diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
index 9c654092ef78..568fcc328f27 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
@@ -197,8 +197,6 @@ static int msm_drm_uninit(struct device *dev)
 
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(ddev);
 
-	drm_connector_unregister_all(ddev);
-
 	drm_dev_unregister(ddev);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION
@@ -431,12 +429,6 @@ static int msm_drm_init(struct device *dev, struct drm_driver *drv)
 	if (ret)
 		goto fail;
 
-	ret = drm_connector_register_all(ddev);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to register connectors\n");
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
 	drm_mode_config_reset(ddev);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION