diff --git a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-drm-core.c b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-drm-core.c
index 30d516cc76bb..7872d13689ea 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-drm-core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-drm-core.c
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ struct imx_drm_device {
 	struct drm_device			*drm;
 	struct device				*dev;
 	struct imx_drm_crtc			*crtc[MAX_CRTC];
-	struct list_head			encoder_list;
-	struct list_head			connector_list;
 	struct mutex				mutex;
 	int					pipes;
 	struct drm_fbdev_cma			*fbhelper;
@@ -56,24 +54,9 @@ struct imx_drm_crtc {
 	int					mux_id;
 };
 
-struct imx_drm_encoder {
-	struct drm_encoder			*encoder;
-	struct list_head			list;
-	struct module				*owner;
-	struct list_head			possible_crtcs;
-};
-
-struct imx_drm_connector {
-	struct drm_connector			*connector;
-	struct list_head			list;
-	struct module				*owner;
-};
-
 static int legacyfb_depth = 16;
 module_param(legacyfb_depth, int, 0444);
 
-static void imx_drm_device_put(void);
-
 int imx_drm_crtc_id(struct imx_drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	return crtc->pipe;
@@ -101,8 +84,6 @@ static int imx_drm_driver_unload(struct drm_device *drm)
 
 	component_unbind_all(drm->dev, drm);
 
-	imx_drm_device_put();
-
 	drm_vblank_cleanup(drm);
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(drm);
 	drm_mode_config_cleanup(drm);
@@ -234,135 +215,6 @@ static struct imx_drm_device *__imx_drm_device(void)
 	return imx_drm_device;
 }
 
-static struct drm_device *imx_drm_device_get(void)
-{
-	struct imx_drm_device *imxdrm = __imx_drm_device();
-	struct imx_drm_encoder *enc;
-	struct imx_drm_connector *con;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(enc, &imxdrm->encoder_list, list) {
-		if (!try_module_get(enc->owner)) {
-			dev_err(imxdrm->dev, "could not get module %s\n",
-					module_name(enc->owner));
-			goto unwind_enc;
-		}
-	}
-
-	list_for_each_entry(con, &imxdrm->connector_list, list) {
-		if (!try_module_get(con->owner)) {
-			dev_err(imxdrm->dev, "could not get module %s\n",
-					module_name(con->owner));
-			goto unwind_con;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return imxdrm->drm;
-
-unwind_con:
-	list_for_each_entry_continue_reverse(con, &imxdrm->connector_list, list)
-		module_put(con->owner);
-unwind_enc:
-	list_for_each_entry_continue_reverse(enc, &imxdrm->encoder_list, list)
-		module_put(enc->owner);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&imxdrm->mutex);
-
-	return NULL;
-
-}
-
-static void imx_drm_device_put(void)
-{
-	struct imx_drm_device *imxdrm = __imx_drm_device();
-	struct imx_drm_encoder *enc;
-	struct imx_drm_connector *con;
-
-	mutex_lock(&imxdrm->mutex);
-
-	list_for_each_entry(con, &imxdrm->connector_list, list)
-		module_put(con->owner);
-
-	list_for_each_entry(enc, &imxdrm->encoder_list, list)
-		module_put(enc->owner);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&imxdrm->mutex);
-}
-
-static int drm_mode_group_reinit(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	struct drm_mode_group *group = &dev->primary->mode_group;
-	uint32_t *id_list = group->id_list;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = drm_mode_group_init_legacy_group(dev, group);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	kfree(id_list);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * register an encoder to the drm core
- */
-static int imx_drm_encoder_register(struct imx_drm_encoder *imx_drm_encoder)
-{
-	struct imx_drm_device *imxdrm = __imx_drm_device();
-
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&imx_drm_encoder->possible_crtcs);
-
-	drm_encoder_init(imxdrm->drm, imx_drm_encoder->encoder,
-			imx_drm_encoder->encoder->funcs,
-			imx_drm_encoder->encoder->encoder_type);
-
-	drm_mode_group_reinit(imxdrm->drm);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * unregister an encoder from the drm core
- */
-static void imx_drm_encoder_unregister(struct imx_drm_encoder
-		*imx_drm_encoder)
-{
-	struct imx_drm_device *imxdrm = __imx_drm_device();
-
-	drm_encoder_cleanup(imx_drm_encoder->encoder);
-
-	drm_mode_group_reinit(imxdrm->drm);
-}
-
-/*
- * register a connector to the drm core
- */
-static int imx_drm_connector_register(
-		struct imx_drm_connector *imx_drm_connector)
-{
-	struct imx_drm_device *imxdrm = __imx_drm_device();
-
-	drm_connector_init(imxdrm->drm, imx_drm_connector->connector,
-			imx_drm_connector->connector->funcs,
-			imx_drm_connector->connector->connector_type);
-	drm_mode_group_reinit(imxdrm->drm);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * unregister a connector from the drm core
- */
-static void imx_drm_connector_unregister(
-		struct imx_drm_connector *imx_drm_connector)
-{
-	struct imx_drm_device *imxdrm = __imx_drm_device();
-
-	drm_sysfs_connector_remove(imx_drm_connector->connector);
-	drm_connector_cleanup(imx_drm_connector->connector);
-
-	drm_mode_group_reinit(imxdrm->drm);
-}
-
 void imx_drm_connector_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
 	drm_sysfs_connector_remove(connector);
@@ -439,11 +291,6 @@ static int imx_drm_driver_load(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned long flags)
 	 */
 	drm->vblank_disable_allowed = true;
 
