diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
index cbbd15578042..5fd26ff8f55b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
@@ -2532,6 +2532,11 @@ static void dw_hdmi_connector_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
 	struct dw_hdmi *hdmi = container_of(connector, struct dw_hdmi, connector);
 
+	mutex_lock(&hdmi->cec_notifier_mutex);
+	cec_notifier_conn_unregister(hdmi->cec_notifier);
+	hdmi->cec_notifier = NULL;
+	mutex_unlock(&hdmi->cec_notifier_mutex);
+
 	drm_connector_cleanup(connector);
 	drm_bridge_put(&hdmi->bridge);
 }
@@ -2909,16 +2914,6 @@ static int dw_hdmi_bridge_attach(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 	return dw_hdmi_connector_create(hdmi);
 }
 
-static void dw_hdmi_bridge_detach(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
-{
-	struct dw_hdmi *hdmi = bridge->driver_private;
-
-	mutex_lock(&hdmi->cec_notifier_mutex);
-	cec_notifier_conn_unregister(hdmi->cec_notifier);
-	hdmi->cec_notifier = NULL;
-	mutex_unlock(&hdmi->cec_notifier_mutex);
-}
-
 static enum drm_mode_status
 dw_hdmi_bridge_mode_valid(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 			  const struct drm_display_info *info,
@@ -2996,7 +2991,6 @@ static const struct drm_bridge_funcs dw_hdmi_bridge_funcs = {
 	.atomic_destroy_state = drm_atomic_helper_bridge_destroy_state,
 	.atomic_reset = drm_atomic_helper_bridge_reset,
 	.attach = dw_hdmi_bridge_attach,
-	.detach = dw_hdmi_bridge_detach,
 	.atomic_check = dw_hdmi_bridge_atomic_check,
 	.atomic_get_output_bus_fmts = dw_hdmi_bridge_atomic_get_output_bus_fmts,
 	.atomic_get_input_bus_fmts = dw_hdmi_bridge_atomic_get_input_bus_fmts,