diff --git a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-hdmi.c b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-hdmi.c
index 62ce0e86f14b5..f996e082faf4d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-hdmi.c
@@ -1883,7 +1883,6 @@ static int imx_hdmi_platform_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct drm_connector *connector = &hdmi->connector;
 	struct drm_encoder *encoder = &hdmi->encoder;
 
-	drm_mode_connector_detach_encoder(connector, encoder);
 	imx_drm_remove_connector(hdmi->imx_drm_connector);
 	imx_drm_remove_encoder(hdmi->imx_drm_encoder);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-tve.c b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-tve.c
index 9abc7ca8b6cf7..64729fa4a3d43 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-tve.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/imx-tve.c
@@ -709,8 +709,6 @@ static int imx_tve_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct drm_connector *connector = &tve->connector;
 	struct drm_encoder *encoder = &tve->encoder;
 
-	drm_mode_connector_detach_encoder(connector, encoder);
-
 	imx_drm_remove_connector(tve->imx_drm_connector);
 	imx_drm_remove_encoder(tve->imx_drm_encoder);