diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h
index 7d9dd5400cef..919c14d3503c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h
@@ -236,29 +236,4 @@ struct drm_gem_object *omap_gem_prime_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 uint32_t pipe2vbl(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 struct omap_dss_device *omap_encoder_get_dssdev(struct drm_encoder *encoder);
 
-/* should these be made into common util helpers?
- */
-
-static inline int objects_lookup(
-		struct drm_file *filp, uint32_t pixel_format,
-		struct drm_gem_object **bos, const uint32_t *handles)
-{
-	int i, n = drm_format_num_planes(pixel_format);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-		bos[i] = drm_gem_object_lookup(filp, handles[i]);
-		if (!bos[i])
-			goto fail;
-
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-
-fail:
-	while (--i > 0)
-		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(bos[i]);
-
-	return -ENOENT;
-}
-
 #endif /* __OMAP_DRV_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fb.c
index 6315d68989fc..195ab4c86244 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fb.c
@@ -354,22 +354,29 @@ void omap_framebuffer_describe(struct drm_framebuffer *fb, struct seq_file *m)
 struct drm_framebuffer *omap_framebuffer_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 		struct drm_file *file, const struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd)
 {
+	unsigned int num_planes = drm_format_num_planes(mode_cmd->pixel_format);
 	struct drm_gem_object *bos[4];
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
-	int ret;
+	int i;
 
-	ret = objects_lookup(file, mode_cmd->pixel_format,
-			bos, mode_cmd->handles);
-	if (ret)
-		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	for (i = 0; i < num_planes; i++) {
+		bos[i] = drm_gem_object_lookup(file, mode_cmd->handles[i]);
+		if (!bos[i]) {
+			fb = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+			goto error;
+		}
+	}
 
 	fb = omap_framebuffer_init(dev, mode_cmd, bos);
-	if (IS_ERR(fb)) {
-		int i, n = drm_format_num_planes(mode_cmd->pixel_format);
-		for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
-			drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(bos[i]);
-		return fb;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(fb))
+		goto error;
+
+	return fb;
+
+error:
+	while (--i > 0)
+		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(bos[i]);
+
 	return fb;
 }