diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_drv.c
index 94f055186b95..f50a3b1864bb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_drv.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_crtc_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.h>
+#include <drm/drm_fb_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.h>
 
 #include "rcar_du_drv.h"
@@ -392,19 +393,11 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, rcar_du_of_table);
  * DRM operations
  */
 
-static void rcar_du_lastclose(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	struct rcar_du_device *rcdu = dev->dev_private;
-
-	drm_fbdev_cma_restore_mode(rcdu->fbdev);
-}
-
 DEFINE_DRM_GEM_CMA_FOPS(rcar_du_fops);
 
 static struct drm_driver rcar_du_driver = {
 	.driver_features	= DRIVER_GEM | DRIVER_MODESET | DRIVER_PRIME
 				| DRIVER_ATOMIC,
-	.lastclose		= rcar_du_lastclose,
 	.gem_free_object_unlocked = drm_gem_cma_free_object,
 	.gem_vm_ops		= &drm_gem_cma_vm_ops,
 	.prime_handle_to_fd	= drm_gem_prime_handle_to_fd,
@@ -460,9 +453,6 @@ static int rcar_du_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	drm_dev_unregister(ddev);
 
-	if (rcdu->fbdev)
-		drm_fbdev_cma_fini(rcdu->fbdev);
-
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(ddev);
 	drm_mode_config_cleanup(ddev);
 
@@ -522,6 +512,8 @@ static int rcar_du_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	DRM_INFO("Device %s probed\n", dev_name(&pdev->dev));
 
+	drm_fbdev_generic_setup(ddev, 32);
+
 	return 0;
 
 error:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_drv.h
index 9f5563296c5a..a68da79b424e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_drv.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 struct clk;
 struct device;
 struct drm_device;
-struct drm_fbdev_cma;
 struct rcar_du_device;
 
 #define RCAR_DU_FEATURE_CRTC_IRQ_CLOCK	BIT(0)	/* Per-CRTC IRQ and clock */
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ struct rcar_du_device {
 	void __iomem *mmio;
 
 	struct drm_device *ddev;
-	struct drm_fbdev_cma *fbdev;
 
 	struct rcar_du_crtc crtcs[RCAR_DU_MAX_CRTCS];
 	unsigned int num_crtcs;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c
index fe6f65c94eef..9c7007d45408 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c
@@ -255,13 +255,6 @@ rcar_du_fb_create(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_priv,
 	return drm_gem_fb_create(dev, file_priv, mode_cmd);
 }
 
-static void rcar_du_output_poll_changed(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	struct rcar_du_device *rcdu = dev->dev_private;
-
-	drm_fbdev_cma_hotplug_event(rcdu->fbdev);
-}
-
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Atomic Check and Update
  */
@@ -308,7 +301,6 @@ static const struct drm_mode_config_helper_funcs rcar_du_mode_config_helper = {
 
 static const struct drm_mode_config_funcs rcar_du_mode_config_funcs = {
 	.fb_create = rcar_du_fb_create,
-	.output_poll_changed = rcar_du_output_poll_changed,
 	.atomic_check = rcar_du_atomic_check,
 	.atomic_commit = drm_atomic_helper_commit,
 };
@@ -543,7 +535,6 @@ int rcar_du_modeset_init(struct rcar_du_device *rcdu)
 
 	struct drm_device *dev = rcdu->ddev;
 	struct drm_encoder *encoder;
-	struct drm_fbdev_cma *fbdev;
 	unsigned int dpad0_sources;
 	unsigned int num_encoders;
 	unsigned int num_groups;
@@ -682,17 +673,5 @@ int rcar_du_modeset_init(struct rcar_du_device *rcdu)
 
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(dev);
 
-	if (dev->mode_config.num_connector) {
-		fbdev = drm_fbdev_cma_init(dev, 32,
-					   dev->mode_config.num_connector);
-		if (IS_ERR(fbdev))
-			return PTR_ERR(fbdev);
-
-		rcdu->fbdev = fbdev;
-	} else {
-		dev_info(rcdu->dev,
-			 "no connector found, disabling fbdev emulation\n");
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }