diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_crtc.c
index 3371635cd4d7..5ad1d68c8194 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_crtc.c
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ static void fsl_dcu_drm_crtc_mode_set_nofb(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 		     DCU_THRESHOLD_LS_BF_VS(BF_VS_VAL) |
 		     DCU_THRESHOLD_OUT_BUF_HIGH(BUF_MAX_VAL) |
 		     DCU_THRESHOLD_OUT_BUF_LOW(BUF_MIN_VAL));
-	regmap_write(fsl_dev->regmap, DCU_UPDATE_MODE,
-		     DCU_UPDATE_MODE_READREG);
 	return;
 }