diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
index 308d442a531b2dda2145dd296ee309ccda88e214..71e407574276be7b4af4945082a516394c117013 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_panel_remove);
  *
  * An error is returned if the panel is already attached to another connector.
  *
+ * When unloading, the driver should detach from the panel by calling
+ * drm_panel_detach().
+ *
  * Return: 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
  */
 int drm_panel_attach(struct drm_panel *panel, struct drm_connector *connector)
@@ -115,6 +118,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_panel_attach);
  * Detaches a panel from the connector it is attached to. If a panel is not
  * attached to any connector this is effectively a no-op.
  *
+ * This function should not be called by the panel device itself. It
+ * is only for the drm device that called drm_panel_attach().
+ *
  * Return: 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
  */
 int drm_panel_detach(struct drm_panel *panel)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-innolux-p079zca.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-innolux-p079zca.c
index 57df39b5c5899cd3caaffb51d8dbf5d7b2a2eea2..bb53e085076435df1376b1fd191a49815841638e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-innolux-p079zca.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-innolux-p079zca.c
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ static int innolux_panel_remove(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
 		DRM_DEV_ERROR(&dsi->dev, "failed to detach from DSI host: %d\n",
 			      err);
 
-	drm_panel_detach(&innolux->base);
 	innolux_panel_del(innolux);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-jdi-lt070me05000.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-jdi-lt070me05000.c
index 0a94ab79a6c0f768227a3c273751913ef5bc512e..99caa7835e7b11d0be01b6aa5a0bbb3268cbd4ba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-jdi-lt070me05000.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-jdi-lt070me05000.c
@@ -500,7 +500,6 @@ static int jdi_panel_remove(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
 		dev_err(&dsi->dev, "failed to detach from DSI host: %d\n",
 			ret);
 
-	drm_panel_detach(&jdi->base);
 	jdi_panel_del(jdi);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-lvds.c
index 5185819c5b797c0d834d64fa4d8951b56c01f4f7..8a1687887ae912f310b7214de6ef779d905179ae 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-lvds.c
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ static int panel_lvds_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct panel_lvds *lvds = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
 
-	drm_panel_detach(&lvds->panel);
 	drm_panel_remove(&lvds->panel);
 
 	panel_lvds_disable(&lvds->panel);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-panasonic-vvx10f034n00.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-panasonic-vvx10f034n00.c
index 74a806121f80e58a42149cdd45a2536a1f6d8d70..cb4dfb98be0f11819f27183282f7d713895b1ba9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-panasonic-vvx10f034n00.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-panasonic-vvx10f034n00.c
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ static int wuxga_nt_panel_remove(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(&dsi->dev, "failed to detach from DSI host: %d\n", ret);
 
-	drm_panel_detach(&wuxga_nt->base);
 	wuxga_nt_panel_del(wuxga_nt);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-seiko-43wvf1g.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-seiko-43wvf1g.c
index 71c09ed436ae46d652e4a7dfe0c51277d57df12f..75f92539055104c14aba1fa9e42f39b71c1f3467 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-seiko-43wvf1g.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-seiko-43wvf1g.c
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ static int seiko_panel_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct seiko_panel *panel = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
 
-	drm_panel_detach(&panel->base);
 	drm_panel_remove(&panel->base);
 
 	seiko_panel_disable(&panel->base);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-sharp-lq101r1sx01.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-sharp-lq101r1sx01.c
index 6bf8730f1a2115068e82b5fdc6c4694d9acdb9fb..02fc0f5423d40e585dd8d12002c2bfc98a5c4717 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-sharp-lq101r1sx01.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-sharp-lq101r1sx01.c
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@ static int sharp_panel_remove(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
 	if (err < 0)
 		dev_err(&dsi->dev, "failed to detach from DSI host: %d\n", err);
 
-	drm_panel_detach(&sharp->base);
 	sharp_panel_del(sharp);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-sharp-ls043t1le01.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-sharp-ls043t1le01.c
index 494aa9b1628a7275210e9a657522287a76c0e385..e5cae0050f52d45a1c0c8fd387efb893d521196f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-sharp-ls043t1le01.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-sharp-ls043t1le01.c
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ static int sharp_nt_panel_remove(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(&dsi->dev, "failed to detach from DSI host: %d\n", ret);
 
-	drm_panel_detach(&sharp_nt->base);
 	sharp_nt_panel_del(sharp_nt);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
index cbf1ab404ee77316ac6edd504df143bdb1cd39ef..062b6b416b896866a4e082f860dd7276720e6cd2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@ static int panel_simple_remove(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct panel_simple *panel = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	drm_panel_detach(&panel->base);
 	drm_panel_remove(&panel->base);
 
 	panel_simple_disable(&panel->base);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-sitronix-st7789v.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-sitronix-st7789v.c
index 358c64ef192223e40e6a72b27e5b287aab5147ed..74284e5afc5d9f78b6746554ecc124f641b89276 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-sitronix-st7789v.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-sitronix-st7789v.c
@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@ static int st7789v_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
 	struct st7789v *ctx = spi_get_drvdata(spi);
 
-	drm_panel_detach(&ctx->panel);
 	drm_panel_remove(&ctx->panel);
 
 	if (ctx->backlight)