diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.c
index cc8b169b2223..b2aa07a09dcd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.c
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@
 #define REG_FLD_MOD(dsi, idx, val, start, end) \
 	dsi_write_reg(dsi, idx, FLD_MOD(dsi_read_reg(dsi, idx), val, start, end))
 
-static void dsi_set_ulps_auto(struct dsi_data *dsi, bool enable);
-
 static int dsi_init_dispc(struct dsi_data *dsi);
 static void dsi_uninit_dispc(struct dsi_data *dsi);
 
@@ -688,44 +686,6 @@ static int dsi_unregister_isr_vc(struct dsi_data *dsi, int vc,
 	return r;
 }
 
-static int dsi_register_isr_cio(struct dsi_data *dsi, omap_dsi_isr_t isr,
-				void *arg, u32 mask)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int r;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dsi->irq_lock, flags);
-
-	r = _dsi_register_isr(isr, arg, mask, dsi->isr_tables.isr_table_cio,
-			ARRAY_SIZE(dsi->isr_tables.isr_table_cio));
-
-	if (r == 0)
-		_omap_dsi_set_irqs_cio(dsi);
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dsi->irq_lock, flags);
-
-	return r;
-}
-
-static int dsi_unregister_isr_cio(struct dsi_data *dsi, omap_dsi_isr_t isr,
-				  void *arg, u32 mask)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int r;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dsi->irq_lock, flags);
-
-	r = _dsi_unregister_isr(isr, arg, mask, dsi->isr_tables.isr_table_cio,
-			ARRAY_SIZE(dsi->isr_tables.isr_table_cio));
-
-	if (r == 0)
-		_omap_dsi_set_irqs_cio(dsi);
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dsi->irq_lock, flags);
-
-	return r;
-}
-
 static u32 dsi_get_errors(struct dsi_data *dsi)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -1450,56 +1410,6 @@ static void dsi_cio_timings(struct dsi_data *dsi)
 	dsi_write_reg(dsi, DSI_DSIPHY_CFG2, r);
 }
 
-/* lane masks have lane 0 at lsb. mask_p for positive lines, n for negative */
-static void dsi_cio_enable_lane_override(struct dsi_data *dsi,
-					 unsigned int mask_p,
-					 unsigned int mask_n)
-{
-	int i;
-	u32 l;
-	u8 lptxscp_start = dsi->num_lanes_supported == 3 ? 22 : 26;
-
-	l = 0;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < dsi->num_lanes_supported; ++i) {
-		unsigned int p = dsi->lanes[i].polarity;
-
-		if (mask_p & (1 << i))
-			l |= 1 << (i * 2 + (p ? 0 : 1));
-
-		if (mask_n & (1 << i))
-			l |= 1 << (i * 2 + (p ? 1 : 0));
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Bits in REGLPTXSCPDAT4TO0DXDY:
-	 * 17: DY0 18: DX0
-	 * 19: DY1 20: DX1
-	 * 21: DY2 22: DX2
-	 * 23: DY3 24: DX3
-	 * 25: DY4 26: DX4
-	 */
-
-	/* Set the lane override configuration */
-
-	/* REGLPTXSCPDAT4TO0DXDY */
-	REG_FLD_MOD(dsi, DSI_DSIPHY_CFG10, l, lptxscp_start, 17);
-
-	/* Enable lane override */
-
-	/* ENLPTXSCPDAT */
-	REG_FLD_MOD(dsi, DSI_DSIPHY_CFG10, 1, 27, 27);
-}
-
-static void dsi_cio_disable_lane_override(struct dsi_data *dsi)
-{
-	/* Disable lane override */
-	REG_FLD_MOD(dsi, DSI_DSIPHY_CFG10, 0, 27, 27); /* ENLPTXSCPDAT */
-	/* Reset the lane override configuration */
-	/* REGLPTXSCPDAT4TO0DXDY */
-	REG_FLD_MOD(dsi, DSI_DSIPHY_CFG10, 0, 22, 17);
-}
-
 static int dsi_cio_wait_tx_clk_esc_reset(struct dsi_data *dsi)
 {
 	int t, i;
@@ -1674,32 +1584,6 @@ static int dsi_cio_init(struct dsi_data *dsi)
 	l = FLD_MOD(l, 0x1fff, 12, 0);	/* STOP_STATE_COUNTER_IO */
 	dsi_write_reg(dsi, DSI_TIMING1, l);
 
