diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
index 4cbc3df8ac96..67813ca2a87c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
@@ -411,28 +411,6 @@ err_put_resources:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct device_node *ipu_drm_get_port_by_id(struct device_node *parent,
-						  int port_id)
-{
-	struct device_node *port;
-	int id, ret;
-
-	port = of_get_child_by_name(parent, "port");
-	while (port) {
-		ret = of_property_read_u32(port, "reg", &id);
-		if (!ret && id == port_id)
-			return port;
-
-		do {
-			port = of_get_next_child(parent, port);
-			if (!port)
-				return NULL;
-		} while (of_node_cmp(port->name, "port"));
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static int ipu_drm_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 {
 	struct ipu_client_platformdata *pdata = dev->platform_data;
@@ -474,23 +452,11 @@ static const struct component_ops ipu_crtc_ops = {
 static int ipu_drm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
-	struct ipu_client_platformdata *pdata = dev->platform_data;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!dev->platform_data)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!dev->of_node) {
-		/* Associate crtc device with the corresponding DI port node */
-		dev->of_node = ipu_drm_get_port_by_id(dev->parent->of_node,
-						      pdata->di + 2);
-		if (!dev->of_node) {
-			dev_err(dev, "missing port@%d node in %s\n",
-				pdata->di + 2, dev->parent->of_node->full_name);
-			return -ENODEV;
-		}
-	}
-
 	ret = dma_set_coherent_mask(dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;