diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
index f32eea9106b0..7fd2de41bc02 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
@@ -161,11 +161,7 @@ struct dw_hdmi {
 	struct pinctrl_state *unwedge_state;
 
 	struct mutex mutex;		/* for state below */
-	enum drm_connector_force force;	/* mutex-protected force state */
 	struct drm_connector *curr_conn;/* current connector (only valid when !disabled) */
-	bool disabled;			/* DRM has disabled our bridge */
-	bool rxsense;			/* rxsense state */
-	u8 phy_mask;			/* desired phy int mask settings */
 	u8 mc_clkdis;			/* clock disable register */
 
 	spinlock_t audio_lock;
@@ -196,14 +192,6 @@ const struct dw_hdmi_plat_data *dw_hdmi_to_plat_data(struct dw_hdmi *hdmi)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_hdmi_to_plat_data);
 
-#define HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_RX_SENSE \
-	(HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_RX_SENSE0 | HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_RX_SENSE1 | \
-	 HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_RX_SENSE2 | HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_RX_SENSE3)
-
-#define HDMI_PHY_RX_SENSE \
-	(HDMI_PHY_RX_SENSE0 | HDMI_PHY_RX_SENSE1 | \
-	 HDMI_PHY_RX_SENSE2 | HDMI_PHY_RX_SENSE3)
-
 static inline void hdmi_writeb(struct dw_hdmi *hdmi, u8 val, int offset)
 {
 	regmap_write(hdmi->regm, offset << hdmi->reg_shift, val);
@@ -1702,36 +1690,25 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_hdmi_phy_read_hpd);
 void dw_hdmi_phy_update_hpd(struct dw_hdmi *hdmi, void *data,
 			    bool force, bool disabled, bool rxsense)
 {
-	u8 old_mask = hdmi->phy_mask;
-
-	if (force || disabled || !rxsense)
-		hdmi->phy_mask |= HDMI_PHY_RX_SENSE;
-	else
-		hdmi->phy_mask &= ~HDMI_PHY_RX_SENSE;
-
-	if (old_mask != hdmi->phy_mask)
-		hdmi_writeb(hdmi, hdmi->phy_mask, HDMI_PHY_MASK0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_hdmi_phy_update_hpd);
 
 void dw_hdmi_phy_setup_hpd(struct dw_hdmi *hdmi, void *data)
 {
 	/*
-	 * Configure the PHY RX SENSE and HPD interrupts polarities and clear
-	 * any pending interrupt.
+	 * Configure the PHY HPD interrupt polarity based on current HPD status
+	 * and clear any pending interrupt.
 	 */
-	hdmi_writeb(hdmi, HDMI_PHY_HPD | HDMI_PHY_RX_SENSE, HDMI_PHY_POL0);
-	hdmi_writeb(hdmi, HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_HPD | HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_RX_SENSE,
-		    HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0);
+	hdmi_modb(hdmi, hdmi_readb(hdmi, HDMI_PHY_STAT0) & HDMI_PHY_HPD ?
+		  0 : HDMI_PHY_HPD, HDMI_PHY_HPD, HDMI_PHY_POL0);
+	hdmi_writeb(hdmi, HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_HPD, HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0);
 
 	/* Enable cable hot plug irq. */
-	hdmi_writeb(hdmi, hdmi->phy_mask, HDMI_PHY_MASK0);
+	hdmi_writeb(hdmi, ~HDMI_PHY_HPD, HDMI_PHY_MASK0);
 
 	/* Clear and unmute interrupts. */
-	hdmi_writeb(hdmi, HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_HPD | HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_RX_SENSE,
-		    HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0);
-	hdmi_writeb(hdmi, ~(HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_HPD | HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_RX_SENSE),
-		    HDMI_IH_MUTE_PHY_STAT0);
+	hdmi_writeb(hdmi, HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_HPD, HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0);
+	hdmi_writeb(hdmi, ~HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_HPD, HDMI_IH_MUTE_PHY_STAT0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_hdmi_phy_setup_hpd);
 
