diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.c
index 809ca191e9de..7726edb0d4ed 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.c
@@ -232,13 +232,6 @@ static int mdp4_modeset_init_intf(struct mdp4_kms *mdp4_kms,
 			return PTR_ERR(connector);
 		}
 
-		ret = drm_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder);
-		if (ret) {
-			DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev->dev, "failed to attach LVDS connector: %d\n", ret);
-
-			return ret;
-		}
-
 		break;
 	case DRM_MODE_ENCODER_TMDS:
 		encoder = mdp4_dtv_encoder_init(dev);