diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 9274ac77ed25..cf8af4dcfae0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -2361,28 +2361,6 @@ void drm_atomic_helper_commit_planes(struct drm_device *dev,
 	bool active_only = flags & DRM_PLANE_COMMIT_ACTIVE_ONLY;
 	bool no_disable = flags & DRM_PLANE_COMMIT_NO_DISABLE_AFTER_MODESET;
 
-	for_each_oldnew_connector_in_state(old_state, connector,
-					   old_connector_state,
-					   new_connector_state, i) {
-		const struct drm_connector_helper_funcs *funcs;
-
-		if (!connector->state->crtc)
-			continue;
-
-		if (!connector->state->crtc->state->active)
-			continue;
-
-		funcs = connector->helper_private;
-
-		if (!funcs || !funcs->atomic_begin)
-			continue;
-
-		DRM_DEBUG_ATOMIC("flush beginning [CONNECTOR:%d:%s]\n",
-				 connector->base.id, connector->name);
-
-		funcs->atomic_begin(connector, old_connector_state);
-	}
-
 	for_each_oldnew_crtc_in_state(old_state, crtc, old_crtc_state, new_crtc_state, i) {
 		const struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs *funcs;
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
index 886c6e9d8f28..a772dea3afbf 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
@@ -1001,14 +1001,6 @@ struct drm_connector_helper_funcs {
 	void (*atomic_commit)(struct drm_connector *connector,
 			      struct drm_connector_state *state);
 
-	/**
-	 * @atomic_begin:
-	 *
-	 * begin atomic update.
-	 */
-	void (*atomic_begin)(struct drm_connector *connector,
-			     struct drm_connector_state *conn_state);
-
 	/**
 	 * @atomic_flush:
 	 *