@@ -2395,26 +2372,6 @@ static void dw_hdmi_poweroff(struct dw_hdmi *hdmi)
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * Adjust the detection of RXSENSE according to whether we have a forced
- * connection mode enabled, or whether we have been disabled.  There is
- * no point processing RXSENSE interrupts if we have a forced connection
- * state, or DRM has us disabled.
- *
- * We also disable rxsense interrupts when we think we're disconnected
- * to avoid floating TDMS signals giving false rxsense interrupts.
- *
- * Note: we still need to listen for HPD interrupts even when DRM has us
- * disabled so that we can detect a connect event.
- */
-static void dw_hdmi_update_phy_mask(struct dw_hdmi *hdmi)
-{
-	if (hdmi->phy.ops->update_hpd)
-		hdmi->phy.ops->update_hpd(hdmi, hdmi->phy.data,
-					  hdmi->force, hdmi->disabled,
-					  hdmi->rxsense);
-}
-
 static enum drm_connector_status dw_hdmi_detect(struct dw_hdmi *hdmi)
 {
 	enum drm_connector_status result;
@@ -2512,9 +2469,7 @@ static void dw_hdmi_connector_force(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	struct dw_hdmi *hdmi = container_of(connector, struct dw_hdmi, connector);
 
 	mutex_lock(&hdmi->mutex);
-	hdmi->force = connector->force;
 	hdmi->last_connector_result = connector->status;
-	dw_hdmi_update_phy_mask(hdmi);
 	mutex_unlock(&hdmi->mutex);
 
 	dw_hdmi_connector_status_update(connector, connector->status);
@@ -2932,10 +2887,8 @@ static void dw_hdmi_bridge_atomic_disable(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 	struct dw_hdmi *hdmi = bridge->driver_private;
 
 	mutex_lock(&hdmi->mutex);
-	hdmi->disabled = true;
 	hdmi->curr_conn = NULL;
 	dw_hdmi_poweroff(hdmi);
-	dw_hdmi_update_phy_mask(hdmi);
 	handle_plugged_change(hdmi, false);
 	mutex_unlock(&hdmi->mutex);
 }
@@ -2954,10 +2907,8 @@ static void dw_hdmi_bridge_atomic_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 	mode = &drm_atomic_get_new_crtc_state(state, crtc)->adjusted_mode;
 
 	mutex_lock(&hdmi->mutex);
-	hdmi->disabled = false;
 	hdmi->curr_conn = connector;
 	dw_hdmi_poweron(hdmi, connector, mode);
-	dw_hdmi_update_phy_mask(hdmi);
 	handle_plugged_change(hdmi, true);
 	mutex_unlock(&hdmi->mutex);
 }
@@ -3051,78 +3002,29 @@ static irqreturn_t dw_hdmi_hardirq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 void dw_hdmi_setup_rx_sense(struct dw_hdmi *hdmi, bool hpd, bool rx_sense)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&hdmi->mutex);
-
-	if (!hdmi->force) {
-		/*
-		 * If the RX sense status indicates we're disconnected,
-		 * clear the software rxsense status.
-		 */
-		if (!rx_sense)
-			hdmi->rxsense = false;
-
-		/*
-		 * Only set the software rxsense status when both
-		 * rxsense and hpd indicates we're connected.
-		 * This avoids what seems to be bad behaviour in
-		 * at least iMX6S versions of the phy.
-		 */
-		if (hpd)
-			hdmi->rxsense = true;
-
-		dw_hdmi_update_phy_mask(hdmi);
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&hdmi->mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_hdmi_setup_rx_sense);
 
