diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
index ac37c50d6c4bbcf622c60fc186d85fe637d1c4a3..5ac979d3450b4e346c69993ef900e4af39b28149 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
@@ -1957,7 +1957,6 @@ static const struct drm_connector_funcs dw_hdmi_connector_funcs = {
 
 static const struct drm_connector_helper_funcs dw_hdmi_connector_helper_funcs = {
 	.get_modes = dw_hdmi_connector_get_modes,
-	.best_encoder = drm_atomic_helper_best_encoder,
 };
 
 static int dw_hdmi_bridge_attach(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index e49b22381048a912000b71f26d8f8bb6cf3d9a65..8acd89d2d1b31951c9ccbe77a8e3230b53c221b9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -92,6 +92,17 @@ drm_atomic_helper_plane_changed(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * For connectors that support multiple encoders, either the
+ * .atomic_best_encoder() or .best_encoder() operation must be implemented.
+ */
+static struct drm_encoder *
+pick_single_encoder_for_connector(struct drm_connector *connector)
+{
+	WARN_ON(connector->encoder_ids[1]);
+	return drm_encoder_find(connector->dev, NULL, connector->encoder_ids[0]);
+}
+
 static int handle_conflicting_encoders(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 				       bool disable_conflicting_encoders)
 {
@@ -119,7 +130,7 @@ static int handle_conflicting_encoders(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 		else if (funcs->best_encoder)
 			new_encoder = funcs->best_encoder(connector);
 		else
-			new_encoder = drm_atomic_helper_best_encoder(connector);
+			new_encoder = pick_single_encoder_for_connector(connector);
 
 		if (new_encoder) {
 			if (encoder_mask & drm_encoder_mask(new_encoder)) {
@@ -316,7 +327,7 @@ update_connector_routing(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 	else if (funcs->best_encoder)
 		new_encoder = funcs->best_encoder(connector);
 	else
-		new_encoder = drm_atomic_helper_best_encoder(connector);
+		new_encoder = pick_single_encoder_for_connector(connector);
 
 	if (!new_encoder) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_ATOMIC("No suitable encoder found for [CONNECTOR:%d:%s]\n",
@@ -3389,23 +3400,6 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_page_flip_target(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_page_flip_target);
 
-/**
- * drm_atomic_helper_best_encoder - Helper for
- * 	&drm_connector_helper_funcs.best_encoder callback
- * @connector: Connector control structure
- *
- * This is a &drm_connector_helper_funcs.best_encoder callback helper for
- * connectors that support exactly 1 encoder, statically determined at driver
- * init time.
- */
-struct drm_encoder *
-drm_atomic_helper_best_encoder(struct drm_connector *connector)
-{
-	WARN_ON(connector->encoder_ids[1]);
-	return drm_encoder_find(connector->dev, NULL, connector->encoder_ids[0]);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_best_encoder);
-
 /**
  * DOC: atomic state reset and initialization
  *
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ldu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ldu.c
index 72357811719122f70f36ea420786b0333a787e0a..4b5378495eea78718ae37adab77f488642d34968 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ldu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ldu.c
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ static const struct drm_connector_funcs vmw_legacy_connector_funcs = {
 
 static const struct
 drm_connector_helper_funcs vmw_ldu_connector_helper_funcs = {
-	.best_encoder = drm_atomic_helper_best_encoder,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_scrn.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_scrn.c
index ad0de7f0cd60f07006e58fe4a544b19b973ccb87..4c68ad6f3605038d65370631ecef95fc3be27fc8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_scrn.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_scrn.c
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@ static const struct drm_connector_funcs vmw_sou_connector_funcs = {
 
 static const struct
 drm_connector_helper_funcs vmw_sou_connector_helper_funcs = {
-	.best_encoder = drm_atomic_helper_best_encoder,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c
index f30e839f7bfd2d946bbe908e20211719646ff8b5..e28bb08114a51de3fe1454655a7d4def48de41e8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c
@@ -1037,7 +1037,6 @@ static const struct drm_connector_funcs vmw_stdu_connector_funcs = {
 
 static const struct
 drm_connector_helper_funcs vmw_stdu_connector_helper_funcs = {
-	.best_encoder = drm_atomic_helper_best_encoder,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
index 657af7b393790b68298cf10c73e513d1201a394d..e60c4f0f8827fd087c2786ad3fff4827e1f0dd00 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
@@ -144,8 +144,6 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_page_flip_target(
 				uint32_t flags,
 				uint32_t target,
 				struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx *ctx);
-struct drm_encoder *
-drm_atomic_helper_best_encoder(struct drm_connector *connector);
 
 /* default implementations for state handling */
 void drm_atomic_helper_crtc_reset(struct drm_crtc *crtc);