diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_hdmi_state_helper_test.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_hdmi_state_helper_test.c
index 353a261d42da..f8ae1a0bd5c0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_hdmi_state_helper_test.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_hdmi_state_helper_test.c
@@ -2929,15 +2929,6 @@ retry_crtc_state:
 
 	old_hdmi_update_failures = priv->hdmi_update_failures;
 
-	ret = drm_atomic_check_only(state);
-	if (ret == -EDEADLK) {
-		drm_atomic_commit_clear(state);
-		ret = drm_modeset_backoff(&ctx);
-		if (!ret)
-			goto retry_crtc_state;
-	}
-	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
-
 	ret = drm_atomic_commit(state);
 	if (ret == -EDEADLK) {
 		drm_atomic_commit_clear(state);
@@ -3034,15 +3025,6 @@ retry_crtc_state:
 
 	old_hdmi_update_failures = priv->hdmi_update_failures;
 
-	ret = drm_atomic_check_only(state);
-	if (ret == -EDEADLK) {
-		drm_atomic_commit_clear(state);
-		ret = drm_modeset_backoff(&ctx);
-		if (!ret)
-			goto retry_crtc_state;
-	}
-	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
-
 	ret = drm_atomic_commit(state);
 	if (ret == -EDEADLK) {
 		drm_atomic_commit_clear(state);
@@ -3153,15 +3135,6 @@ retry_conn_state:
 
 	old_hdmi_update_failures = priv->hdmi_update_failures;
 
-	ret = drm_atomic_check_only(state);
-	if (ret == -EDEADLK) {
-		drm_atomic_commit_clear(state);
-		ret = drm_modeset_backoff(&ctx);
-		if (!ret)
-			goto retry_conn_state;
-	}
-	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
-
 	ret = drm_atomic_commit(state);
 	if (ret == -EDEADLK) {
 		drm_atomic_commit_clear(state);
@@ -3276,15 +3249,6 @@ retry_conn_state:
 
 	old_hdmi_update_failures = priv->hdmi_update_failures;
 
-	ret = drm_atomic_check_only(state);
-	if (ret == -EDEADLK) {
-		drm_atomic_commit_clear(state);
-		ret = drm_modeset_backoff(&ctx);
-		if (!ret)
-			goto retry_conn_state;
-	}
-	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
-
 	ret = drm_atomic_commit(state);
 	if (ret == -EDEADLK) {
 		drm_atomic_commit_clear(state);
@@ -3387,15 +3351,6 @@ retry_crtc_state:
 
 	old_hdmi_update_failures = priv->hdmi_update_failures;
 
-	ret = drm_atomic_check_only(state);
-	if (ret == -EDEADLK) {
-		drm_atomic_commit_clear(state);
-		ret = drm_modeset_backoff(&ctx);
-		if (!ret)
-			goto retry_crtc_state;
-	}
-	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
-
 	ret = drm_atomic_commit(state);
 	if (ret == -EDEADLK) {
 		drm_atomic_commit_clear(state);
@@ -3438,15 +3393,6 @@ retry_crtc_state_2:
 
 	old_hdmi_update_failures = priv->hdmi_update_failures;
 
-	ret = drm_atomic_check_only(state);
-	if (ret == -EDEADLK) {
-		drm_atomic_commit_clear(state);
-		ret = drm_modeset_backoff(&ctx);
-		if (!ret)
-			goto retry_crtc_state_2;
-	}
-	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
-
 	ret = drm_atomic_commit(state);
 	if (ret == -EDEADLK) {
 		drm_atomic_commit_clear(state);