diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_lvds.c
index bffff4c9fbf5..be3f14d7746d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_lvds.c
@@ -94,64 +94,9 @@ static void sun4i_lvds_encoder_disable(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	}
 }
 
-static enum drm_mode_status sun4i_lvds_encoder_mode_valid(struct drm_encoder *crtc,
-							  const struct drm_display_mode *mode)
-{
-	struct sun4i_lvds *lvds = drm_encoder_to_sun4i_lvds(crtc);
-	struct sun4i_tcon *tcon = lvds->tcon;
-	u32 hsync = mode->hsync_end - mode->hsync_start;
-	u32 vsync = mode->vsync_end - mode->vsync_start;
-	unsigned long rate = mode->clock * 1000;
-	long rounded_rate;
-
-	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Validating modes...\n");
-
-	if (hsync < 1)
-		return MODE_HSYNC_NARROW;
-
-	if (hsync > 0x3ff)
-		return MODE_HSYNC_WIDE;
-
-	if ((mode->hdisplay < 1) || (mode->htotal < 1))
-		return MODE_H_ILLEGAL;
-
-	if ((mode->hdisplay > 0x7ff) || (mode->htotal > 0xfff))
-		return MODE_BAD_HVALUE;
-
-	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Horizontal parameters OK\n");
-
-	if (vsync < 1)
-		return MODE_VSYNC_NARROW;
-
-	if (vsync > 0x3ff)
-		return MODE_VSYNC_WIDE;
-
-	if ((mode->vdisplay < 1) || (mode->vtotal < 1))
-		return MODE_V_ILLEGAL;
-
-	if ((mode->vdisplay > 0x7ff) || (mode->vtotal > 0xfff))
-		return MODE_BAD_VVALUE;
-
-	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Vertical parameters OK\n");
-
-	tcon->dclk_min_div = 7;
-	tcon->dclk_max_div = 7;
-	rounded_rate = clk_round_rate(tcon->dclk, rate);
-	if (rounded_rate < rate)
-		return MODE_CLOCK_LOW;
-
-	if (rounded_rate > rate)
-		return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
-
-	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Clock rate OK\n");
-
-	return MODE_OK;
-}
-
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs sun4i_lvds_enc_helper_funcs = {
 	.disable	= sun4i_lvds_encoder_disable,
 	.enable		= sun4i_lvds_encoder_enable,
-	.mode_valid	= sun4i_lvds_encoder_mode_valid,
 };
 
 static const struct drm_encoder_funcs sun4i_lvds_enc_funcs = {