diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs_kms.c
index 9cd82e3631fb..9e7cd6b34106 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs_kms.c
@@ -214,20 +214,9 @@ static enum drm_mode_status bochs_connector_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *con
 	return MODE_OK;
 }
 
-static struct drm_encoder *
-bochs_connector_best_encoder(struct drm_connector *connector)
-{
-	int enc_id = connector->encoder_ids[0];
-	/* pick the encoder ids */
-	if (enc_id)
-		return drm_encoder_find(connector->dev, NULL, enc_id);
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static const struct drm_connector_helper_funcs bochs_connector_connector_helper_funcs = {
 	.get_modes = bochs_connector_get_modes,
 	.mode_valid = bochs_connector_mode_valid,
-	.best_encoder = bochs_connector_best_encoder,
 };
 
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs bochs_connector_connector_funcs = {