-	if (!imx_drm_device_get()) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto err_vblank;
-	}
-
 	mutex_unlock(&imxdrm->mutex);
 
 	/* Now try and bind all our sub-components */
@@ -491,7 +338,6 @@ static int imx_drm_driver_load(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned long flags)
 	component_unbind_all(drm->dev, drm);
 err_relock:
 	mutex_lock(&imxdrm->mutex);
-err_vblank:
 	drm_vblank_cleanup(drm);
 err_kms:
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(drm);
@@ -501,29 +347,6 @@ static int imx_drm_driver_load(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned long flags)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void imx_drm_update_possible_crtcs(void)
-{
-	struct imx_drm_device *imxdrm = __imx_drm_device();
-	struct imx_drm_crtc *imx_drm_crtc;
-	struct imx_drm_encoder *enc;
-	struct crtc_cookie *cookie;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(enc, &imxdrm->encoder_list, list) {
-		u32 possible_crtcs = 0;
-
-		list_for_each_entry(cookie, &enc->possible_crtcs, list) {
-			list_for_each_entry(imx_drm_crtc, &imxdrm->crtc_list, list) {
-				if (imx_drm_crtc->cookie.cookie == cookie->cookie &&
-						imx_drm_crtc->cookie.id == cookie->id) {
-					possible_crtcs |= 1 << imx_drm_crtc->pipe;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		enc->encoder->possible_crtcs = possible_crtcs;
-		enc->encoder->possible_clones = possible_crtcs;
-	}
-}
-
 /*
  * imx_drm_add_crtc - add a new crtc
  *
@@ -583,8 +406,6 @@ int imx_drm_add_crtc(struct drm_device *drm, struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	drm_crtc_init(drm, crtc,
 			imx_drm_crtc->imx_drm_helper_funcs.crtc_funcs);
 
-	imx_drm_update_possible_crtcs();
-
 	mutex_unlock(&imxdrm->mutex);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -621,56 +442,6 @@ int imx_drm_remove_crtc(struct imx_drm_crtc *imx_drm_crtc)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(imx_drm_remove_crtc);
 
 /*
- * imx_drm_add_encoder - add a new encoder
- */
-int imx_drm_add_encoder(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
-		struct imx_drm_encoder **newenc, struct module *owner)
-{
-	struct imx_drm_device *imxdrm = __imx_drm_device();
-	struct imx_drm_encoder *imx_drm_encoder;
-	int ret;
-
-	mutex_lock(&imxdrm->mutex);
-
-	if (imxdrm->drm->open_count) {
-		ret = -EBUSY;
-		goto err_busy;
-	}
-
-	imx_drm_encoder = kzalloc(sizeof(*imx_drm_encoder), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!imx_drm_encoder) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_alloc;
-	}
-
-	imx_drm_encoder->encoder = encoder;
-	imx_drm_encoder->owner = owner;
-
-	ret = imx_drm_encoder_register(imx_drm_encoder);
-	if (ret) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_register;
-	}
-
-	list_add_tail(&imx_drm_encoder->list, &imxdrm->encoder_list);
-
-	*newenc = imx_drm_encoder;
-
-	mutex_unlock(&imxdrm->mutex);
-
-	return 0;
-
-err_register:
-	kfree(imx_drm_encoder);
-err_alloc:
-err_busy:
-	mutex_unlock(&imxdrm->mutex);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(imx_drm_add_encoder);
-
-/*
  * Find the DRM CRTC possible mask for the device node cookie/id.
  *
  * The encoder possible masks are defined by their position in the
@@ -736,49 +507,6 @@ int imx_drm_encoder_parse_of(struct drm_device *drm,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(imx_drm_encoder_parse_of);
 
-int imx_drm_encoder_add_possible_crtcs(
-		struct imx_drm_encoder *imx_drm_encoder,
-		struct device_node *np)
-{
-	struct imx_drm_device *imxdrm = __imx_drm_device();
-	struct of_phandle_args args;
-	struct crtc_cookie *c;
-	int ret = 0;
-	int i;
-
-	if (!list_empty(&imx_drm_encoder->possible_crtcs))
-		return -EBUSY;
-
-	for (i = 0; !ret; i++) {
-		ret = of_parse_phandle_with_args(np, "crtcs",
-				"#crtc-cells", i, &args);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			break;
-
-		c = kzalloc(sizeof(*c), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!c) {
-			of_node_put(args.np);
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-
-		c->cookie = args.np;
-		c->id = args.args_count > 0 ? args.args[0] : 0;
-
-		of_node_put(args.np);
-
-		mutex_lock(&imxdrm->mutex);
-
-		list_add_tail(&c->list, &imx_drm_encoder->possible_crtcs);
-
-		mutex_unlock(&imxdrm->mutex);
-	}
-
-	imx_drm_update_possible_crtcs();
-
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(imx_drm_encoder_add_possible_crtcs);
-
 int imx_drm_encoder_get_mux_id(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 {
 	struct imx_drm_crtc *imx_crtc = imx_drm_find_crtc(encoder->crtc);
@@ -787,102 +515,6 @@ int imx_drm_encoder_get_mux_id(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(imx_drm_encoder_get_mux_id);
 
