diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/displays/panel-nec-nl8048hl11.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/displays/panel-nec-nl8048hl11.c
index 8a928c9a2fc9..780cb263a318 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/displays/panel-nec-nl8048hl11.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/displays/panel-nec-nl8048hl11.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <linux/of_gpio.h>
 
 #include <video/omapdss.h>
-#include <video/omap-panel-data.h>
 
 struct panel_drv_data {
 	struct omap_dss_device	dssdev;
@@ -232,34 +231,6 @@ static struct omap_dss_driver nec_8048_ops = {
 	.get_resolution	= omapdss_default_get_resolution,
 };
 
-
-static int nec_8048_probe_pdata(struct spi_device *spi)
-{
-	const struct panel_nec_nl8048hl11_platform_data *pdata;
-	struct panel_drv_data *ddata = dev_get_drvdata(&spi->dev);
-	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, *in;
-
-	pdata = dev_get_platdata(&spi->dev);
-
-	ddata->qvga_gpio = pdata->qvga_gpio;
-	ddata->res_gpio = pdata->res_gpio;
-
-	in = omap_dss_find_output(pdata->source);
-	if (in == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&spi->dev, "failed to find video source '%s'\n",
-				pdata->source);
-		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
-	}
-	ddata->in = in;
-
-	ddata->data_lines = pdata->data_lines;
-
-	dssdev = &ddata->dssdev;
-	dssdev->name = pdata->name;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int nec_8048_probe_of(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
 	struct device_node *node = spi->dev.of_node;
@@ -315,17 +286,12 @@ static int nec_8048_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	ddata->spi = spi;
 
-	if (dev_get_platdata(&spi->dev)) {
-		r = nec_8048_probe_pdata(spi);
-		if (r)
-			return r;
-	} else if (spi->dev.of_node) {
-		r = nec_8048_probe_of(spi);
-		if (r)
-			return r;
-	} else {
+	if (!spi->dev.of_node)
 		return -ENODEV;
-	}
+
+	r = nec_8048_probe_of(spi);
+	if (r)
+		return r;
 
 	if (gpio_is_valid(ddata->qvga_gpio)) {
 		r = devm_gpio_request_one(&spi->dev, ddata->qvga_gpio,