diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index a133f7e154e70b..d5198b435638ce 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -551,12 +551,6 @@ static int dp_hpd_plug_handle(struct dp_display_private *dp, u32 data)
 
 	mutex_unlock(&dp->event_mutex);
 
-	/*
-	 * add fail safe mode outside event_mutex scope
-	 * to avoid potiential circular lock with drm thread
-	 */
-	dp_panel_add_fail_safe_mode(dp->dp_display.connector);
-
 	/* uevent will complete connection part */
 	return 0;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_panel.c
index 982f5e8c3546f7..62b742e701d2ca 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_panel.c
@@ -151,15 +151,6 @@ static int dp_panel_update_modes(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-void dp_panel_add_fail_safe_mode(struct drm_connector *connector)
-{
-	/* fail safe edid */
-	mutex_lock(&connector->dev->mode_config.mutex);
-	if (drm_add_modes_noedid(connector, 640, 480))
-		drm_set_preferred_mode(connector, 640, 480);
-	mutex_unlock(&connector->dev->mode_config.mutex);
-}
-
 int dp_panel_read_sink_caps(struct dp_panel *dp_panel,
 	struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
@@ -215,8 +206,6 @@ int dp_panel_read_sink_caps(struct dp_panel *dp_panel,
 			rc = -ETIMEDOUT;
 			goto end;
 		}
-
-		dp_panel_add_fail_safe_mode(connector);
 	}
 
 	if (panel->aux_cfg_update_done) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_panel.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_panel.h
index 99739ea679a77e..9023e5bb4b8b2c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_panel.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_panel.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ int dp_panel_init_panel_info(struct dp_panel *dp_panel);
 int dp_panel_deinit(struct dp_panel *dp_panel);
 int dp_panel_timing_cfg(struct dp_panel *dp_panel);
 void dp_panel_dump_regs(struct dp_panel *dp_panel);
-void dp_panel_add_fail_safe_mode(struct drm_connector *connector);
 int dp_panel_read_sink_caps(struct dp_panel *dp_panel,
 		struct drm_connector *connector);
 u32 dp_panel_get_mode_bpp(struct dp_panel *dp_panel, u32 mode_max_bpp,