diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index b8984b4f8081..6bab045b389c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -10254,7 +10254,7 @@ bool intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
 retry:
 	ret = drm_modeset_lock(&config->connection_mutex, ctx);
 	if (ret)
-		goto fail_unlock;
+		goto fail;
 
 	/*
 	 * Algorithm gets a little messy:
@@ -10272,10 +10272,10 @@ retry:
 
 		ret = drm_modeset_lock(&crtc->mutex, ctx);
 		if (ret)
-			goto fail_unlock;
+			goto fail;
 		ret = drm_modeset_lock(&crtc->primary->mutex, ctx);
 		if (ret)
-			goto fail_unlock;
+			goto fail;
 
 		old->dpms_mode = connector->dpms;
 		old->load_detect_temp = false;
@@ -10294,9 +10294,6 @@ retry:
 			continue;
 		if (possible_crtc->state->enable)
 			continue;
-		/* This can occur when applying the pipe A quirk on resume. */
-		if (to_intel_crtc(possible_crtc)->new_enabled)
-			continue;
 
 		crtc = possible_crtc;
 		break;
@@ -10307,20 +10304,17 @@ retry:
 	 */
 	if (!crtc) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("no pipe available for load-detect\n");
-		goto fail_unlock;
+		goto fail;
 	}
 
 	ret = drm_modeset_lock(&crtc->mutex, ctx);
 	if (ret)
-		goto fail_unlock;
+		goto fail;
 	ret = drm_modeset_lock(&crtc->primary->mutex, ctx);
 	if (ret)
-		goto fail_unlock;
-	intel_encoder->new_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
-	to_intel_connector(connector)->new_encoder = intel_encoder;
+		goto fail;
 
 	intel_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
-	intel_crtc->new_enabled = true;
 	old->dpms_mode = connector->dpms;
 	old->load_detect_temp = true;
 	old->release_fb = NULL;
@@ -10388,9 +10382,7 @@ retry:
 	intel_wait_for_vblank(dev, intel_crtc->pipe);
 	return true;
 
- fail:
-	intel_crtc->new_enabled = crtc->state->enable;
-fail_unlock:
+fail:
 	drm_atomic_state_free(state);
 	state = NULL;
 
@@ -10436,10 +10428,6 @@ void intel_release_load_detect_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
 		if (IS_ERR(crtc_state))
 			goto fail;
 
-		to_intel_connector(connector)->new_encoder = NULL;
-		intel_encoder->new_crtc = NULL;
-		intel_crtc->new_enabled = false;
-
 		connector_state->best_encoder = NULL;
 		connector_state->crtc = NULL;
 
@@ -11843,37 +11831,6 @@ static const struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs intel_helper_funcs = {
 	.atomic_check = intel_crtc_atomic_check,
 };
 
-/**
- * intel_modeset_update_staged_output_state
- *
- * Updates the staged output configuration state, e.g. after we've read out the
- * current hw state.
- */
-static void intel_modeset_update_staged_output_state(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	struct intel_crtc *crtc;
-	struct intel_encoder *encoder;
-	struct intel_connector *connector;
-
-	for_each_intel_connector(dev, connector) {
-		connector->new_encoder =
-			to_intel_encoder(connector->base.encoder);
-	}
-
-	for_each_intel_encoder(dev, encoder) {
-		encoder->new_crtc =
-			to_intel_crtc(encoder->base.crtc);
-	}
-
-	for_each_intel_crtc(dev, crtc) {
-		crtc->new_enabled = crtc->base.state->enable;
-	}
-}
-
-/* Transitional helper to copy current connector/encoder state to
- * connector->state. This is needed so that code that is partially
- * converted to atomic does the right thing.
- */
 static void intel_modeset_update_connector_atomic_state(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct intel_connector *connector;
@@ -12314,7 +12271,6 @@ intel_modeset_update_state(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 	}
 
 	drm_atomic_helper_update_legacy_modeset_state(state->dev, state);
-	intel_modeset_update_staged_output_state(state->dev);
 
