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 31382907b0f340833f74cd049893616ddfaf2022..562d9d64ec4374091664fc424f5ca2bc1fd5ee92 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -1760,7 +1760,7 @@ 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 5e5c162ca3049d5fcef00fad50c692cbc03e0f04..ffd1c7d7fe44132e960a29fb1a67bff45cf3fd3d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
@@ -2186,8 +2186,7 @@ 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;
@@ -2202,10 +2201,6 @@ 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",
@@ -2633,11 +2628,6 @@ 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->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 8a0e5762034576cc104e6cf45f821adbffda986b..f249ff9be2a7a0254dbdac8625a320e5e14563bc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_link.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_link.h
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ 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 39b3016f7d2e64ae7814359ff945898fb6a594f5..8a778dd5f69eec9c8172e72cfc9677516358663b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_stream.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_stream.h
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ struct dc_stream_state {
 
 	/* DMCU info */
 	unsigned int abm_level;
-	unsigned int bl_pwm_level;
 
 	/* from core_stream struct */
 	struct dc_context *ctx;