diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
index bc5e2c97db61..62b6555cfa27 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
@@ -517,14 +517,12 @@ intel_crt_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 		return connector->status;
 
 	/* for pre-945g platforms use load detect */
-	if (intel_get_load_detect_pipe(&crt->base, connector, NULL,
-				       &tmp)) {
+	if (intel_get_load_detect_pipe(connector, NULL, &tmp)) {
 		if (intel_crt_detect_ddc(connector))
 			status = connector_status_connected;
 		else
 			status = intel_crt_load_detect(crt);
-		intel_release_load_detect_pipe(&crt->base, connector,
-					       &tmp);
+		intel_release_load_detect_pipe(connector, &tmp);
 	} else
 		status = connector_status_unknown;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index f851474fe066..62524b036bd1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -5584,12 +5584,13 @@ mode_fits_in_fbdev(struct drm_device *dev,
 	return fb;
 }
 
-bool intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder,
-				struct drm_connector *connector,
+bool intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
 				struct drm_display_mode *mode,
 				struct intel_load_detect_pipe *old)
 {
 	struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc;
+	struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder =
+		intel_attached_encoder(connector);
 	struct drm_crtc *possible_crtc;
 	struct drm_encoder *encoder = &intel_encoder->base;
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc = NULL;
@@ -5694,10 +5695,11 @@ fail:
 	return false;
 }
 
-void intel_release_load_detect_pipe(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder,
-				    struct drm_connector *connector,
+void intel_release_load_detect_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
 				    struct intel_load_detect_pipe *old)
 {
+	struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder =
+		intel_attached_encoder(connector);
 	struct drm_encoder *encoder = &intel_encoder->base;
 	struct drm_device *dev = encoder->dev;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index 6920bc26a2e9..95f635b70b5b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -433,12 +433,10 @@ struct intel_load_detect_pipe {
 	bool load_detect_temp;
 	int dpms_mode;
 };
-extern bool intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder,
-				       struct drm_connector *connector,
+extern bool intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
 				       struct drm_display_mode *mode,
 				       struct intel_load_detect_pipe *old);
-extern void intel_release_load_detect_pipe(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder,
-					   struct drm_connector *connector,
+extern void intel_release_load_detect_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
 					   struct intel_load_detect_pipe *old);
 
 extern void intelfb_restore(void);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
index 1a0bab07699e..95653a508987 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
@@ -1303,12 +1303,9 @@ intel_tv_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 	if (force) {
 		struct intel_load_detect_pipe tmp;
 
-		if (intel_get_load_detect_pipe(&intel_tv->base, connector,
-					       &mode, &tmp)) {
+		if (intel_get_load_detect_pipe(connector, &mode, &tmp)) {
 			type = intel_tv_detect_type(intel_tv, connector);
-			intel_release_load_detect_pipe(&intel_tv->base,
-						       connector,
-						       &tmp);
+			intel_release_load_detect_pipe(connector, &tmp);
 		} else
 			return connector_status_unknown;
 	} else