diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/omapfb/displays/panel-dpi.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/omapfb/displays/panel-dpi.c
index ff3d1e8e1e7b..9790053c5877 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/omapfb/displays/panel-dpi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/omapfb/displays/panel-dpi.c
@@ -6,15 +6,13 @@
  * Author: Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@ti.com>
  */
 
-#include <linux/gpio.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
-#include <linux/of_gpio.h>
 
 #include <video/omapfb_dss.h>
-#include <video/omap-panel-data.h>
 #include <video/of_display_timing.h>
 
 struct panel_drv_data {
@@ -25,9 +23,6 @@ struct panel_drv_data {
 
 	struct omap_video_timings videomode;
 
-	/* used for non-DT boot, to be removed */
-	int backlight_gpio;
-
 	struct gpio_desc *enable_gpio;
 };
 
@@ -77,9 +72,6 @@ static int panel_dpi_enable(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 
 	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(ddata->enable_gpio, 1);
 
-	if (gpio_is_valid(ddata->backlight_gpio))
-		gpio_set_value_cansleep(ddata->backlight_gpio, 1);
-
 	dssdev->state = OMAP_DSS_DISPLAY_ACTIVE;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -93,9 +85,6 @@ static void panel_dpi_disable(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 	if (!omapdss_device_is_enabled(dssdev))
 		return;
 
-	if (gpio_is_valid(ddata->backlight_gpio))
-		gpio_set_value_cansleep(ddata->backlight_gpio, 0);
-
 	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(ddata->enable_gpio, 0);
 
 	in->ops.dpi->disable(in);
@@ -146,49 +135,6 @@ static struct omap_dss_driver panel_dpi_ops = {
 	.get_resolution	= omapdss_default_get_resolution,
 };
 
-static int panel_dpi_probe_pdata(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	const struct panel_dpi_platform_data *pdata;
-	struct panel_drv_data *ddata = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, *in;
-	struct videomode vm;
-	int r;
-
-	pdata = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
-
-	in = omap_dss_find_output(pdata->source);
-	if (in == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to find video source '%s'\n",
-				pdata->source);
-		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
-	}
-
-	ddata->in = in;
-
-	ddata->data_lines = pdata->data_lines;
-
-	videomode_from_timing(pdata->display_timing, &vm);
-	videomode_to_omap_video_timings(&vm, &ddata->videomode);
-
-	dssdev = &ddata->dssdev;
-	dssdev->name = pdata->name;
-
-	r = devm_gpio_request_one(&pdev->dev, pdata->enable_gpio,
-					GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW, "panel enable");
-	if (r)
-		goto err_gpio;
-
-	ddata->enable_gpio = gpio_to_desc(pdata->enable_gpio);
-
-	ddata->backlight_gpio = pdata->backlight_gpio;
-
-	return 0;
-
-err_gpio:
-	omap_dss_put_device(ddata->in);
-	return r;
-}
-
 static int panel_dpi_probe_of(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct panel_drv_data *ddata = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
@@ -205,8 +151,6 @@ static int panel_dpi_probe_of(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ddata->enable_gpio = gpio;
 
-	ddata->backlight_gpio = -ENOENT;
-
 	r = of_get_display_timing(node, "panel-timing", &timing);
 	if (r) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get video timing\n");
@@ -233,30 +177,18 @@ static int panel_dpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev;
 	int r;
 
+	if (!pdev->dev.of_node)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	ddata = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*ddata), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ddata == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ddata);
 
-	if (dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev)) {
-		r = panel_dpi_probe_pdata(pdev);
-		if (r)
-			return r;
-	} else if (pdev->dev.of_node) {
-		r = panel_dpi_probe_of(pdev);
-		if (r)
-			return r;
-	} else {
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	if (gpio_is_valid(ddata->backlight_gpio)) {
-		r = devm_gpio_request_one(&pdev->dev, ddata->backlight_gpio,
-				GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW, "panel backlight");
-		if (r)
-			goto err_gpio;
-	}
+	r = panel_dpi_probe_of(pdev);
+	if (r)
+		return r;
 
 	dssdev = &ddata->dssdev;
 	dssdev->dev = &pdev->dev;
@@ -275,7 +207,6 @@ static int panel_dpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 err_reg:
-err_gpio:
 	omap_dss_put_device(ddata->in);
 	return r;
 }
diff --git a/include/video/omap-panel-data.h b/include/video/omap-panel-data.h
index b7733150b55c..18172d7b97d0 100644
--- a/include/video/omap-panel-data.h
+++ b/include/video/omap-panel-data.h
@@ -31,25 +31,4 @@ struct connector_atv_platform_data {
 	bool invert_polarity;
 };
 
-/**
- * panel_dpi platform data
- * @name: name for this display entity
- * @source: name of the display entity used as a video source
- * @data_lines: number of DPI datalines
- * @display_timing: timings for this panel
- * @backlight_gpio: gpio to enable/disable the backlight (or -1)
- * @enable_gpio: gpio to enable/disable the panel (or -1)
- */
-struct panel_dpi_platform_data {
-	const char *name;
-	const char *source;
-
-	int data_lines;
-
-	const struct display_timing *display_timing;
-
-	int backlight_gpio;
-	int enable_gpio;
-};
-
 #endif /* __OMAP_PANEL_DATA_H */