diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index 0fbc27e282cf..279cd6e52c90 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -1568,15 +1568,10 @@ static int dm_atomic_get_state(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 	struct amdgpu_device *adev = dev->dev_private;
 	struct amdgpu_display_manager *dm = &adev->dm;
 	struct drm_private_state *priv_state;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (*dm_state)
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = drm_modeset_lock(&dm->atomic_obj_lock, state->acquire_ctx);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	priv_state = drm_atomic_get_private_obj_state(state, &dm->atomic_obj);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv_state))
 		return PTR_ERR(priv_state);
@@ -1683,8 +1678,6 @@ static int amdgpu_dm_mode_config_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 
 	adev->ddev->mode_config.fb_base = adev->gmc.aper_base;
 
-	drm_modeset_lock_init(&adev->dm.atomic_obj_lock);
-
 	state = kzalloc(sizeof(*state), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!state)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.h
index fbd161ddc3f4..f741ea35c3ab 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.h
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ struct amdgpu_display_manager {
 	 */
 	struct drm_private_obj atomic_obj;
 
-	struct drm_modeset_lock atomic_obj_lock;
-
 	/**
 	 * @dc_lock:
 	 *