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);
 
        *(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,
        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);
        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)
 
 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,