diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
index 980652192e38c6..85a6e62370db4b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
@@ -365,12 +365,6 @@ static void vc4_hdmi_handle_hotplug(struct vc4_hdmi *vc4_hdmi,
 	struct drm_connector *connector = &vc4_hdmi->connector;
 	int ret;
 
-	/*
-	 * Needs to be called for both connects and disconnects for HDMI
-	 * audio hotplug to work correctly.
-	 */
-	drm_atomic_helper_connector_hdmi_hotplug(connector, status);
-
 	/*
 	 * NOTE: This function should really be called with vc4_hdmi->mutex
 	 * held, but doing so results in reentrancy issues since