-	if (dsi->ulps_enabled) {
-		unsigned int mask_p;
-		int i;
-
-		DSSDBG("manual ulps exit\n");
-
-		/* ULPS is exited by Mark-1 state for 1ms, followed by
-		 * stop state. DSS HW cannot do this via the normal
-		 * ULPS exit sequence, as after reset the DSS HW thinks
-		 * that we are not in ULPS mode, and refuses to send the
-		 * sequence. So we need to send the ULPS exit sequence
-		 * manually by setting positive lines high and negative lines
-		 * low for 1ms.
-		 */
-
-		mask_p = 0;
-
-		for (i = 0; i < dsi->num_lanes_supported; ++i) {
-			if (dsi->lanes[i].function == DSI_LANE_UNUSED)
-				continue;
-			mask_p |= 1 << i;
-		}
-
-		dsi_cio_enable_lane_override(dsi, mask_p, 0);
-	}
-
 	r = dsi_cio_power(dsi, DSI_COMPLEXIO_POWER_ON);
 	if (r)
 		goto err_cio_pwr;
@@ -1718,17 +1602,6 @@ static int dsi_cio_init(struct dsi_data *dsi)
 	if (r)
 		goto err_tx_clk_esc_rst;
 
-	if (dsi->ulps_enabled) {
-		/* Keep Mark-1 state for 1ms (as per DSI spec) */
-		ktime_t wait = ns_to_ktime(1000 * 1000);
-		set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
-		schedule_hrtimeout(&wait, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
-
-		/* Disable the override. The lanes should be set to Mark-11
-		 * state by the HW */
-		dsi_cio_disable_lane_override(dsi);
-	}
-
 	/* FORCE_TX_STOP_MODE_IO */
 	REG_FLD_MOD(dsi, DSI_TIMING1, 0, 15, 15);
 
@@ -1739,8 +1612,6 @@ static int dsi_cio_init(struct dsi_data *dsi)
 		    !(dsi->dsidev->mode_flags & MIPI_DSI_CLOCK_NON_CONTINUOUS),
 		    13, 13);
 
-	dsi->ulps_enabled = false;
-
 	DSSDBG("CIO init done\n");
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1750,8 +1621,6 @@ static int dsi_cio_init(struct dsi_data *dsi)
 err_cio_pwr_dom:
 	dsi_cio_power(dsi, DSI_COMPLEXIO_POWER_OFF);
 err_cio_pwr:
-	if (dsi->ulps_enabled)
-		dsi_cio_disable_lane_override(dsi);
 err_scp_clk_dom:
 	dsi_disable_scp_clk(dsi);
 	dsi_disable_pads(dsi);
@@ -2522,99 +2391,6 @@ static int dsi_vc_generic_read(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, int vc,
 	return r;
 }
 
