diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dsi.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dsi.c
index 9bcb5c2511df..773a496a2d31 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dsi.c
@@ -4206,8 +4206,6 @@ int omap_dsi_prepare_update(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 
 	dsi_perf_mark_setup(dsidev);
 
-	dss_setup_partial_planes(dssdev, x, y, w, h,
-			enlarge_update_area);
 	dispc_mgr_set_lcd_size(dssdev->manager->id, *w, *h);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
index 313a7cafdc9b..7f6a612bb5b6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
@@ -182,9 +182,6 @@ void default_get_overlay_fifo_thresholds(enum omap_plane plane,
 int dss_init_overlay_managers(struct platform_device *pdev);
 void dss_uninit_overlay_managers(struct platform_device *pdev);
 int dss_mgr_wait_for_go_ovl(struct omap_overlay *ovl);
-void dss_setup_partial_planes(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
-				u16 *x, u16 *y, u16 *w, u16 *h,
-				bool enlarge_update_area);
 void dss_start_update(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev);
 
 /* overlay */
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager.c
index 1be5f47a2114..c616f850eaf8 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager.c
@@ -530,13 +530,6 @@ struct manager_cache_data {
 
 	bool manual_update;
 	bool do_manual_update;
-
-	/* manual update region */
-	u16 x, y, w, h;
-
-	/* enlarge the update area if the update area contains scaled
-	 * overlays */
-	bool enlarge_update_area;
 };
 
 static struct {
@@ -762,65 +755,11 @@ static int overlay_enabled(struct omap_overlay *ovl)
 	return ovl->info.enabled && ovl->manager && ovl->manager->device;
 }
 
-/* Is rect1 a subset of rect2? */
-static bool rectangle_subset(int x1, int y1, int w1, int h1,
-		int x2, int y2, int w2, int h2)
-{
-	if (x1 < x2 || y1 < y2)
-		return false;
-
-	if (x1 + w1 > x2 + w2)
-		return false;
-
-	if (y1 + h1 > y2 + h2)
-		return false;
-
-	return true;
-}
-
-/* Do rect1 and rect2 overlap? */
-static bool rectangle_intersects(int x1, int y1, int w1, int h1,
-		int x2, int y2, int w2, int h2)
-{
-	if (x1 >= x2 + w2)
-		return false;
-
-	if (x2 >= x1 + w1)
-		return false;
-
-	if (y1 >= y2 + h2)
-		return false;
-
-	if (y2 >= y1 + h1)
-		return false;
-
-	return true;
-}
-
-static bool dispc_is_overlay_scaled(struct overlay_cache_data *oc)
-{
-	struct omap_overlay_info *oi = &oc->info;
-
-	if (oi->out_width != 0 && oi->width != oi->out_width)
-		return true;
-
-	if (oi->out_height != 0 && oi->height != oi->out_height)
-		return true;
-
-	return false;
-}
-
 static int configure_overlay(enum omap_plane plane)
 {
 	struct overlay_cache_data *c;
-	struct manager_cache_data *mc;
-	struct omap_overlay_info *oi, new_oi;
-	struct omap_overlay_manager_info *mi;
-	u16 outw, outh;
-	u16 x, y, w, h;
-	u32 paddr;
+	struct omap_overlay_info *oi;
 	int r;
-	u16 orig_w, orig_h, orig_outw, orig_outh;
 
 	DSSDBGF("%d", plane);
 