 	/* Double check state. */
 	for_each_crtc_in_state(state, crtc, crtc_state, i) {
@@ -12714,11 +12670,14 @@ check_connector_state(struct drm_device *dev)
 	struct intel_connector *connector;
 
 	for_each_intel_connector(dev, connector) {
+		struct drm_encoder *encoder = connector->base.encoder;
+		struct drm_connector_state *state = connector->base.state;
+
 		/* This also checks the encoder/connector hw state with the
 		 * ->get_hw_state callbacks. */
 		intel_connector_check_state(connector);
 
-		I915_STATE_WARN(&connector->new_encoder->base != connector->base.encoder,
+		I915_STATE_WARN(state->best_encoder != encoder,
 		     "connector's staged encoder doesn't match current encoder\n");
 	}
 }
@@ -12738,8 +12697,6 @@ check_encoder_state(struct drm_device *dev)
 			      encoder->base.base.id,
 			      encoder->base.name);
 
-		I915_STATE_WARN(&encoder->new_crtc->base != encoder->base.crtc,
-		     "encoder's stage crtc doesn't match current crtc\n");
 		I915_STATE_WARN(encoder->connectors_active && !encoder->base.crtc,
 		     "encoder's active_connectors set, but no crtc\n");
 
@@ -12749,6 +12706,10 @@ check_encoder_state(struct drm_device *dev)
 			enabled = true;
 			if (connector->base.dpms != DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF)
 				active = true;
+
+			I915_STATE_WARN(connector->base.state->crtc !=
+					encoder->base.crtc,
+			     "connector's crtc doesn't match encoder crtc\n");
 		}
 		/*
 		 * for MST connectors if we unplug the connector is gone
@@ -13318,11 +13279,12 @@ void intel_crtc_restore_mode(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	 * need to copy the staged config to the atomic state, otherwise the
 	 * mode set will just reapply the state the HW is already in. */
 	for_each_intel_encoder(dev, encoder) {
-		if (&encoder->new_crtc->base != crtc)
+		if (encoder->base.crtc != crtc)
 			continue;
 
 		for_each_intel_connector(dev, connector) {
-			if (connector->new_encoder != encoder)
+			if (connector->base.state->best_encoder !=
+			    &encoder->base)
 				continue;
 
 			connector_state = drm_atomic_get_connector_state(state, &connector->base);
@@ -13335,7 +13297,6 @@ void intel_crtc_restore_mode(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 			}
 
 			connector_state->crtc = crtc;
-			connector_state->best_encoder = &encoder->base;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -13347,9 +13308,6 @@ void intel_crtc_restore_mode(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	crtc_state->base.active = crtc_state->base.enable =
-		to_intel_crtc(crtc)->new_enabled;
-
 	drm_mode_copy(&crtc_state->base.mode, &crtc->mode);
 
 	intel_modeset_setup_plane_state(state, crtc, &crtc->mode,
@@ -15589,8 +15547,6 @@ intel_modeset_setup_hw_state(struct drm_device *dev)
 		skl_wm_get_hw_state(dev);
 	else if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev))
 		ilk_wm_get_hw_state(dev);
-
-	intel_modeset_update_staged_output_state(dev);
 }
 
 void intel_display_resume(struct drm_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index 2c23900b491f..217b773e0673 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -130,11 +130,6 @@ struct intel_fbdev {
 
 struct intel_encoder {
 	struct drm_encoder base;
-	/*
-	 * The new crtc this encoder will be driven from. Only differs from
-	 * base->crtc while a modeset is in progress.
-	 */
-	struct intel_crtc *new_crtc;
 
 	enum intel_output_type type;
 	unsigned int cloneable;
@@ -195,12 +190,6 @@ struct intel_connector {
 	 */
 	struct intel_encoder *encoder;
 
-	/*
-	 * The new encoder this connector will be driven. Only differs from
-	 * encoder while a modeset is in progress.
-	 */
-	struct intel_encoder *new_encoder;
-
 	/* Reads out the current hw, returning true if the connector is enabled
 	 * and active (i.e. dpms ON state). */
 	bool (*get_hw_state)(struct intel_connector *);
@@ -550,7 +539,6 @@ struct intel_crtc {
 	uint32_t cursor_base;
 
 	struct intel_crtc_state *config;
-	bool new_enabled;
 
 	/* reset counter value when the last flip was submitted */
 	unsigned int reset_counter;
