diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.c
index 871293d1aeeb..03984932d174 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.c
@@ -557,103 +557,10 @@ static irqreturn_t atmel_hlcdc_dc_irq_handler(int irq, void *data)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-struct atmel_hlcdc_dc_commit {
-	struct work_struct work;
-	struct drm_device *dev;
-	struct drm_atomic_state *state;
-};
-
-static void
-atmel_hlcdc_dc_atomic_complete(struct atmel_hlcdc_dc_commit *commit)
-{
-	struct drm_device *dev = commit->dev;
-	struct atmel_hlcdc_dc *dc = dev->dev_private;
-	struct drm_atomic_state *old_state = commit->state;
-
-	/* Apply the atomic update. */
-	drm_atomic_helper_commit_modeset_disables(dev, old_state);
-	drm_atomic_helper_commit_planes(dev, old_state, 0);
-	drm_atomic_helper_commit_modeset_enables(dev, old_state);
-
-	drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_vblanks(dev, old_state);
-
-	drm_atomic_helper_cleanup_planes(dev, old_state);
-
-	drm_atomic_state_put(old_state);
-
-	/* Complete the commit, wake up any waiter. */
-	spin_lock(&dc->commit.wait.lock);
-	dc->commit.pending = false;
-	wake_up_all_locked(&dc->commit.wait);
-	spin_unlock(&dc->commit.wait.lock);
-
-	kfree(commit);
-}
-
-static void atmel_hlcdc_dc_atomic_work(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct atmel_hlcdc_dc_commit *commit =
-		container_of(work, struct atmel_hlcdc_dc_commit, work);
-
-	atmel_hlcdc_dc_atomic_complete(commit);
-}
-
-static int atmel_hlcdc_dc_atomic_commit(struct drm_device *dev,
-					struct drm_atomic_state *state,
-					bool async)
-{
-	struct atmel_hlcdc_dc *dc = dev->dev_private;
-	struct atmel_hlcdc_dc_commit *commit;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = drm_atomic_helper_prepare_planes(dev, state);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	/* Allocate the commit object. */
-	commit = kzalloc(sizeof(*commit), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!commit) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto error;
-	}
-
-	INIT_WORK(&commit->work, atmel_hlcdc_dc_atomic_work);
-	commit->dev = dev;
-	commit->state = state;
-
-	spin_lock(&dc->commit.wait.lock);
-	ret = wait_event_interruptible_locked(dc->commit.wait,
-					      !dc->commit.pending);
-	if (ret == 0)
-		dc->commit.pending = true;
-	spin_unlock(&dc->commit.wait.lock);
-
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_free;
-
-	/* We have our own synchronization through the commit lock. */
-	BUG_ON(drm_atomic_helper_swap_state(state, false) < 0);
-
-	/* Swap state succeeded, this is the point of no return. */
-	drm_atomic_state_get(state);
-	if (async)
-		queue_work(dc->wq, &commit->work);
-	else
-		atmel_hlcdc_dc_atomic_complete(commit);
-
-	return 0;
-
-err_free:
-	kfree(commit);
-error:
-	drm_atomic_helper_cleanup_planes(dev, state);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static const struct drm_mode_config_funcs mode_config_funcs = {
 	.fb_create = drm_gem_fb_create,
 	.atomic_check = drm_atomic_helper_check,
-	.atomic_commit = atmel_hlcdc_dc_atomic_commit,
+	.atomic_commit = drm_atomic_helper_commit,
 };
 
 static int atmel_hlcdc_dc_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
@@ -712,11 +619,6 @@ static int atmel_hlcdc_dc_load(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (!dc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	dc->wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("atmel-hlcdc-dc", 0);
-	if (!dc->wq)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	init_waitqueue_head(&dc->commit.wait);
 	dc->desc = match->data;
 	dc->hlcdc = dev_get_drvdata(dev->dev->parent);
 	dev->dev_private = dc;
@@ -724,7 +626,7 @@ static int atmel_hlcdc_dc_load(struct drm_device *dev)
 	ret = clk_prepare_enable(dc->hlcdc->periph_clk);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "failed to enable periph_clk\n");
-		goto err_destroy_wq;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	pm_runtime_enable(dev->dev);
@@ -761,9 +663,6 @@ static int atmel_hlcdc_dc_load(struct drm_device *dev)
 	pm_runtime_disable(dev->dev);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(dc->hlcdc->periph_clk);
 
-err_destroy_wq:
-	destroy_workqueue(dc->wq);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -771,7 +670,6 @@ static void atmel_hlcdc_dc_unload(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct atmel_hlcdc_dc *dc = dev->dev_private;
 
-	flush_workqueue(dc->wq);
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(dev);
 	drm_atomic_helper_shutdown(dev);
 	drm_mode_config_cleanup(dev);
@@ -784,7 +682,6 @@ static void atmel_hlcdc_dc_unload(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	pm_runtime_disable(dev->dev);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(dc->hlcdc->periph_clk);
-	destroy_workqueue(dc->wq);
 }
 
 static int atmel_hlcdc_dc_irq_postinstall(struct drm_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.h
index 469d4507e576..5b5c774e0edf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.h
@@ -331,9 +331,7 @@ struct atmel_hlcdc_dc_desc {
  * @crtc: CRTC provided by the display controller
  * @planes: instantiated planes
  * @layers: active HLCDC layers
- * @wq: display controller workqueue
  * @suspend: used to store the HLCDC state when entering suspend
- * @commit: used for async commit handling
  */
 struct atmel_hlcdc_dc {
 	const struct atmel_hlcdc_dc_desc *desc;
@@ -341,15 +339,10 @@ struct atmel_hlcdc_dc {
 	struct atmel_hlcdc *hlcdc;
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
 	struct atmel_hlcdc_layer *layers[ATMEL_HLCDC_MAX_LAYERS];
-	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
 	struct {
 		u32 imr;
 		struct drm_atomic_state *state;
 	} suspend;
-	struct {
-		wait_queue_head_t wait;
-		bool pending;
-	} commit;
 };
 
 extern struct atmel_hlcdc_formats atmel_hlcdc_plane_rgb_formats;