@@ -832,120 +771,7 @@ static int configure_overlay(enum omap_plane plane)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	mc = &dss_cache.manager_cache[c->channel];
-	mi = &mc->info;
-
-	x = oi->pos_x;
-	y = oi->pos_y;
-	w = oi->width;
-	h = oi->height;
-	outw = oi->out_width == 0 ? oi->width : oi->out_width;
-	outh = oi->out_height == 0 ? oi->height : oi->out_height;
-	paddr = oi->paddr;
-
-	orig_w = w;
-	orig_h = h;
-	orig_outw = outw;
-	orig_outh = outh;
-
-	if (mc->manual_update && mc->do_manual_update) {
-		unsigned bpp;
-		unsigned scale_x_m = w, scale_x_d = outw;
-		unsigned scale_y_m = h, scale_y_d = outh;
-
-		/* If the overlay is outside the update region, disable it */
-		if (!rectangle_intersects(mc->x, mc->y, mc->w, mc->h,
-					x, y, outw, outh)) {
-			dispc_ovl_enable(plane, 0);
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		switch (oi->color_mode) {
-		case OMAP_DSS_COLOR_NV12:
-			bpp = 8;
-			break;
-		case OMAP_DSS_COLOR_RGB16:
-		case OMAP_DSS_COLOR_ARGB16:
-		case OMAP_DSS_COLOR_YUV2:
-		case OMAP_DSS_COLOR_UYVY:
-		case OMAP_DSS_COLOR_RGBA16:
-		case OMAP_DSS_COLOR_RGBX16:
-		case OMAP_DSS_COLOR_ARGB16_1555:
-		case OMAP_DSS_COLOR_XRGB16_1555:
-			bpp = 16;
-			break;
-
-		case OMAP_DSS_COLOR_RGB24P:
-			bpp = 24;
-			break;
-
-		case OMAP_DSS_COLOR_RGB24U:
-		case OMAP_DSS_COLOR_ARGB32:
-		case OMAP_DSS_COLOR_RGBA32:
-		case OMAP_DSS_COLOR_RGBX32:
-			bpp = 32;
-			break;
-
-		default:
-			BUG();
-		}
-
-		if (mc->x > oi->pos_x) {
-			x = 0;
-			outw -= (mc->x - oi->pos_x);
-			paddr += (mc->x - oi->pos_x) *
-				scale_x_m / scale_x_d * bpp / 8;
-		} else {
-			x = oi->pos_x - mc->x;
-		}
-
-		if (mc->y > oi->pos_y) {
-			y = 0;
-			outh -= (mc->y - oi->pos_y);
-			paddr += (mc->y - oi->pos_y) *
-				scale_y_m / scale_y_d *
-				oi->screen_width * bpp / 8;
-		} else {
-			y = oi->pos_y - mc->y;
-		}
-
-		if (mc->w < (x + outw))
-			outw -= (x + outw) - (mc->w);
-
-		if (mc->h < (y + outh))
-			outh -= (y + outh) - (mc->h);
-
-		w = w * outw / orig_outw;
-		h = h * outh / orig_outh;
-
-		/* YUV mode overlay's input width has to be even and the
-		 * algorithm above may adjust the width to be odd.
-		 *
-		 * Here we adjust the width if needed, preferring to increase
-		 * the width if the original width was bigger.
-		 */
-		if ((w & 1) &&
-				(oi->color_mode == OMAP_DSS_COLOR_YUV2 ||
-				 oi->color_mode == OMAP_DSS_COLOR_UYVY)) {
-			if (orig_w > w)
-				w += 1;
-			else
-				w -= 1;
-		}
-	}
-
-	new_oi = *oi;
-
-	/* update new_oi members which could have been possibly updated */
-	new_oi.pos_x = x;
-	new_oi.pos_y = y;
-	new_oi.width = w;
-	new_oi.height = h;
-	new_oi.out_width = outw;
-	new_oi.out_height = outh;
-	new_oi.paddr = paddr;
-
-	r = dispc_ovl_setup(plane, &new_oi, c->ilace, c->channel,
+	r = dispc_ovl_setup(plane, oi, c->ilace, c->channel,
 		c->replication, c->fifo_low, c->fifo_high);
 	if (r) {
 		/* this shouldn't happen */
@@ -1070,159 +896,6 @@ static int configure_dispc(void)
 	return r;
 }
 
