diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
index 5ea0c82f9957..a70f3131a377 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ static int imx_drm_atomic_check(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 static const struct drm_mode_config_funcs imx_drm_mode_config_funcs = {
 	.fb_create = drm_gem_fb_create,
-	.output_poll_changed = drm_fb_helper_output_poll_changed,
 	.atomic_check = imx_drm_atomic_check,
 	.atomic_commit = drm_atomic_helper_commit,
 };
@@ -165,7 +164,6 @@ static const struct drm_ioctl_desc imx_drm_ioctls[] = {
 static struct drm_driver imx_drm_driver = {
 	.driver_features	= DRIVER_MODESET | DRIVER_GEM | DRIVER_PRIME |
 				  DRIVER_ATOMIC,
-	.lastclose		= drm_fb_helper_lastclose,
 	.gem_free_object_unlocked = drm_gem_cma_free_object,
 	.gem_vm_ops		= &drm_gem_cma_vm_ops,
 	.dumb_create		= drm_gem_cma_dumb_create,
@@ -263,30 +261,23 @@ static int imx_drm_bind(struct device *dev)
 	 * The fb helper takes copies of key hardware information, so the
 	 * crtcs/connectors/encoders must not change after this point.
 	 */
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION)
 	if (legacyfb_depth != 16 && legacyfb_depth != 32) {
 		dev_warn(dev, "Invalid legacyfb_depth.  Defaulting to 16bpp\n");
 		legacyfb_depth = 16;
 	}
-	ret = drm_fb_cma_fbdev_init(drm, legacyfb_depth, MAX_CRTC);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_unbind;
-#endif
 
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(drm);
 
 	ret = drm_dev_register(drm, 0);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_fbhelper;
+		goto err_poll_fini;
+
+	drm_fbdev_generic_setup(drm, legacyfb_depth);
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_fbhelper:
+err_poll_fini:
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(drm);
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION)
-	drm_fb_cma_fbdev_fini(drm);
-err_unbind:
-#endif
 	component_unbind_all(drm->dev, drm);
 err_kms:
 	drm_mode_config_cleanup(drm);
@@ -303,8 +294,6 @@ static void imx_drm_unbind(struct device *dev)
 
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(drm);
 
-	drm_fb_cma_fbdev_fini(drm);
-
 	drm_mode_config_cleanup(drm);
 
 	component_unbind_all(drm->dev, drm);