-static int dsi_enter_ulps(struct dsi_data *dsi)
-{
-	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(completion);
-	int r, i;
-	unsigned int mask;
-
-	DSSDBG("Entering ULPS");
-
-	WARN_ON(!dsi_bus_is_locked(dsi));
-
-	WARN_ON(dsi->ulps_enabled);
-
-	if (dsi->ulps_enabled)
-		return 0;
-
-	/* DDR_CLK_ALWAYS_ON */
-	if (REG_GET(dsi, DSI_CLK_CTRL, 13, 13)) {
-		dsi_if_enable(dsi, 0);
-		REG_FLD_MOD(dsi, DSI_CLK_CTRL, 0, 13, 13);
-		dsi_if_enable(dsi, 1);
-	}
-
-	dsi_sync_vc(dsi, 0);
-	dsi_sync_vc(dsi, 1);
-	dsi_sync_vc(dsi, 2);
-	dsi_sync_vc(dsi, 3);
-
-	dsi_force_tx_stop_mode_io(dsi);
-
-	dsi_vc_enable(dsi, 0, false);
-	dsi_vc_enable(dsi, 1, false);
-	dsi_vc_enable(dsi, 2, false);
-	dsi_vc_enable(dsi, 3, false);
-
-	if (REG_GET(dsi, DSI_COMPLEXIO_CFG2, 16, 16)) {	/* HS_BUSY */
-		DSSERR("HS busy when enabling ULPS\n");
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
-	if (REG_GET(dsi, DSI_COMPLEXIO_CFG2, 17, 17)) {	/* LP_BUSY */
-		DSSERR("LP busy when enabling ULPS\n");
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
-	r = dsi_register_isr_cio(dsi, dsi_completion_handler, &completion,
-			DSI_CIO_IRQ_ULPSACTIVENOT_ALL0);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
-	mask = 0;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < dsi->num_lanes_supported; ++i) {
-		if (dsi->lanes[i].function == DSI_LANE_UNUSED)
-			continue;
-		mask |= 1 << i;
-	}
-	/* Assert TxRequestEsc for data lanes and TxUlpsClk for clk lane */
-	/* LANEx_ULPS_SIG2 */
-	REG_FLD_MOD(dsi, DSI_COMPLEXIO_CFG2, mask, 9, 5);
-
-	/* flush posted write and wait for SCP interface to finish the write */
-	dsi_read_reg(dsi, DSI_COMPLEXIO_CFG2);
-
-	if (wait_for_completion_timeout(&completion,
-				msecs_to_jiffies(1000)) == 0) {
-		DSSERR("ULPS enable timeout\n");
-		r = -EIO;
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	dsi_unregister_isr_cio(dsi, dsi_completion_handler, &completion,
-			DSI_CIO_IRQ_ULPSACTIVENOT_ALL0);
-
-	/* Reset LANEx_ULPS_SIG2 */
-	REG_FLD_MOD(dsi, DSI_COMPLEXIO_CFG2, 0, 9, 5);
-
-	/* flush posted write and wait for SCP interface to finish the write */
-	dsi_read_reg(dsi, DSI_COMPLEXIO_CFG2);
-
-	dsi_cio_power(dsi, DSI_COMPLEXIO_POWER_ULPS);
-
-	dsi_if_enable(dsi, false);
-
-	dsi->ulps_enabled = true;
-
-	return 0;
-
-err:
-	dsi_unregister_isr_cio(dsi, dsi_completion_handler, &completion,
-			DSI_CIO_IRQ_ULPSACTIVENOT_ALL0);
-	return r;
-}
-
 static void dsi_set_lp_rx_timeout(struct dsi_data *dsi, unsigned int ticks,
 				  bool x4, bool x16)
 {
@@ -3397,7 +3173,6 @@ static void dsi_handle_framedone(struct dsi_data *dsi, int error)
 		REG_FLD_MOD(dsi, DSI_TIMING2, 1, 15, 15); /* LP_RX_TO */
 	}
 
-	dsi_set_ulps_auto(dsi, true);
 	dsi_bus_unlock(dsi);
 
 	if (!error)
@@ -3488,8 +3263,6 @@ static int dsi_update_channel(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, int vc)
 
 	DSSDBG("dsi_update_channel: %d", vc);
 
-	dsi_set_ulps_auto(dsi, false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Send NOP between the frames. If we don't send something here, the
 	 * updates stop working. This is probably related to DSI spec stating
@@ -3514,7 +3287,6 @@ static int dsi_update_channel(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, int vc)
 	return 0;
 
 err:
-	dsi_set_ulps_auto(dsi, true);
 	dsi_bus_unlock(dsi);
 	return r;
 }
@@ -3707,12 +3479,8 @@ static int dsi_init_dsi(struct dsi_data *dsi)
 	return r;
 }
 
-static void dsi_uninit_dsi(struct dsi_data *dsi, bool disconnect_lanes,
-				   bool enter_ulps)
+static void dsi_uninit_dsi(struct dsi_data *dsi)
 {
-	if (enter_ulps && !dsi->ulps_enabled)
-		dsi_enter_ulps(dsi);
-
 	/* disable interface */
 	dsi_if_enable(dsi, 0);
 	dsi_vc_enable(dsi, 0, 0);
@@ -3724,10 +3492,8 @@ static void dsi_uninit_dsi(struct dsi_data *dsi, bool disconnect_lanes,
 	dsi_cio_uninit(dsi);
 	dss_pll_disable(&dsi->pll);
 
-	if (disconnect_lanes) {
-		regulator_disable(dsi->vdds_dsi_reg);
-		dsi->vdds_dsi_enabled = false;
-	}
+	regulator_disable(dsi->vdds_dsi_reg);
+	dsi->vdds_dsi_enabled = false;
 }
 
 static void dsi_enable(struct dsi_data *dsi)
@@ -3759,8 +3525,7 @@ static void dsi_enable(struct dsi_data *dsi)
 	DSSDBG("dsi_enable FAILED\n");
 }
 
