diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c
index 6bfaefa018182e..1e30eaeb0e1b3a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c
@@ -1300,18 +1300,6 @@ static enum drm_mode_status ast_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	return flags;
 }
 
-static enum drm_connector_status ast_connector_detect(struct drm_connector
-						   *connector, bool force)
-{
-	int r;
-
-	r = ast_get_modes(connector);
-	if (r <= 0)
-		return connector_status_disconnected;
-
-	return connector_status_connected;
-}
-
 static void ast_connector_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
 	struct ast_connector *ast_connector = to_ast_connector(connector);
@@ -1327,7 +1315,6 @@ static const struct drm_connector_helper_funcs ast_connector_helper_funcs = {
 
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs ast_connector_funcs = {
 	.reset = drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset,
-	.detect = ast_connector_detect,
 	.fill_modes = drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes,
 	.destroy = ast_connector_destroy,
 	.atomic_duplicate_state = drm_atomic_helper_connector_duplicate_state,
@@ -1355,8 +1342,7 @@ static int ast_connector_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	connector->interlace_allowed = 0;
 	connector->doublescan_allowed = 0;
 
-	connector->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_CONNECT |
-						DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_DISCONNECT;
+	connector->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_CONNECT;
 
 	drm_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder);
 
@@ -1425,8 +1411,6 @@ int ast_mode_config_init(struct ast_private *ast)
 
 	drm_mode_config_reset(dev);
 
-	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(dev);
-
 	return 0;
 }