diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_crtc.c
index 7d07733bdc86..4802da8e6d6f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_crtc.c
@@ -662,26 +662,6 @@ irqreturn_t tilcdc_crtc_irq(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-void tilcdc_crtc_cancel_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	struct tilcdc_crtc *tilcdc_crtc = to_tilcdc_crtc(crtc);
-	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *event;
-	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	/* Destroy the pending vertical blanking event associated with the
-	 * pending page flip, if any, and disable vertical blanking interrupts.
-	 */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-	event = tilcdc_crtc->event;
-	if (event && event->base.file_priv == file) {
-		tilcdc_crtc->event = NULL;
-		event->base.destroy(&event->base);
-		drm_vblank_put(dev, 0);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-}
-
 struct drm_crtc *tilcdc_crtc_create(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct tilcdc_crtc *tilcdc_crtc;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
index d7f5b897c6c5..8190ac3b1b32 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
@@ -350,13 +350,6 @@ static int tilcdc_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void tilcdc_preclose(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	struct tilcdc_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
-
-	tilcdc_crtc_cancel_page_flip(priv->crtc, file);
-}
-
 static void tilcdc_lastclose(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct tilcdc_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
@@ -557,7 +550,6 @@ static struct drm_driver tilcdc_driver = {
 	.driver_features    = DRIVER_HAVE_IRQ | DRIVER_GEM | DRIVER_MODESET,
 	.load               = tilcdc_load,
 	.unload             = tilcdc_unload,
-	.preclose           = tilcdc_preclose,
 	.lastclose          = tilcdc_lastclose,
 	.set_busid          = drm_platform_set_busid,
 	.irq_handler        = tilcdc_irq,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.h
index e863ad0d26fe..66105d8dc620 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.h
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ struct tilcdc_panel_info {
 #define DBG(fmt, ...) DRM_DEBUG(fmt"\n", ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
 struct drm_crtc *tilcdc_crtc_create(struct drm_device *dev);
-void tilcdc_crtc_cancel_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file);
 irqreturn_t tilcdc_crtc_irq(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 void tilcdc_crtc_update_clk(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 void tilcdc_crtc_set_panel_info(struct drm_crtc *crtc,