diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/core.c
index 7e4e5bebabbe4..9cf22b30023f5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/core.c
@@ -196,8 +196,6 @@ static int __init omap_dss_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		core.default_display_name = def_disp_name;
 	else if (pdata->default_display_name)
 		core.default_display_name = pdata->default_display_name;
-	else if (pdata->default_device)
-		core.default_display_name = pdata->default_device->name;
 
 	return 0;