diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
index 68e79f32e100..729dd1a3fe72 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
@@ -685,7 +685,6 @@ static void intel_crt_reset(struct drm_connector *connector)
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs crt_encoder_funcs = {
 	.mode_fixup = intel_crt_mode_fixup,
 	.mode_set = intel_crt_mode_set,
-	.disable = intel_encoder_noop,
 };
 
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs intel_crt_connector_funcs = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
index cedf4ab5ff16..a259e09eb6a8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
@@ -1481,7 +1481,6 @@ static const struct drm_encoder_funcs intel_ddi_funcs = {
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs intel_ddi_helper_funcs = {
 	.mode_fixup = intel_ddi_mode_fixup,
 	.mode_set = intel_ddi_mode_set,
-	.disable = intel_encoder_noop,
 };
 
 void intel_ddi_init(struct drm_device *dev, enum port port)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 0dfecaf599ff..24f2654338d2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -3718,10 +3718,6 @@ void intel_crtc_update_dpms(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	intel_crtc_update_sarea(crtc, enable);
 }
 
-static void intel_crtc_noop(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
-{
-}
-
 static void intel_crtc_disable(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
@@ -3770,10 +3766,6 @@ void intel_modeset_disable(struct drm_device *dev)
 	}
 }
 
-void intel_encoder_noop(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
-{
-}
-
 void intel_encoder_destroy(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 {
 	struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder = to_intel_encoder(encoder);
@@ -7277,7 +7269,6 @@ free_work:
 static struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs intel_helper_funcs = {
 	.mode_set_base_atomic = intel_pipe_set_base_atomic,
 	.load_lut = intel_crtc_load_lut,
-	.disable = intel_crtc_noop,
 };
 
 bool intel_encoder_check_is_cloned(struct intel_encoder *encoder)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index 56e408b2e3c8..13c1536a8bb2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -2561,7 +2561,6 @@ void intel_dp_encoder_destroy(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs intel_dp_helper_funcs = {
 	.mode_fixup = intel_dp_mode_fixup,
 	.mode_set = intel_dp_mode_set,
-	.disable = intel_encoder_noop,
 };
 
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs intel_dp_connector_funcs = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index 13afb37d8dec..a2ec01c49f40 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -521,7 +521,6 @@ extern void intel_modeset_disable(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void intel_crtc_restore_mode(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 extern void intel_crtc_load_lut(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 extern void intel_crtc_update_dpms(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
-extern void intel_encoder_noop(struct drm_encoder *encoder);
 extern void intel_encoder_destroy(struct drm_encoder *encoder);
 extern void intel_encoder_dpms(struct intel_encoder *encoder, int mode);
 extern bool intel_encoder_check_is_cloned(struct intel_encoder *encoder);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dvo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dvo.c
index 15da99533e5b..00e70dbe82da 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dvo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dvo.c
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ static void intel_dvo_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs intel_dvo_helper_funcs = {
 	.mode_fixup = intel_dvo_mode_fixup,
 	.mode_set = intel_dvo_mode_set,
-	.disable = intel_encoder_noop,
 };
 
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs intel_dvo_connector_funcs = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fb.c
index e67061249934..1c510da04d16 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fb.c
@@ -258,9 +258,6 @@ void intel_fbdev_initial_config(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 
-	/* disable all the possible outputs/crtcs before entering KMS mode */
-	drm_helper_disable_unused_functions(dev);
-
 	/* Due to peculiar init order wrt to hpd handling this is separate. */
 	drm_fb_helper_initial_config(&dev_priv->fbdev->helper, 32);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
index 5b4efd64c2f9..3883bed80faa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
@@ -972,7 +972,6 @@ static void intel_hdmi_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs intel_hdmi_helper_funcs = {
 	.mode_fixup = intel_hdmi_mode_fixup,
 	.mode_set = intel_hdmi_mode_set,
-	.disable = intel_encoder_noop,
 };
 
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs intel_hdmi_connector_funcs = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
index 5e3f08e3fd8b..feb43fd7debf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
@@ -656,7 +656,6 @@ static int intel_lvds_set_property(struct drm_connector *connector,
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs intel_lvds_helper_funcs = {
 	.mode_fixup = intel_lvds_mode_fixup,
 	.mode_set = intel_lvds_mode_set,
-	.disable = intel_encoder_noop,
 };
 
 static const struct drm_connector_helper_funcs intel_lvds_connector_helper_funcs = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
index f01063a2323a..33b46d9694ea 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
@@ -2043,7 +2043,6 @@ done:
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs intel_sdvo_helper_funcs = {
 	.mode_fixup = intel_sdvo_mode_fixup,
 	.mode_set = intel_sdvo_mode_set,
-	.disable = intel_encoder_noop,
 };
 
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs intel_sdvo_connector_funcs = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
index 984a113c5d13..d808421c1c80 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
@@ -1487,7 +1487,6 @@ out:
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs intel_tv_helper_funcs = {
 	.mode_fixup = intel_tv_mode_fixup,
 	.mode_set = intel_tv_mode_set,
-	.disable = intel_encoder_noop,
 };
 
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs intel_tv_connector_funcs = {