diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index 903dbafc144dd748cc58ff6f919c989e87fa311c..f4fa40c387d367cb006c95733aa53712fbb10bd3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ static int amdgpu_dm_backlight_update_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
 		+ caps.min_input_signal * 0x101;
 
 	if (dc_link_set_backlight_level(dm->backlight_link,
-			brightness, 0, 0))
+			brightness, 0))
 		return 0;
 	else
 		return 1;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
index 52deacf398411378c1f63f02d62dc117ff0b522a..b0265dbebd4c909bedceb2502eb27d1a14eb6ad9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
@@ -2190,8 +2190,7 @@ int dc_link_get_backlight_level(const struct dc_link *link)
 
 bool dc_link_set_backlight_level(const struct dc_link *link,
 		uint32_t backlight_pwm_u16_16,
-		uint32_t frame_ramp,
-		const struct dc_stream_state *stream)
+		uint32_t frame_ramp)
 {
 	struct dc  *core_dc = link->ctx->dc;
 	struct abm *abm = core_dc->res_pool->abm;
@@ -2206,10 +2205,6 @@ bool dc_link_set_backlight_level(const struct dc_link *link,
 		(abm->funcs->set_backlight_level_pwm == NULL))
 		return false;
 
-	if (stream)
-		((struct dc_stream_state *)stream)->bl_pwm_level =
-				backlight_pwm_u16_16;
-
 	use_smooth_brightness = dmcu->funcs->is_dmcu_initialized(dmcu);
 
 	DC_LOG_BACKLIGHT("New Backlight level: %d (0x%X)\n",
@@ -2637,11 +2632,6 @@ void core_link_enable_stream(
 
 		if (dc_is_dp_signal(pipe_ctx->stream->signal))
 			enable_stream_features(pipe_ctx);
-
-		dc_link_set_backlight_level(pipe_ctx->stream->sink->link,
-				pipe_ctx->stream->bl_pwm_level,
-				0,
-				pipe_ctx->stream);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_link.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_link.h
index 29f19d57ff7abd1e132ba89e65caa5d4f6bb2161..b2243e0dad1f50490d7a0be49b6ecb4fbbb574d8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_link.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_link.h
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ static inline struct dc_link *dc_get_link_at_index(struct dc *dc, uint32_t link_
  */
 bool dc_link_set_backlight_level(const struct dc_link *dc_link,
 		uint32_t backlight_pwm_u16_16,
-		uint32_t frame_ramp,
-		const struct dc_stream_state *stream);
+		uint32_t frame_ramp);
 
 int dc_link_get_backlight_level(const struct dc_link *dc_link);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_stream.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_stream.h
index be34d638e15dfee01416e82e38d209d102403fde..d70c9e1cda3d90ba1065981ca0eac0a471ae8db5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_stream.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_stream.h
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ struct dc_stream_state {
 
 	/* DMCU info */
 	unsigned int abm_level;
-	unsigned int bl_pwm_level;
 
 	/* from core_stream struct */
 	struct dc_context *ctx;