}
 
 static bool
-intel_hdmi_set_edid(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
+intel_hdmi_set_edid(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(connector->dev);
        struct intel_hdmi *intel_hdmi = intel_attached_hdmi(connector);
-       struct edid *edid = NULL;
+       struct edid *edid;
        bool connected = false;
 
-       if (force) {
-               intel_display_power_get(dev_priv, POWER_DOMAIN_GMBUS);
+       intel_display_power_get(dev_priv, POWER_DOMAIN_GMBUS);
 
-               edid = drm_get_edid(connector,
-                                   intel_gmbus_get_adapter(dev_priv,
-                                   intel_hdmi->ddc_bus));
+       edid = drm_get_edid(connector,
+                           intel_gmbus_get_adapter(dev_priv,
+                           intel_hdmi->ddc_bus));
 
-               intel_hdmi_dp_dual_mode_detect(connector, edid != NULL);
+       intel_hdmi_dp_dual_mode_detect(connector, edid != NULL);
 
-               intel_display_power_put(dev_priv, POWER_DOMAIN_GMBUS);
-       }
+       intel_display_power_put(dev_priv, POWER_DOMAIN_GMBUS);
 
        to_intel_connector(connector)->detect_edid = edid;
        if (edid && edid->input & DRM_EDID_INPUT_DIGITAL) {
 intel_hdmi_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 {
        enum drm_connector_status status;
-       struct intel_hdmi *intel_hdmi = intel_attached_hdmi(connector);
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(connector->dev);
-       bool live_status = false;
-       unsigned int try;
 
        DRM_DEBUG_KMS("[CONNECTOR:%d:%s]\n",
                      connector->base.id, connector->name);
 
        intel_display_power_get(dev_priv, POWER_DOMAIN_GMBUS);
 
-       for (try = 0; !live_status && try < 9; try++) {
-               if (try)
-                       msleep(10);
-               live_status = intel_digital_port_connected(dev_priv,
-                               hdmi_to_dig_port(intel_hdmi));
-       }
-
-       if (!live_status) {
-               DRM_DEBUG_KMS("HDMI live status down\n");
-               /*
-                * Live status register is not reliable on all intel platforms.
-                * So consider live_status only for certain platforms, for
-                * others, read EDID to determine presence of sink.
-                */
-               if (INTEL_INFO(dev_priv)->gen < 7 || IS_IVYBRIDGE(dev_priv))
-                       live_status = true;
-       }
-
        intel_hdmi_unset_edid(connector);
 
-       if (intel_hdmi_set_edid(connector, live_status)) {
+       if (intel_hdmi_set_edid(connector)) {
                struct intel_hdmi *intel_hdmi = intel_attached_hdmi(connector);
 
                hdmi_to_dig_port(intel_hdmi)->base.type = INTEL_OUTPUT_HDMI;
        if (connector->status != connector_status_connected)
                return;
 
-       intel_hdmi_set_edid(connector, true);
+       intel_hdmi_set_edid(connector);
        hdmi_to_dig_port(intel_hdmi)->base.type = INTEL_OUTPUT_HDMI;
 }