diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
index f95cd9695b43..c7c8e38b192d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
@@ -307,9 +307,7 @@ void drm_mode_config_reset(struct drm_device *dev)
 	}
 
 	drm_for_each_crtc(crtc, dev) {
-		if (crtc->funcs->reset)
-			crtc->funcs->reset(crtc);
-		else if (crtc->funcs->atomic_create_state)
+		if (crtc->funcs->atomic_create_state)
 			drm_mode_config_crtc_reset_with_create_state(crtc);
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
index 746d049f1b6e..be5dca538d87 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
@@ -423,15 +423,6 @@ struct drm_crtc_state {
  * bus accessors.
  */
 struct drm_crtc_funcs {
-	/**
-	 * @reset:
-	 *
-	 * Reset CRTC hardware and software state to off. This function isn't
-	 * called by the core directly, only through drm_mode_config_reset().
-	 * It's not a helper hook only for historical reasons.
-	 */
-	void (*reset)(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
-
 	/**
 	 * @cursor_set:
 	 *