-/* Make the coordinates even. There are some strange problems with OMAP and
- * partial DSI update when the update widths are odd. */
-static void make_even(u16 *x, u16 *w)
-{
-	u16 x1, x2;
-
-	x1 = *x;
-	x2 = *x + *w;
-
-	x1 &= ~1;
-	x2 = ALIGN(x2, 2);
-
-	*x = x1;
-	*w = x2 - x1;
-}
-
-/* Configure dispc for partial update. Return possibly modified update
- * area */
-void dss_setup_partial_planes(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
-		u16 *xi, u16 *yi, u16 *wi, u16 *hi, bool enlarge_update_area)
-{
-	struct overlay_cache_data *oc;
-	struct manager_cache_data *mc;
-	struct omap_overlay_info *oi;
-	const int num_ovls = dss_feat_get_num_ovls();
-	struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr;
-	int i;
-	u16 x, y, w, h;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	bool area_changed;
-
-	x = *xi;
-	y = *yi;
-	w = *wi;
-	h = *hi;
-
-	DSSDBG("dispc_setup_partial_planes %d,%d %dx%d\n",
-		*xi, *yi, *wi, *hi);
-
-	mgr = dssdev->manager;
-
-	if (!mgr) {
-		DSSDBG("no manager\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	make_even(&x, &w);
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dss_cache.lock, flags);
-
-	/*
-	 * Execute the outer loop until the inner loop has completed
-	 * once without increasing the update area. This will ensure that
-	 * all scaled overlays end up completely within the update area.
-	 */
-	do {
-		area_changed = false;
-
-		/* We need to show the whole overlay if it is scaled. So look
-		 * for those, and make the update area larger if found.
-		 * Also mark the overlay cache dirty */
-		for (i = 0; i < num_ovls; ++i) {
-			unsigned x1, y1, x2, y2;
-			unsigned outw, outh;
-
-			oc = &dss_cache.overlay_cache[i];
-			oi = &oc->info;
-
-			if (oc->channel != mgr->id)
-				continue;
-
-			oc->dirty = true;
-
-			if (!enlarge_update_area)
-				continue;
-
-			if (!oc->enabled)
-				continue;
-
-			if (!dispc_is_overlay_scaled(oc))
-				continue;
-
-			outw = oi->out_width == 0 ?
-				oi->width : oi->out_width;
-			outh = oi->out_height == 0 ?
-				oi->height : oi->out_height;
-
-			/* is the overlay outside the update region? */
-			if (!rectangle_intersects(x, y, w, h,
-						oi->pos_x, oi->pos_y,
-						outw, outh))
-				continue;
-
-			/* if the overlay totally inside the update region? */
-			if (rectangle_subset(oi->pos_x, oi->pos_y, outw, outh,
-						x, y, w, h))
-				continue;
-
-			if (x > oi->pos_x)
-				x1 = oi->pos_x;
-			else
-				x1 = x;
-
-			if (y > oi->pos_y)
-				y1 = oi->pos_y;
-			else
-				y1 = y;
-
-			if ((x + w) < (oi->pos_x + outw))
-				x2 = oi->pos_x + outw;
-			else
-				x2 = x + w;
-
-			if ((y + h) < (oi->pos_y + outh))
-				y2 = oi->pos_y + outh;
-			else
-				y2 = y + h;
-
-			x = x1;
-			y = y1;
-			w = x2 - x1;
-			h = y2 - y1;
-
-			make_even(&x, &w);
-
-			DSSDBG("changing upd area due to ovl(%d) "
-			       "scaling %d,%d %dx%d\n",
-				i, x, y, w, h);
-
-			area_changed = true;
-		}
-	} while (area_changed);
-
-	mc = &dss_cache.manager_cache[mgr->id];
-	mc->do_manual_update = true;
-	mc->enlarge_update_area = enlarge_update_area;
-	mc->x = x;
-	mc->y = y;
-	mc->w = w;
-	mc->h = h;
-
-	configure_dispc();
-
-	mc->do_manual_update = false;
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dss_cache.lock, flags);
-
-	*xi = x;
-	*yi = y;
-	*wi = w;
-	*hi = h;
-}
-
 void dss_start_update(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 {
 	struct manager_cache_data *mc;
@@ -1234,6 +907,12 @@ void dss_start_update(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 
 	mgr = dssdev->manager;
 
+	mc = &dss_cache.manager_cache[mgr->id];
+
+	mc->do_manual_update = true;
+	configure_dispc();
+	mc->do_manual_update = false;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < num_ovls; ++i) {
 		oc = &dss_cache.overlay_cache[i];
 		if (oc->channel != mgr->id)
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/rfbi.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/rfbi.c
index 1130c608a561..814bb9500dca 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/rfbi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/rfbi.c
@@ -784,7 +784,6 @@ int omap_rfbi_prepare_update(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 	if (*w == 0 || *h == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	dss_setup_partial_planes(dssdev, x, y, w, h, true);
 	dispc_mgr_set_lcd_size(dssdev->manager->id, *w, *h);
 
 	return 0;