel_connector;
 	struct drm_connector		*connector;
-	struct drm_panel		*panel;
 	struct drm_bridge		*bridge;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_out.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_out.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 9eca1605d11d..000000000000
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_out.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2016 Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>
- */
-
-#include <linux/of_graph.h>
-
-#include <drm/drm_atomic.h>
-#include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
-#include <drm/drm_crtc.h>
-#include <drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.h>
-#include <drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.h>
-#include <drm/drm_of.h>
-#include <drm/drm_panel.h>
-#include <drm/drm_plane_helper.h>
-#include <drm/drm_probe_helper.h>
-#include <drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h>
-
-#include "mxsfb_drv.h"
-
-static struct mxsfb_drm_private *
-drm_connector_to_mxsfb_drm_private(struct drm_connector *connector)
-{
-	return container_of(connector, struct mxsfb_drm_private,
-			    panel_connector);
-}
-
-static int mxsfb_panel_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
-{
-	struct mxsfb_drm_private *mxsfb =
-			drm_connector_to_mxsfb_drm_private(connector);
-
-	if (mxsfb->panel)
-		return drm_panel_get_modes(mxsfb->panel, connector);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static const struct
-drm_connector_helper_funcs mxsfb_panel_connector_helper_funcs = {
-	.get_modes = mxsfb_panel_get_modes,
-};
-
-static enum drm_connector_status
-mxsfb_panel_connector_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
-{
-	struct mxsfb_drm_private *mxsfb =
-			drm_connector_to_mxsfb_drm_private(connector);
-
-	if (mxsfb->panel)
-		return connector_status_connected;
-
-	return connector_status_disconnected;
-}
-
-static void mxsfb_panel_connector_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
-{
-	struct mxsfb_drm_private *mxsfb =
-			drm_connector_to_mxsfb_drm_private(connector);
-
-	if (mxsfb->panel)
-		drm_panel_detach(mxsfb->panel);
-
-	drm_connector_unregister(connector);
-	drm_connector_cleanup(connector);
-}
-
-static const struct drm_connector_funcs mxsfb_panel_connector_funcs = {
-	.detect			= mxsfb_panel_connector_detect,
-	.fill_modes		= drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes,
-	.destroy		= mxsfb_panel_connector_destroy,
-	.reset			= drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset,
-	.atomic_duplicate_state	= drm_atomic_helper_connector_duplicate_state,
-	.atomic_destroy_state	= drm_atomic_helper_connector_destroy_state,
-};
-
-int mxsfb_create_output(struct drm_device *drm)
-{
-	struct mxsfb_drm_private *mxsfb = drm->dev_private;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = drm_of_find_panel_or_bridge(drm->dev->of_node, 0, 0,
-					  &mxsfb->panel, &mxsfb->bridge);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	if (mxsfb->panel) {
-		mxsfb->connector = &mxsfb->panel_connector;
-		mxsfb->connector->dpms = DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF;
-		mxsfb->connector->polled = 0;
-		drm_connector_helper_add(mxsfb->connector,
-					 &mxsfb_panel_connector_helper_funcs);
-		ret = drm_connector_init(drm, mxsfb->connector,
-					 &mxsfb_panel_connector_funcs,
-					 DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_Unknown);
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-}
