diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
index 748df1cacd2b..0c79a9ba48bb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
@@ -2327,12 +2327,6 @@ static enum drm_connector_status dw_hdmi_detect(struct dw_hdmi *hdmi)
 {
 	enum drm_connector_status result;
 
-	mutex_lock(&hdmi->mutex);
-	hdmi->force = DRM_FORCE_UNSPECIFIED;
-	dw_hdmi_update_power(hdmi);
-	dw_hdmi_update_phy_mask(hdmi);
-	mutex_unlock(&hdmi->mutex);
-
 	result = hdmi->phy.ops->read_hpd(hdmi, hdmi->phy.data);
 
 	mutex_lock(&hdmi->mutex);