diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c
index 43db2e9ac575..aa21742d8634 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c
@@ -307,9 +307,8 @@ static int intel_dp_mst_get_ddc_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	struct edid *edid;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!intel_dp) {
+	if (!READ_ONCE(connector->registered))
 		return intel_connector_update_modes(connector, NULL);
-	}
 
 	edid = drm_dp_mst_get_edid(connector, &intel_dp->mst_mgr, intel_connector->port);
 	ret = intel_connector_update_modes(connector, edid);
@@ -324,9 +323,10 @@ intel_dp_mst_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 	struct intel_connector *intel_connector = to_intel_connector(connector);
 	struct intel_dp *intel_dp = intel_connector->mst_port;
 
-	if (!intel_dp)
+	if (!READ_ONCE(connector->registered))
 		return connector_status_disconnected;
-	return drm_dp_mst_detect_port(connector, &intel_dp->mst_mgr, intel_connector->port);
+	return drm_dp_mst_detect_port(connector, &intel_dp->mst_mgr,
+				      intel_connector->port);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ intel_dp_mst_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	int bpp = 24; /* MST uses fixed bpp */
 	int max_rate, mode_rate, max_lanes, max_link_clock;
 
-	if (!intel_dp)
+	if (!READ_ONCE(connector->registered))
 		return MODE_ERROR;
 
 	if (mode->flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_DBLSCAN)
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static struct drm_encoder *intel_mst_atomic_best_encoder(struct drm_connector *c
 	struct intel_dp *intel_dp = intel_connector->mst_port;
 	struct intel_crtc *crtc = to_intel_crtc(state->crtc);
 
-	if (!intel_dp)
+	if (!READ_ONCE(connector->registered))
 		return NULL;
 	return &intel_dp->mst_encoders[crtc->pipe]->base.base;
 }
@@ -499,7 +499,6 @@ static void intel_dp_register_mst_connector(struct drm_connector *connector)
 static void intel_dp_destroy_mst_connector(struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,
 					   struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
-	struct intel_connector *intel_connector = to_intel_connector(connector);
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(connector->dev);
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("[CONNECTOR:%d:%s]\n", connector->base.id, connector->name);
@@ -508,10 +507,6 @@ static void intel_dp_destroy_mst_connector(struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,
 	if (dev_priv->fbdev)
 		drm_fb_helper_remove_one_connector(&dev_priv->fbdev->helper,
 						   connector);
-	/* prevent race with the check in ->detect */
-	drm_modeset_lock(&connector->dev->mode_config.connection_mutex, NULL);
-	intel_connector->mst_port = NULL;
-	drm_modeset_unlock(&connector->dev->mode_config.connection_mutex);
 
 	drm_connector_put(connector);
 }