diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
index 2f57d7967417..7c4d1250e071 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
@@ -171,18 +171,6 @@ static void imx_drm_disable_vblank(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned int pipe)
 	imx_drm_crtc->imx_drm_helper_funcs.disable_vblank(imx_drm_crtc->crtc);
 }
 
-static void imx_drm_driver_preclose(struct drm_device *drm,
-		struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	if (!file->is_master)
-		return;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_CRTC; i++)
-		imx_drm_disable_vblank(drm, i);
-}
-
 static const struct file_operations imx_drm_driver_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open = drm_open,
@@ -463,7 +451,6 @@ static struct drm_driver imx_drm_driver = {
 	.load			= imx_drm_driver_load,
 	.unload			= imx_drm_driver_unload,
 	.lastclose		= imx_drm_driver_lastclose,
-	.preclose		= imx_drm_driver_preclose,
 	.set_busid		= drm_platform_set_busid,
 	.gem_free_object	= drm_gem_cma_free_object,
 	.gem_vm_ops		= &drm_gem_cma_vm_ops,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
index 30a57185bdb4..846b5f558897 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
@@ -285,10 +285,6 @@ static int ipu_enable_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 
 static void ipu_disable_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
-	struct ipu_crtc *ipu_crtc = to_ipu_crtc(crtc);
-
-	ipu_crtc->page_flip_event = NULL;
-	ipu_crtc->newfb = NULL;
 }
 
 static int ipu_set_interface_pix_fmt(struct drm_crtc *crtc,