diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_plane.c
index a7e5486bd1e9..9e6f7d8112b3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_plane.c
@@ -211,11 +211,6 @@ void fsl_dcu_drm_init_planes(struct drm_device *dev)
 		for (j = 1; j <= fsl_dev->soc->layer_regs; j++)
 			regmap_write(fsl_dev->regmap, DCU_CTRLDESCLN(i, j), 0);
 	}
-	regmap_update_bits(fsl_dev->regmap, DCU_DCU_MODE,
-			   DCU_MODE_DCU_MODE_MASK,
-			   DCU_MODE_DCU_MODE(DCU_MODE_OFF));
-	regmap_write(fsl_dev->regmap, DCU_UPDATE_MODE,
-		     DCU_UPDATE_MODE_READREG);
 }
 
 struct drm_plane *fsl_dcu_drm_primary_create_plane(struct drm_device *dev)