diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_connector.c
index ce2d67b6a8c7f98d752c44b817d5b04147dfa165..137fe690a0da7680cb7d9cca36ba98fb9451a4d9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_connector.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 struct omap_connector {
 	struct drm_connector base;
 	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev;
-	struct drm_encoder *encoder;
 	bool hdmi_mode;
 };
 
@@ -256,13 +255,6 @@ static int omap_connector_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-struct drm_encoder *omap_connector_attached_encoder(
-		struct drm_connector *connector)
-{
-	struct omap_connector *omap_connector = to_omap_connector(connector);
-	return omap_connector->encoder;
-}
-
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs omap_connector_funcs = {
 	.dpms = drm_atomic_helper_connector_dpms,
 	.reset = drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset,
@@ -276,7 +268,6 @@ static const struct drm_connector_funcs omap_connector_funcs = {
 static const struct drm_connector_helper_funcs omap_connector_helper_funcs = {
 	.get_modes = omap_connector_get_modes,
 	.mode_valid = omap_connector_mode_valid,
-	.best_encoder = omap_connector_attached_encoder,
 };
 
 /* initialize connector */
@@ -296,7 +287,6 @@ struct drm_connector *omap_connector_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 		goto fail;
 
 	omap_connector->dssdev = dssdev;
-	omap_connector->encoder = encoder;
 
 	connector = &omap_connector->base;