diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_drv.c
index dd2c400c4a46..26aa85d4b872 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_drv.c
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ static int sti_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 
 	drm_mode_config_reset(dev);
 
-	drm_helper_disable_unused_functions(dev);
 	drm_fbdev_cma_init(dev, 32,
 			   dev->mode_config.num_crtc,
 			   dev->mode_config.num_connector);