diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-lg-sw43408.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-lg-sw43408.c
index ed9c7452ea84..f9ec6e9b02c7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-lg-sw43408.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-lg-sw43408.c
@@ -300,10 +300,6 @@ static void sw43408_remove(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
 	struct sw43408_panel *ctx = mipi_dsi_get_drvdata(dsi);
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = sw43408_unprepare(&ctx->base);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		dev_err(&dsi->dev, "failed to unprepare panel: %d\n", ret);
-
 	ret = mipi_dsi_detach(dsi);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(&dsi->dev, "failed to detach from DSI host: %d\n", ret);