diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc.h
index dd7bf31ef6b0..3f33740e2f65 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc.h
@@ -1538,7 +1538,6 @@ struct dc_link {
 	enum edp_revision edp_revision;
 	union dpcd_sink_ext_caps dpcd_sink_ext_caps;
 
-	struct backlight_settings backlight_settings;
 	struct psr_settings psr_settings;
 
 	struct replay_settings replay_settings;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_types.h
index ba900b0a62a8..accffba5a683 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_types.h
@@ -1003,10 +1003,6 @@ struct link_mst_stream_allocation_table {
 	struct link_mst_stream_allocation stream_allocations[MAX_CONTROLLER_NUM];
 };
 
-struct backlight_settings {
-	uint32_t backlight_millinits;
-};
-
 /* PSR feature flags */
 struct psr_settings {
 	bool psr_feature_enabled;		// PSR is supported by sink
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/link_detection.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/link_detection.c
index b3d3e46c466b..c7a9e286a5d4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/link_detection.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/link_detection.c
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ static bool detect_link_and_local_sink(struct dc_link *link,
 			(link->dpcd_sink_ext_caps.bits.oled == 1)) {
 			dpcd_set_source_specific_data(link);
 			msleep(post_oui_delay);
-			set_cached_brightness_aux(link);
+			set_default_brightness_aux(link);
 		}
 
 		return true;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/link_dpms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/link_dpms.c
index a17a06eb7762..35d087cf1980 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/link_dpms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/link_dpms.c
@@ -2140,8 +2140,7 @@ static enum dc_status enable_link_dp(struct dc_state *state,
 	if (link->dpcd_sink_ext_caps.bits.oled == 1 ||
 		link->dpcd_sink_ext_caps.bits.sdr_aux_backlight_control == 1 ||
 		link->dpcd_sink_ext_caps.bits.hdr_aux_backlight_control == 1) {
-		set_cached_brightness_aux(link);
-
+		set_default_brightness_aux(link);
 		if (link->dpcd_sink_ext_caps.bits.oled == 1)
 			msleep(bl_oled_enable_delay);
 		edp_backlight_enable_aux(link, true);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/protocols/link_edp_panel_control.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/protocols/link_edp_panel_control.c
index a602202610e0..fe74d4252a51 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/protocols/link_edp_panel_control.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/protocols/link_edp_panel_control.c
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ bool edp_set_backlight_level_nits(struct dc_link *link,
 	*(uint32_t *)&dpcd_backlight_set.backlight_level_millinits = backlight_millinits;
 	*(uint16_t *)&dpcd_backlight_set.backlight_transition_time_ms = (uint16_t)transition_time_in_ms;
 
-	link->backlight_settings.backlight_millinits = backlight_millinits;
 
 	if (!link->dpcd_caps.panel_luminance_control) {
 		if (core_link_write_dpcd(link, DP_SOURCE_BACKLIGHT_LEVEL,
@@ -281,9 +280,9 @@ bool set_default_brightness_aux(struct dc_link *link)
 	if (link && link->dpcd_sink_ext_caps.bits.oled == 1) {
 		if (!read_default_bl_aux(link, &default_backlight))
 			default_backlight = 150000;
-		// if < 1 nits or > 5000, it might be wrong readback
-		if (default_backlight < 1000 || default_backlight > 5000000)
-			default_backlight = 150000; //
+		// if > 5000, it might be wrong readback
+		if (default_backlight > 5000000)
+			default_backlight = 150000;
 
 		return edp_set_backlight_level_nits(link, true,
 				default_backlight, 0);
@@ -291,15 +290,6 @@ bool set_default_brightness_aux(struct dc_link *link)
 	return false;
 }
 
-bool set_cached_brightness_aux(struct dc_link *link)
-{
-	if (link->backlight_settings.backlight_millinits)
-		return edp_set_backlight_level_nits(link, true,
-						    link->backlight_settings.backlight_millinits, 0);
-	else
-		return set_default_brightness_aux(link);
-	return false;
-}
 bool edp_is_ilr_optimization_enabled(struct dc_link *link)
 {
 	if (link->dpcd_caps.edp_supported_link_rates_count == 0 || !link->panel_config.ilr.optimize_edp_link_rate)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/protocols/link_edp_panel_control.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/protocols/link_edp_panel_control.h
index ebf7deb63d13..a034288ad75d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/protocols/link_edp_panel_control.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/protocols/link_edp_panel_control.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 enum dp_panel_mode dp_get_panel_mode(struct dc_link *link);
 void dp_set_panel_mode(struct dc_link *link, enum dp_panel_mode panel_mode);
 bool set_default_brightness_aux(struct dc_link *link);
-bool set_cached_brightness_aux(struct dc_link *link);
 void edp_panel_backlight_power_on(struct dc_link *link, bool wait_for_hpd);
 int edp_get_backlight_level(const struct dc_link *link);
 bool edp_get_backlight_level_nits(struct dc_link *link,