diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
index 8e5676c5527e..5370d585cd28 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
@@ -1528,12 +1528,8 @@ vc4_hdmi_connector_clock_valid(const struct drm_connector *connector,
 			       const struct drm_display_mode *mode,
 			       unsigned long long clock)
 {
-	const struct vc4_hdmi *vc4_hdmi = connector_to_vc4_hdmi(connector);
 	struct vc4_dev *vc4 = to_vc4_dev(connector->dev);
 
-	if (clock > vc4_hdmi->variant->max_pixel_clock)
-		return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
-
 	if (!vc4->hvs->vc5_hdmi_enable_hdmi_20 && clock > HDMI_1_3_TMDS_CHAR_RATE_MAX_HZ)
 		return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
 
@@ -1578,6 +1574,7 @@ static const struct drm_connector_hdmi_funcs vc4_hdmi_connector_funcs_hdmi12 = {
 	VC4_HDMI_CONNECTOR_FUNCS_COMMON,
 	.max_bpc		= 8,
 	.supported_hdmi_ver	= HDMI_VERSION_1_2,
+	.supported_tmds_char_rate = 162000000,
 };
 
 static const struct drm_connector_hdmi_funcs vc4_hdmi_connector_funcs_hdmi14 = {
@@ -3184,7 +3181,6 @@ static const struct vc4_hdmi_variant bcm2835_variant = {
 	.encoder_type		= VC4_ENCODER_TYPE_HDMI0,
 	.debugfs_name		= "hdmi_regs",
 	.card_name		= "vc4-hdmi",
-	.max_pixel_clock	= 162000000,
 	.registers		= vc4_hdmi_fields,
 	.num_registers		= ARRAY_SIZE(vc4_hdmi_fields),
 
@@ -3204,7 +3200,6 @@ static const struct vc4_hdmi_variant bcm2711_hdmi0_variant = {
 	.encoder_type		= VC4_ENCODER_TYPE_HDMI0,
 	.debugfs_name		= "hdmi0_regs",
 	.card_name		= "vc4-hdmi-0",
-	.max_pixel_clock	= HDMI_2_0_TMDS_CHAR_RATE_MAX_HZ,
 	.registers		= vc5_hdmi_hdmi0_fields,
 	.num_registers		= ARRAY_SIZE(vc5_hdmi_hdmi0_fields),
 	.phy_lane_mapping	= {
@@ -3233,7 +3228,6 @@ static const struct vc4_hdmi_variant bcm2711_hdmi1_variant = {
 	.encoder_type		= VC4_ENCODER_TYPE_HDMI1,
 	.debugfs_name		= "hdmi1_regs",
 	.card_name		= "vc4-hdmi-1",
-	.max_pixel_clock	= HDMI_1_3_TMDS_CHAR_RATE_MAX_HZ,
 	.registers		= vc5_hdmi_hdmi1_fields,
 	.num_registers		= ARRAY_SIZE(vc5_hdmi_hdmi1_fields),
 	.phy_lane_mapping	= {
@@ -3262,7 +3256,6 @@ static const struct vc4_hdmi_variant bcm2712_hdmi0_variant = {
 	.encoder_type		= VC4_ENCODER_TYPE_HDMI0,
 	.debugfs_name		= "hdmi0_regs",
 	.card_name		= "vc4-hdmi-0",
-	.max_pixel_clock	= HDMI_2_0_TMDS_CHAR_RATE_MAX_HZ,
 	.registers		= vc6_hdmi_hdmi0_fields,
 	.num_registers		= ARRAY_SIZE(vc6_hdmi_hdmi0_fields),
 	.phy_lane_mapping	= {
@@ -3289,7 +3282,6 @@ static const struct vc4_hdmi_variant bcm2712_hdmi1_variant = {
 	.encoder_type		= VC4_ENCODER_TYPE_HDMI1,
 	.debugfs_name		= "hdmi1_regs",
 	.card_name		= "vc4-hdmi-1",
-	.max_pixel_clock	= HDMI_2_0_TMDS_CHAR_RATE_MAX_HZ,
 	.registers		= vc6_hdmi_hdmi1_fields,
 	.num_registers		= ARRAY_SIZE(vc6_hdmi_hdmi1_fields),
 	.phy_lane_mapping	= {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.h
index f6159c9e6144..61486e7b4ba2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.h
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ struct vc4_hdmi_variant {
 	/* Filename to expose the registers in debugfs */
 	const char *debugfs_name;
 
-	/* Maximum pixel clock supported by the controller (in Hz) */
-	unsigned long long max_pixel_clock;
-
 	/* List of the registers available on that variant */
 	const struct vc4_hdmi_register *registers;