diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index 44df493ad399..a421c81f2d88 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -2779,9 +2779,6 @@ intel_dp_link_down(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 	}
 	POSTING_READ(intel_dp->output_reg);
 
-	/* We don't really know why we're doing this */
-	intel_wait_for_vblank(dev, intel_crtc->pipe);
-
 	if (HAS_PCH_IBX(dev) &&
 	    I915_READ(intel_dp->output_reg) & DP_PIPEB_SELECT) {
 		struct drm_crtc *crtc = intel_dig_port->base.base.crtc;