diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
index c1084088f9e4..1bdfb8f0f382 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
@@ -1001,14 +1001,6 @@ nouveau_connector_hotplug(struct nvif_notify *notify)
 		bool plugged = (rep->mask != NVIF_NOTIFY_CONN_V0_UNPLUG);
 
 		NV_DEBUG(drm, "%splugged %s\n", plugged ? "" : "un", name);
-
-		mutex_lock(&drm->dev->mode_config.mutex);
-		if (plugged)
-			drm_helper_connector_dpms(connector, DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON);
-		else
-			drm_helper_connector_dpms(connector, DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF);
-		mutex_unlock(&drm->dev->mode_config.mutex);
-
 		drm_helper_hpd_irq_event(connector->dev);
 	}