 static irqreturn_t dw_hdmi_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct dw_hdmi *hdmi = dev_id;
-	u8 intr_stat, phy_int_pol, phy_pol_mask, phy_stat;
-	enum drm_connector_status status = connector_status_unknown;
-
-	intr_stat = hdmi_readb(hdmi, HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0);
-	phy_int_pol = hdmi_readb(hdmi, HDMI_PHY_POL0);
-	phy_stat = hdmi_readb(hdmi, HDMI_PHY_STAT0);
-
-	phy_pol_mask = 0;
-	if (intr_stat & HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_HPD)
-		phy_pol_mask |= HDMI_PHY_HPD;
-	if (intr_stat & HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_RX_SENSE0)
-		phy_pol_mask |= HDMI_PHY_RX_SENSE0;
-	if (intr_stat & HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_RX_SENSE1)
-		phy_pol_mask |= HDMI_PHY_RX_SENSE1;
-	if (intr_stat & HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_RX_SENSE2)
-		phy_pol_mask |= HDMI_PHY_RX_SENSE2;
-	if (intr_stat & HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_RX_SENSE3)
-		phy_pol_mask |= HDMI_PHY_RX_SENSE3;
-
-	if (phy_pol_mask)
-		hdmi_modb(hdmi, ~phy_int_pol, phy_pol_mask, HDMI_PHY_POL0);
+	u8 intr_stat;
 
 	/*
-	 * RX sense tells us whether the TDMS transmitters are detecting
-	 * load - in other words, there's something listening on the
-	 * other end of the link.  Use this to decide whether we should
-	 * power on the phy as HPD may be toggled by the sink to merely
-	 * ask the source to re-read the EDID.
+	 * Interrupt generation is accomplished in the following way:
+	 *   interrupt = (mask == 0) && (polarity == status)
+	 * All interrupts are forwarded to the Interrupt Handler sticky bit
+	 * register ih_phy_stat0 and muted using the register ih_mute_phy_stat0.
 	 */
-	if (intr_stat &
-	    (HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_RX_SENSE | HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_HPD)) {
-		dw_hdmi_setup_rx_sense(hdmi,
-				       phy_stat & HDMI_PHY_HPD,
-				       phy_stat & HDMI_PHY_RX_SENSE);
+	intr_stat = hdmi_readb(hdmi, HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0);
+	if (intr_stat & HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_HPD) {
+		enum drm_connector_status status;
 
-		if ((intr_stat & HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_HPD) &&
-		    (phy_stat & HDMI_PHY_HPD))
-			status = connector_status_connected;
+		/* Set HPD interrupt polarity based on current HPD status. */
+		status = dw_hdmi_phy_read_hpd(hdmi, hdmi->phy.data);
+		hdmi_modb(hdmi, status == connector_status_connected ?
+			  0 : HDMI_PHY_HPD, HDMI_PHY_HPD, HDMI_PHY_POL0);
 
-		if (!(phy_stat & (HDMI_PHY_HPD | HDMI_PHY_RX_SENSE)))
-			status = connector_status_disconnected;
-	}
-
-	if (status != connector_status_unknown) {
 		dev_dbg(hdmi->dev, "EVENT=%s\n",
 			status == connector_status_connected ?
 			"plugin" : "plugout");
@@ -3132,8 +3034,7 @@ static irqreturn_t dw_hdmi_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	}
 
 	hdmi_writeb(hdmi, intr_stat, HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0);
-	hdmi_writeb(hdmi, ~(HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_HPD | HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_RX_SENSE),
-		    HDMI_IH_MUTE_PHY_STAT0);
+	hdmi_writeb(hdmi, ~HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_HPD, HDMI_IH_MUTE_PHY_STAT0);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
@@ -3324,9 +3225,6 @@ struct dw_hdmi *dw_hdmi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	hdmi->dev = dev;
 	hdmi->sample_rate = 48000;
 	hdmi->channels = 2;
-	hdmi->disabled = true;
-	hdmi->rxsense = true;
-	hdmi->phy_mask = (u8)~(HDMI_PHY_HPD | HDMI_PHY_RX_SENSE);
 	hdmi->mc_clkdis = 0x7f;
 	hdmi->last_connector_result = connector_status_disconnected;
 
