diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dvo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dvo.c
index 642c5550a1e5f9..2e452c505e7eef 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dvo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dvo.c
@@ -559,7 +559,6 @@ void intel_dvo_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	drm_encoder_cleanup(&intel_encoder->base);
 	kfree(intel_dvo);
 	kfree(intel_connector);
 }