static void
 intel_dp_aux_set_backlight(const struct drm_connector_state *conn_state, u32 level)
 {
-       /*
-        * conn_state->best_encoder is likely NULL when called from
-        * intel_dp_aux_setup_backlight()
-        */
        struct intel_connector *connector = to_intel_connector(conn_state->connector);
        struct intel_dp *intel_dp = enc_to_intel_dp(&connector->encoder->base);
        uint8_t vals[2] = { 0x0 };
                                          const struct drm_connector_state *conn_state)
 {
        struct intel_connector *connector = to_intel_connector(conn_state->connector);
-       /*
-        * conn_state->best_encoder (and crtc_state) are NULL when called from
-        * intel_dp_aux_setup_backlight()
-        */
        struct intel_dp *intel_dp = enc_to_intel_dp(&connector->encoder->base);
        uint8_t dpcd_buf = 0;
        uint8_t edp_backlight_mode = 0;
        struct intel_dp *intel_dp = enc_to_intel_dp(&connector->encoder->base);
        struct intel_panel *panel = &connector->panel;
 
-       intel_dp_aux_enable_backlight(NULL, connector->base.state);
-
        if (intel_dp->edp_dpcd[2] & DP_EDP_BACKLIGHT_BRIGHTNESS_BYTE_COUNT)
                panel->backlight.max = 0xFFFF;
        else