-/*
- * imx_drm_remove_encoder - remove an encoder
- */
-int imx_drm_remove_encoder(struct imx_drm_encoder *imx_drm_encoder)
-{
-	struct imx_drm_device *imxdrm = __imx_drm_device();
-	struct crtc_cookie *c, *tmp;
-
-	mutex_lock(&imxdrm->mutex);
-
-	imx_drm_encoder_unregister(imx_drm_encoder);
-
-	list_del(&imx_drm_encoder->list);
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(c, tmp, &imx_drm_encoder->possible_crtcs,
-			list)
-		kfree(c);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&imxdrm->mutex);
-
-	kfree(imx_drm_encoder);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(imx_drm_remove_encoder);
-
-/*
- * imx_drm_add_connector - add a connector
- */
-int imx_drm_add_connector(struct drm_connector *connector,
-		struct imx_drm_connector **new_con,
-		struct module *owner)
-{
-	struct imx_drm_device *imxdrm = __imx_drm_device();
-	struct imx_drm_connector *imx_drm_connector;
-	int ret;
-
-	mutex_lock(&imxdrm->mutex);
-
-	if (imxdrm->drm->open_count) {
-		ret = -EBUSY;
-		goto err_busy;
-	}
-
-	imx_drm_connector = kzalloc(sizeof(*imx_drm_connector), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!imx_drm_connector) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_alloc;
-	}
-
-	imx_drm_connector->connector = connector;
-	imx_drm_connector->owner = owner;
-
-	ret = imx_drm_connector_register(imx_drm_connector);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_register;
-
-	list_add_tail(&imx_drm_connector->list, &imxdrm->connector_list);
-
-	*new_con = imx_drm_connector;
-
-	mutex_unlock(&imxdrm->mutex);
-
-	return 0;
-
-err_register:
-	kfree(imx_drm_connector);
-err_alloc:
-err_busy:
-	mutex_unlock(&imxdrm->mutex);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(imx_drm_add_connector);
-
-/*
- * imx_drm_remove_connector - remove a connector
- */
-int imx_drm_remove_connector(struct imx_drm_connector *imx_drm_connector)
-{
-	struct imx_drm_device *imxdrm = __imx_drm_device();
-
-	mutex_lock(&imxdrm->mutex);
-
-	imx_drm_connector_unregister(imx_drm_connector);
-
-	list_del(&imx_drm_connector->list);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&imxdrm->mutex);
-
-	kfree(imx_drm_connector);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(imx_drm_remove_connector);
-
 static const struct drm_ioctl_desc imx_drm_ioctls[] = {
 	/* none so far */
 };
@@ -1030,8 +662,6 @@ static int __init imx_drm_init(void)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	mutex_init(&imx_drm_device->mutex);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&imx_drm_device->connector_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&imx_drm_device->encoder_list);
 
 	ret = platform_driver_register(&imx_drm_pdrv);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-drm.h b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-drm.h
index d13d518e8eb9..c5b97e9ce9a0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-drm.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-drm.h
@@ -38,18 +38,6 @@ int imx_drm_crtc_vblank_get(struct imx_drm_crtc *imx_drm_crtc);
 void imx_drm_crtc_vblank_put(struct imx_drm_crtc *imx_drm_crtc);
 void imx_drm_handle_vblank(struct imx_drm_crtc *imx_drm_crtc);
 
-struct imx_drm_encoder;
-int imx_drm_add_encoder(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
-		struct imx_drm_encoder **new_enc,
-		struct module *owner);
-int imx_drm_remove_encoder(struct imx_drm_encoder *);
-
-struct imx_drm_connector;
-int imx_drm_add_connector(struct drm_connector *connector,
-		struct imx_drm_connector **new_con,
-		struct module *owner);
-int imx_drm_remove_connector(struct imx_drm_connector *);
-
 void imx_drm_mode_config_init(struct drm_device *drm);
 
 struct drm_gem_cma_object *imx_drm_fb_get_obj(struct drm_framebuffer *fb);
@@ -62,8 +50,6 @@ int imx_drm_panel_format(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 struct device_node;
 
 int imx_drm_encoder_get_mux_id(struct drm_encoder *encoder);
-int imx_drm_encoder_add_possible_crtcs(struct imx_drm_encoder *imx_drm_encoder,
-		struct device_node *np);
 int imx_drm_encoder_parse_of(struct drm_device *drm,
 	struct drm_encoder *encoder, struct device_node *np);
 
