diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_topology.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
index f8cd094efa3c..06c91c5b7f7c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
@@ -3572,8 +3572,7 @@ static int drm_dp_send_up_ack_reply(struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,
 }
 
 /**
- * drm_dp_get_vc_payload_bw - get the VC payload BW for an MST link
- * @mgr: The &drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr to use
+ * drm_dp_get_vc_payload_bw - get the VC payload BW for an MTP link
  * @link_rate: link rate in 10kbits/s units
  * @link_lane_count: lane count
  *
@@ -3584,17 +3583,12 @@ static int drm_dp_send_up_ack_reply(struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,
  *
  * Returns the BW / timeslot value in 20.12 fixed point format.
  */
-fixed20_12 drm_dp_get_vc_payload_bw(const struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,
-				    int link_rate, int link_lane_count)
+fixed20_12 drm_dp_get_vc_payload_bw(int link_rate, int link_lane_count)
 {
 	int ch_coding_efficiency =
 		drm_dp_bw_channel_coding_efficiency(drm_dp_is_uhbr_rate(link_rate));
 	fixed20_12 ret;
 
-	if (link_rate == 0 || link_lane_count == 0)
-		drm_dbg_kms(mgr->dev, "invalid link rate/lane count: (%d / %d)\n",
-			    link_rate, link_lane_count);
-
 	/* See DP v2.0 2.6.4.2, 2.7.6.3 VCPayload_Bandwidth_for_OneTimeSlotPer_MTP_Allocation */
 	ret.full = DIV_ROUND_DOWN_ULL(mul_u32_u32(link_rate * link_lane_count,
 						  ch_coding_efficiency),
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_mst.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_mst.c
index 708fe93d8b06..163a009e51b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_mst.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_mst.c
@@ -244,8 +244,7 @@ static int mst_stream_find_vcpi_slots_for_bpp(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 		crtc_state->fec_enable = !intel_dp_is_uhbr(crtc_state);
 	}
 
-	mst_state->pbn_div = drm_dp_get_vc_payload_bw(&intel_dp->mst_mgr,
-						      crtc_state->port_clock,
+	mst_state->pbn_div = drm_dp_get_vc_payload_bw(crtc_state->port_clock,
 						      crtc_state->lane_count);
 
 	max_dpt_bpp = intel_dp_mst_max_dpt_bpp(crtc_state, dsc);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
index 8097249612bc..62d72b7a8d04 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
@@ -992,8 +992,7 @@ nv50_msto_atomic_check(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 	if (!mst_state->pbn_div.full) {
 		struct nouveau_encoder *outp = mstc->mstm->outp;
 
-		mst_state->pbn_div = drm_dp_get_vc_payload_bw(&mstm->mgr,
-							      outp->dp.link_bw, outp->dp.link_nr);
+		mst_state->pbn_div = drm_dp_get_vc_payload_bw(outp->dp.link_bw, outp->dp.link_nr);
 	}
 
 	slots = drm_dp_atomic_find_time_slots(state, &mstm->mgr, mstc->port, asyh->dp.pbn);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_dp_mst_helper_test.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_dp_mst_helper_test.c
index 89cd9e4f4d32..ad29593d28cf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_dp_mst_helper_test.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_dp_mst_helper_test.c
@@ -199,10 +199,8 @@ static const struct drm_dp_mst_calc_pbn_div_test drm_dp_mst_calc_pbn_div_dp1_4_c
 static void drm_test_dp_mst_calc_pbn_div(struct kunit *test)
 {
 	const struct drm_dp_mst_calc_pbn_div_test *params = test->param_value;
-	/* mgr->dev is only needed by drm_dbg_kms(), but it's not called for the test cases. */
-	struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr = test->priv;
 
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, drm_dp_get_vc_payload_bw(mgr, params->link_rate, params->lane_count).full,
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, drm_dp_get_vc_payload_bw(params->link_rate, params->lane_count).full,
 			params->expected.full);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_helper.h b/include/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_helper.h
index a80ba457a858..e39de161c938 100644
--- a/include/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_helper.h
@@ -867,8 +867,7 @@ struct edid *drm_dp_mst_get_edid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 				 struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,
 				 struct drm_dp_mst_port *port);
 
-fixed20_12 drm_dp_get_vc_payload_bw(const struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,
-				    int link_rate, int link_lane_count);
+fixed20_12 drm_dp_get_vc_payload_bw(int link_rate, int link_lane_count);
 
 int drm_dp_calc_pbn_mode(int clock, int bpp);
 
