diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
index 4d9fedec530a4d083549f9cb36a1f0fdf3d183ec..6912742378a151a5ab4555c8d2d8aa39be8a3578 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
@@ -2041,9 +2041,6 @@ intel_sdvo_set_property(struct drm_connector *connector,
 #undef CHECK_PROPERTY
 }
 
-static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs intel_sdvo_helper_funcs = {
-};
-
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs intel_sdvo_connector_funcs = {
 	.dpms = intel_sdvo_dpms,
 	.detect = intel_sdvo_detect,
@@ -2784,8 +2781,6 @@ bool intel_sdvo_init(struct drm_device *dev, uint32_t sdvo_reg, bool is_sdvob)
 	if (intel_sdvo->hotplug_active)
 		intel_encoder->hpd_pin = HPD_SDVO_B ? HPD_SDVO_B : HPD_SDVO_C;
 
-	drm_encoder_helper_add(&intel_encoder->base, &intel_sdvo_helper_funcs);
-
 	intel_encoder->compute_config = intel_sdvo_compute_config;
 	intel_encoder->disable = intel_disable_sdvo;
 	intel_encoder->mode_set = intel_sdvo_mode_set;