static int tilcdc_crtc_atomic_check(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
                                    struct drm_crtc_state *state)
 {
-       struct drm_display_mode *mode = &state->mode;
-       int ret;
-
        /* If we are not active we don't care */
        if (!state->active)
                return 0;
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       ret = tilcdc_crtc_mode_valid(crtc, mode);
-       if (ret) {
-               dev_dbg(crtc->dev->dev, "Mode \"%s\" not valid", mode->name);
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
-
        return 0;
 }
 
        .disable_vblank = tilcdc_crtc_disable_vblank,
 };
 
-static const struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs tilcdc_crtc_helper_funcs = {
-               .mode_fixup     = tilcdc_crtc_mode_fixup,
-               .atomic_check   = tilcdc_crtc_atomic_check,
-               .atomic_enable  = tilcdc_crtc_atomic_enable,
-               .atomic_disable = tilcdc_crtc_atomic_disable,
-};
-
 int tilcdc_crtc_max_width(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
        struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
        return max_width;
 }
 
-int tilcdc_crtc_mode_valid(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_display_mode *mode)
+static enum drm_mode_status
+tilcdc_crtc_mode_valid(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
+                      const struct drm_display_mode *mode)
 {
        struct tilcdc_drm_private *priv = crtc->dev->dev_private;
        unsigned int bandwidth;
        return MODE_OK;
 }
 
+static const struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs tilcdc_crtc_helper_funcs = {
+       .mode_valid     = tilcdc_crtc_mode_valid,
+       .mode_fixup     = tilcdc_crtc_mode_fixup,
+       .atomic_check   = tilcdc_crtc_atomic_check,
+       .atomic_enable  = tilcdc_crtc_atomic_enable,
+       .atomic_disable = tilcdc_crtc_atomic_disable,
+};
+
 void tilcdc_crtc_set_panel_info(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
                const struct tilcdc_panel_info *info)
 {
 
                .raster_order           = 0,
 };
 
-static int tilcdc_external_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
-                                     struct drm_display_mode *mode)
-{
-       struct tilcdc_drm_private *priv = connector->dev->dev_private;
-       int ret;
-
-       ret = tilcdc_crtc_mode_valid(priv->crtc, mode);
-       if (ret != MODE_OK)
-               return ret;
-
-       BUG_ON(priv->external_connector != connector);
-       BUG_ON(!priv->connector_funcs);
-
-       /* If the connector has its own mode_valid call it. */
-       if (!IS_ERR(priv->connector_funcs) &&
-           priv->connector_funcs->mode_valid)
-               return priv->connector_funcs->mode_valid(connector, mode);
-
-       return MODE_OK;
-}
-
-static int tilcdc_add_external_connector(struct drm_device *dev,
-                                        struct drm_connector *connector)
-{
-       struct tilcdc_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
-       struct drm_connector_helper_funcs *connector_funcs;
-
-       /* There should never be more than one connector */
-       if (WARN_ON(priv->external_connector))
-               return -EINVAL;
-
-       priv->external_connector = connector;
-       connector_funcs = devm_kzalloc(dev->dev, sizeof(*connector_funcs),
-                                      GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!connector_funcs)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       /* connector->helper_private contains always struct
-        * connector_helper_funcs pointer. For tilcdc crtc to have a
-        * say if a specific mode is Ok, we need to install our own
-        * helper functions. In our helper functions we copy
-        * everything else but use our own mode_valid() (above).
-        */
-       if (connector->helper_private) {
-               priv->connector_funcs = connector->helper_private;
-               *connector_funcs = *priv->connector_funcs;
-       } else {
-               priv->connector_funcs = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-       }
-       connector_funcs->mode_valid = tilcdc_external_mode_valid;
-       drm_connector_helper_add(connector, connector_funcs);
-
-       dev_dbg(dev->dev, "External connector '%s' connected\n",
-               connector->name);
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
 static
 struct drm_connector *tilcdc_encoder_find_connector(struct drm_device *ddev,
                                                    struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 int tilcdc_add_component_encoder(struct drm_device *ddev)
 {
        struct tilcdc_drm_private *priv = ddev->dev_private;
-       struct drm_connector *connector;
        struct drm_encoder *encoder;
 
        list_for_each_entry(encoder, &ddev->mode_config.encoder_list, head)
                return -ENODEV;
        }
 
-       connector = tilcdc_encoder_find_connector(ddev, encoder);
+       priv->external_connector =
+               tilcdc_encoder_find_connector(ddev, encoder);
 
-       if (!connector)
+       if (!priv->external_connector)
                return -ENODEV;
 
        /* Only tda998x is supported at the moment. */
        tilcdc_crtc_set_simulate_vesa_sync(priv->crtc, true);
        tilcdc_crtc_set_panel_info(priv->crtc, &panel_info_tda998x);
 
-       return tilcdc_add_external_connector(ddev, connector);
-}
-
-void tilcdc_remove_external_device(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-       struct tilcdc_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
-
-       /* Restore the original helper functions, if any. */
-       if (IS_ERR(priv->connector_funcs))
-               drm_connector_helper_add(priv->external_connector, NULL);
-       else if (priv->connector_funcs)
-               drm_connector_helper_add(priv->external_connector,
-                                        priv->connector_funcs);
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct drm_encoder_funcs tilcdc_external_encoder_funcs = {
 int tilcdc_attach_bridge(struct drm_device *ddev, struct drm_bridge *bridge)
 {
        struct tilcdc_drm_private *priv = ddev->dev_private;
-       struct drm_connector *connector;
        int ret;
 
        priv->external_encoder->possible_crtcs = BIT(0);
 
        tilcdc_crtc_set_panel_info(priv->crtc, &panel_info_default);
 
-       connector = tilcdc_encoder_find_connector(ddev, priv->external_encoder);
-       if (!connector)
+       priv->external_connector =
+               tilcdc_encoder_find_connector(ddev, priv->external_encoder);
+       if (!priv->external_connector)
                return -ENODEV;
 
-       ret = tilcdc_add_external_connector(ddev, connector);
-
-       return ret;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 int tilcdc_attach_external_device(struct drm_device *ddev)