diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3/parallel-display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3/parallel-display.c
index b7743b30475a..cf29021f497e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3/parallel-display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3/parallel-display.c
@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/videodev2.h>
 
-#include <video/of_display_timing.h>
-
 #include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_bridge.h>
+#include <drm/drm_bridge_connector.h>
 #include <drm/drm_managed.h>
 #include <drm/drm_of.h>
 #include <drm/drm_panel.h>
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "imx-drm.h"
 
 struct imx_parallel_display_encoder {
-	struct drm_connector connector;
 	struct drm_encoder encoder;
 	struct drm_bridge bridge;
 	struct imx_parallel_display *pd;
@@ -34,51 +32,14 @@ struct imx_parallel_display_encoder {
 struct imx_parallel_display {
 	struct device *dev;
 	u32 bus_format;
-	u32 bus_flags;
-	struct drm_display_mode mode;
 	struct drm_bridge *next_bridge;
 };
 
-static inline struct imx_parallel_display *con_to_imxpd(struct drm_connector *c)
-{
-	return container_of(c, struct imx_parallel_display_encoder, connector)->pd;
-}
-
 static inline struct imx_parallel_display *bridge_to_imxpd(struct drm_bridge *b)
 {
 	return container_of(b, struct imx_parallel_display_encoder, bridge)->pd;
 }
 
-static int imx_pd_connector_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
-{
-	struct imx_parallel_display *imxpd = con_to_imxpd(connector);
-	struct device_node *np = imxpd->dev->of_node;
-	int num_modes;
-
-	if (np) {
-		struct drm_display_mode *mode = drm_mode_create(connector->dev);
-		int ret;
-
-		if (!mode)
-			return 0;
-
-		ret = of_get_drm_display_mode(np, &imxpd->mode,
-					      &imxpd->bus_flags,
-					      OF_USE_NATIVE_MODE);
-		if (ret) {
-			drm_mode_destroy(connector->dev, mode);
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		drm_mode_copy(mode, &imxpd->mode);
-		mode->type |= DRM_MODE_TYPE_DRIVER | DRM_MODE_TYPE_PREFERRED;
-		drm_mode_probed_add(connector, mode);
-		num_modes++;
-	}
-
-	return num_modes;
-}
-
 static const u32 imx_pd_bus_fmts[] = {
 	MEDIA_BUS_FMT_RGB888_1X24,
 	MEDIA_BUS_FMT_BGR888_1X24,
@@ -172,7 +133,6 @@ static int imx_pd_bridge_atomic_check(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 {
 	struct imx_crtc_state *imx_crtc_state = to_imx_crtc_state(crtc_state);
 	struct drm_display_info *di = &conn_state->connector->display_info;
-	struct imx_parallel_display *imxpd = bridge_to_imxpd(bridge);
 	struct drm_bridge_state *next_bridge_state = NULL;
 	struct drm_bridge *next_bridge;
 	u32 bus_flags, bus_fmt;
@@ -184,10 +144,8 @@ static int imx_pd_bridge_atomic_check(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 
 	if (next_bridge_state)
 		bus_flags = next_bridge_state->input_bus_cfg.flags;
-	else if (di->num_bus_formats)
-		bus_flags = di->bus_flags;
 	else
-		bus_flags = imxpd->bus_flags;
+		bus_flags = di->bus_flags;
 
 	bus_fmt = bridge_state->input_bus_cfg.format;
 	if (!imx_pd_format_supported(bus_fmt))
@@ -203,19 +161,16 @@ static int imx_pd_bridge_atomic_check(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct drm_connector_funcs imx_pd_connector_funcs = {
-	.fill_modes = drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes,
-	.destroy = imx_drm_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,
-};
+static int imx_pd_bridge_attach(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
+				enum drm_bridge_attach_flags flags)
+{
+	struct imx_parallel_display *imxpd = bridge_to_imxpd(bridge);
 
-static const struct drm_connector_helper_funcs imx_pd_connector_helper_funcs = {
-	.get_modes = imx_pd_connector_get_modes,
-};
+	return drm_bridge_attach(bridge->encoder, imxpd->next_bridge, bridge, flags);
+}
 
 static const struct drm_bridge_funcs imx_pd_bridge_funcs = {
+	.attach = imx_pd_bridge_attach,
 	.atomic_reset = drm_atomic_helper_bridge_reset,
 	.atomic_duplicate_state = drm_atomic_helper_bridge_duplicate_state,
 	.atomic_destroy_state = drm_atomic_helper_bridge_destroy_state,
@@ -240,7 +195,6 @@ static int imx_pd_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 		return PTR_ERR(imxpd_encoder);
 
 	imxpd_encoder->pd = imxpd;
-	connector = &imxpd_encoder->connector;
 	encoder = &imxpd_encoder->encoder;
 	bridge = &imxpd_encoder->bridge;
 
@@ -248,28 +202,14 @@ static int imx_pd_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* set the connector's dpms to OFF so that
-	 * drm_helper_connector_dpms() won't return
-	 * immediately since the current state is ON
-	 * at this point.
-	 */
-	connector->dpms = DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF;
-
 	bridge->funcs = &imx_pd_bridge_funcs;
-	drm_bridge_attach(encoder, bridge, NULL, 0);
-
-	if (imxpd->next_bridge) {
-		ret = drm_bridge_attach(encoder, imxpd->next_bridge, bridge, 0);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
-	} else {
-		drm_connector_helper_add(connector,
-					 &imx_pd_connector_helper_funcs);
-		drm_connector_init(drm, connector, &imx_pd_connector_funcs,
-				   DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DPI);
-
-		drm_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder);
-	}
+	drm_bridge_attach(encoder, bridge, NULL, DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR);
+
+	connector = drm_bridge_connector_init(drm, encoder);
+	if (IS_ERR(connector))
+		return PTR_ERR(connector);
+
+	drm_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -293,12 +233,11 @@ static int imx_pd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* port@1 is the output port */
 	imxpd->next_bridge = devm_drm_of_get_bridge(dev, np, 1, 0);
+	if (imxpd->next_bridge == ERR_PTR(-ENODEV))
+		imxpd->next_bridge = devm_imx_drm_legacy_bridge(dev, np, DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DPI);
 	if (IS_ERR(imxpd->next_bridge)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(imxpd->next_bridge);
-		if (ret != -ENODEV)
-			return ret;
-
-		imxpd->next_bridge = NULL;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	ret = of_property_read_string(np, "interface-pix-fmt", &fmt);
