diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
index 76746ad4a1bbb7142c067c93dd05fbec5d2f98eb..875149494b00e1eb7481e87d7d7038103b72b7e3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
@@ -729,12 +729,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_connector_destroy_state);
 void __drm_atomic_helper_private_obj_create_state(struct drm_private_obj *obj,
 						  struct drm_private_state *state)
 {
 	if (state)
 		state->obj = obj;
-
-	obj->state = state;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__drm_atomic_helper_private_obj_create_state);
 
 /**
  * __drm_atomic_helper_private_obj_duplicate_state - copy atomic private state