diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-qp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-qp.c
index c9568aea98dc..9abcea92b720 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-qp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-qp.c
@@ -350,22 +350,14 @@ static int dw_hdmi_qp_i2c_read(struct dw_hdmi_qp *hdmi,
 
 		stat = wait_for_completion_timeout(&i2c->cmp, HZ / 10);
 		if (!stat) {
-			if (hdmi->no_hpd)
-				dev_dbg_ratelimited(hdmi->dev,
-						    "i2c read timed out\n");
-			else
-				dev_err(hdmi->dev, "i2c read timed out\n");
+			dev_dbg_ratelimited(hdmi->dev, "i2c read timed out\n");
 			dw_hdmi_qp_write(hdmi, 0x01, I2CM_CONTROL0);
 			return -EAGAIN;
 		}
 
 		/* Check for error condition on the bus */
 		if (i2c->stat & I2CM_NACK_RCVD_IRQ) {
-			if (hdmi->no_hpd)
-				dev_dbg_ratelimited(hdmi->dev,
-						    "i2c read error\n");
-			else
-				dev_err(hdmi->dev, "i2c read error\n");
+			dev_dbg_ratelimited(hdmi->dev, "i2c read error\n");
 			dw_hdmi_qp_write(hdmi, 0x01, I2CM_CONTROL0);
 			return -EIO;
 		}
@@ -404,14 +396,14 @@ static int dw_hdmi_qp_i2c_write(struct dw_hdmi_qp *hdmi,
 
 		stat = wait_for_completion_timeout(&i2c->cmp, HZ / 10);
 		if (!stat) {
-			dev_err(hdmi->dev, "i2c write time out!\n");
+			dev_dbg_ratelimited(hdmi->dev, "i2c write time out!\n");
 			dw_hdmi_qp_write(hdmi, 0x01, I2CM_CONTROL0);
 			return -EAGAIN;
 		}
 
 		/* Check for error condition on the bus */
 		if (i2c->stat & I2CM_NACK_RCVD_IRQ) {
-			dev_err(hdmi->dev, "i2c write nack!\n");
+			dev_dbg_ratelimited(hdmi->dev, "i2c write nack!\n");
 			dw_hdmi_qp_write(hdmi, 0x01, I2CM_CONTROL0);
 			return -EIO;
 		}