-static void dsi_disable(struct dsi_data *dsi,
-		bool disconnect_lanes, bool enter_ulps)
+static void dsi_disable(struct dsi_data *dsi)
 {
 	WARN_ON(!dsi_bus_is_locked(dsi));
 
@@ -3771,7 +3536,7 @@ static void dsi_disable(struct dsi_data *dsi,
 	dsi_sync_vc(dsi, 2);
 	dsi_sync_vc(dsi, 3);
 
-	dsi_uninit_dsi(dsi, disconnect_lanes, enter_ulps);
+	dsi_uninit_dsi(dsi);
 
 	dsi_runtime_put(dsi);
 
@@ -3792,42 +3557,6 @@ static int dsi_enable_te(struct dsi_data *dsi, bool enable)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void omap_dsi_ulps_work_callback(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct dsi_data *dsi = container_of(work, struct dsi_data,
-					    ulps_work.work);
-
-	dsi_bus_lock(dsi);
-
-	dsi_enable_te(dsi, false);
-
-	dsi_disable(dsi, false, true);
-
-	dsi_bus_unlock(dsi);
-}
-
-static void dsi_set_ulps_auto(struct dsi_data *dsi, bool enable)
-{
-	WARN_ON(!dsi_bus_is_locked(dsi));
-
-	if (!dsi->ulps_auto_idle)
-		return;
-
-	if (enable) {
-		schedule_delayed_work(&dsi->ulps_work, msecs_to_jiffies(250));
-	} else {
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dsi->ulps_work);
-
-		if (!dsi->ulps_enabled)
-			return;
-
-		dsi_bus_lock(dsi);
-		dsi_enable(dsi);
-		dsi_enable_te(dsi, true);
-		dsi_bus_unlock(dsi);
-	}
-}
-
 #ifdef PRINT_VERBOSE_VM_TIMINGS
 static void print_dsi_vm(const char *str,
 		const struct omap_dss_dsi_videomode_timings *t)
@@ -4499,13 +4228,10 @@ static ssize_t omap_dsi_host_transfer(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
 
 	dsi_bus_lock(dsi);
 
-	if (dsi->video_enabled) {
-		dsi_set_ulps_auto(dsi, false);
+	if (dsi->video_enabled)
 		r = _omap_dsi_host_transfer(dsi, vc, msg);
-		dsi_set_ulps_auto(dsi, true);
-	} else {
+	else
 		r = -EIO;
-	}
 
 	dsi_bus_unlock(dsi);
 
@@ -4647,9 +4373,6 @@ static int omap_dsi_host_attach(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
 	dsi->dsidev = client;
 	dsi->pix_fmt = client->format;
 
-	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&dsi->ulps_work,
-			     omap_dsi_ulps_work_callback);
-
 	dsi->config.hs_clk_min = 150000000; // TODO: get from client?
 	dsi->config.hs_clk_max = client->hs_rate;
 	dsi->config.lp_clk_min = 7000000; // TODO: get from client?
@@ -4662,8 +4385,6 @@ static int omap_dsi_host_attach(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
 	else
 		dsi->config.trans_mode = OMAP_DSS_DSI_EVENT_MODE;
 
-	dsi->ulps_auto_idle = false;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4918,8 +4639,6 @@ static void dsi_bridge_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
 
 	dsi->video_enabled = true;
 
-	dsi_set_ulps_auto(dsi, true);
-
 	dsi_bus_unlock(dsi);
 }
 
@@ -4934,7 +4653,7 @@ static void dsi_bridge_disable(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
 
 	dsi_disable_video_output(dssdev, VC_VIDEO);
 
-	dsi_disable(dsi, true, false);
+	dsi_disable(dsi);
 
 	dsi_bus_unlock(dsi);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.h
index 476069fda082..de9411067ba2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.h
@@ -394,12 +394,8 @@ struct dsi_data {
 	atomic_t do_ext_te_update;
 
 	bool te_enabled;
-	bool ulps_enabled;
-	bool ulps_auto_idle;
 	bool video_enabled;
 
-	struct delayed_work ulps_work;
-
 	struct delayed_work framedone_timeout_work;
 
 #ifdef DSI_CATCH_MISSING_TE
