diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-sitronix-st7703.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-sitronix-st7703.c
index 6b2d940640ca4..77b30e045a57b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-sitronix-st7703.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-sitronix-st7703.c
@@ -937,27 +937,11 @@ static int st7703_probe(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void st7703_shutdown(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
-{
-	struct st7703 *ctx = mipi_dsi_get_drvdata(dsi);
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = drm_panel_unprepare(&ctx->panel);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		dev_err(&dsi->dev, "Failed to unprepare panel: %d\n", ret);
-
-	ret = drm_panel_disable(&ctx->panel);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		dev_err(&dsi->dev, "Failed to disable panel: %d\n", ret);
-}
-
 static void st7703_remove(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
 {
 	struct st7703 *ctx = mipi_dsi_get_drvdata(dsi);
 	int ret;
 
-	st7703_shutdown(dsi);
-
 	ret = mipi_dsi_detach(dsi);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(&dsi->dev, "Failed to detach from DSI host: %d\n", ret);
@@ -981,7 +965,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, st7703_of_match);
 static struct mipi_dsi_driver st7703_driver = {
 	.probe	= st7703_probe,
 	.remove = st7703_remove,
-	.shutdown = st7703_shutdown,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = DRV_NAME,
 		.of_match_table = st7703_of_match,