diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_drv.c
index 1e41c3f5fd6d..ef773d36baf0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_drv.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ static struct drm_driver sun4i_drv_driver = {
 	.driver_features	= DRIVER_GEM | DRIVER_MODESET | DRIVER_PRIME | DRIVER_ATOMIC,
 
 	/* Generic Operations */
-	.lastclose		= drm_fb_helper_lastclose,
 	.fops			= &sun4i_drv_fops,
 	.name			= "sun4i-drm",
 	.desc			= "Allwinner sun4i Display Engine",
@@ -105,12 +104,7 @@ static int sun4i_drv_bind(struct device *dev)
 	/* Remove early framebuffers (ie. simplefb) */
 	drm_fb_helper_remove_conflicting_framebuffers(NULL, "sun4i-drm-fb", false);
 
-	/* Create our framebuffer */
-	ret = sun4i_framebuffer_init(drm);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(drm->dev, "Couldn't create our framebuffer\n");
-		goto cleanup_mode_config;
-	}
+	sun4i_framebuffer_init(drm);
 
 	/* Enable connectors polling */
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(drm);
@@ -119,11 +113,12 @@ static int sun4i_drv_bind(struct device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto finish_poll;
 
+	drm_fbdev_generic_setup(drm, 32);
+
 	return 0;
 
 finish_poll:
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(drm);
-	sun4i_framebuffer_free(drm);
 cleanup_mode_config:
 	drm_mode_config_cleanup(drm);
 	of_reserved_mem_device_release(dev);
@@ -138,7 +133,6 @@ static void sun4i_drv_unbind(struct device *dev)
 
 	drm_dev_unregister(drm);
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(drm);
-	sun4i_framebuffer_free(drm);
 	drm_mode_config_cleanup(drm);
 	of_reserved_mem_device_release(dev);
 	drm_dev_put(drm);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_framebuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_framebuffer.c
index 5f29850ef8ac..cb828028ae06 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_framebuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_framebuffer.c
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 
 #include <drm/drm_atomic.h>
 #include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
-#include <drm/drm_fb_helper.h>
-#include <drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_gem_framebuffer_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drmP.h>
 
@@ -37,7 +35,6 @@ static int sun4i_de_atomic_check(struct drm_device *dev,
 }
 
 static const struct drm_mode_config_funcs sun4i_de_mode_config_funcs = {
-	.output_poll_changed	= drm_fb_helper_output_poll_changed,
 	.atomic_check		= sun4i_de_atomic_check,
 	.atomic_commit		= drm_atomic_helper_commit,
 	.fb_create		= drm_gem_fb_create,
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ static struct drm_mode_config_helper_funcs sun4i_de_mode_config_helpers = {
 	.atomic_commit_tail	= drm_atomic_helper_commit_tail_rpm,
 };
 
-int sun4i_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *drm)
+void sun4i_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *drm)
 {
 	drm_mode_config_reset(drm);
 
@@ -56,11 +53,4 @@ int sun4i_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *drm)
 
 	drm->mode_config.funcs = &sun4i_de_mode_config_funcs;
 	drm->mode_config.helper_private = &sun4i_de_mode_config_helpers;
-
-	return drm_fb_cma_fbdev_init(drm, 32, 0);
-}
-
-void sun4i_framebuffer_free(struct drm_device *drm)
-{
-	drm_fb_cma_fbdev_fini(drm);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_framebuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_framebuffer.h
index 7ef0aed8384c..6fe5bd8c4026 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_framebuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_framebuffer.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #ifndef _SUN4I_FRAMEBUFFER_H_
 #define _SUN4I_FRAMEBUFFER_H_
 
-int sun4i_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *drm);
-void sun4i_framebuffer_free(struct drm_device *drm);
+void sun4i_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *drm);
 
 #endif /* _SUN4I_FRAMEBUFFER_H_ */