diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index ffe5f8430957..79cf2d5f5a20 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -4977,9 +4977,6 @@ intel_dp_hpd_pulse(struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port, bool long_hpd)
 	intel_display_power_get(dev_priv, power_domain);
 
 	if (long_hpd) {
-		/* indicate that we need to restart link training */
-		intel_dp->train_set_valid = false;
-
 		intel_dp_long_pulse(intel_dp->attached_connector);
 		if (intel_dp->is_mst)
 			ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_link_training.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_link_training.c
index 0b8eefc2acc5..60fb39cd220b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_link_training.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_link_training.c
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ static bool
 intel_dp_reset_link_train(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 			uint8_t dp_train_pat)
 {
-	if (!intel_dp->train_set_valid)
-		memset(intel_dp->train_set, 0, sizeof(intel_dp->train_set));
+	memset(intel_dp->train_set, 0, sizeof(intel_dp->train_set));
 	intel_dp_set_signal_levels(intel_dp);
 	return intel_dp_set_link_train(intel_dp, dp_train_pat);
 }
@@ -161,23 +160,6 @@ intel_dp_link_training_clock_recovery(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * if we used previously trained voltage and pre-emphasis values
-		 * and we don't get clock recovery, reset link training values
-		 */
-		if (intel_dp->train_set_valid) {
-			DRM_DEBUG_KMS("clock recovery not ok, reset");
-			/* clear the flag as we are not reusing train set */
-			intel_dp->train_set_valid = false;
-			if (!intel_dp_reset_link_train(intel_dp,
-						       DP_TRAINING_PATTERN_1 |
-						       DP_LINK_SCRAMBLING_DISABLE)) {
-				DRM_ERROR("failed to enable link training\n");
-				return;
-			}
-			continue;
-		}
-
 		/* Check to see if we've tried the max voltage */
 		for (i = 0; i < intel_dp->lane_count; i++)
 			if ((intel_dp->train_set[i] & DP_TRAIN_MAX_SWING_REACHED) == 0)
@@ -284,7 +266,6 @@ intel_dp_link_training_channel_equalization(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 		/* Make sure clock is still ok */
 		if (!drm_dp_clock_recovery_ok(link_status,
 					      intel_dp->lane_count)) {
-			intel_dp->train_set_valid = false;
 			intel_dp_link_training_clock_recovery(intel_dp);
 			intel_dp_set_link_train(intel_dp,
 						training_pattern |
@@ -301,7 +282,6 @@ intel_dp_link_training_channel_equalization(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 
 		/* Try 5 times, then try clock recovery if that fails */
 		if (tries > 5) {
-			intel_dp->train_set_valid = false;
 			intel_dp_link_training_clock_recovery(intel_dp);
 			intel_dp_set_link_train(intel_dp,
 						training_pattern |
@@ -322,10 +302,8 @@ intel_dp_link_training_channel_equalization(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 
 	intel_dp_set_idle_link_train(intel_dp);
 
-	if (channel_eq) {
-		intel_dp->train_set_valid = true;
+	if (channel_eq)
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Channel EQ done. DP Training successful\n");
-	}
 }
 
 void intel_dp_stop_link_train(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index 4a24b0067a3a..f7f0f01814f6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -863,8 +863,6 @@ struct intel_dp {
 	/* This is called before a link training is starterd */
 	void (*prepare_link_retrain)(struct intel_dp *intel_dp);
 
-	bool train_set_valid;
-
 	/* Displayport compliance testing */
 	unsigned long compliance_test_type;
 	unsigned long compliance_test_data;