diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/dw_hdmi_qp-rockchip.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/dw_hdmi_qp-rockchip.c
index 9916843a6ff3..f41151d49fca 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/dw_hdmi_qp-rockchip.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/dw_hdmi_qp-rockchip.c
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ struct rockchip_hdmi_qp {
 	struct regmap *regmap;
 	struct regmap *vo_regmap;
 	struct rockchip_encoder encoder;
-	struct clk *ref_clk;
 	struct dw_hdmi_qp *hdmi;
 	struct phy *phy;
 	struct gpio_desc *enable_gpio;
@@ -122,7 +121,6 @@ static void dw_hdmi_qp_rockchip_encoder_enable(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	if (crtc && crtc->state) {
 		rate = drm_hdmi_compute_mode_clock(&crtc->state->adjusted_mode,
 						   8, HDMI_COLORSPACE_RGB);
-		clk_set_rate(hdmi->ref_clk, rate);
 		/*
 		 * FIXME: Temporary workaround to pass pixel clock rate
 		 * to the PHY driver until phy_configure_opts_hdmi
@@ -515,17 +513,6 @@ static int dw_hdmi_qp_rockchip_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ret; i++) {
-		if (!strcmp(clks[i].id, "ref")) {
-			hdmi->ref_clk = clks[1].clk;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	if (!hdmi->ref_clk) {
-		drm_err(hdmi, "Missing ref clock\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	hdmi->enable_gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(hdmi->dev, "enable",
 						    GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);
 	if (IS_ERR(hdmi->enable_gpio)) {