diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 0ab7c24cd7d6..254f6d0fad7c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ steal_encoder(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
 	struct drm_connector *connector;
 	struct drm_connector_state *connector_state;
-	int ret;
 
 	/*
 	 * We can only steal an encoder coming from a connector, which means we
@@ -165,9 +164,6 @@ steal_encoder(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 		if (IS_ERR(connector_state))
 			return PTR_ERR(connector_state);
 
-		ret = drm_atomic_set_crtc_for_connector(connector_state, NULL);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
 		connector_state->best_encoder = NULL;
 	}