diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tidss/tidss_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tidss/tidss_kms.c
index c979ad1af23660..d096d8d2bc8f84 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tidss/tidss_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tidss/tidss_kms.c
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
  * Author: Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@ti.com>
  */
 
-#include <linux/dma-fence.h>
-
 #include <drm/drm_atomic.h>
 #include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_bridge.h>
@@ -25,7 +23,6 @@ static void tidss_atomic_commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *old_state)
 {
 	struct drm_device *ddev = old_state->dev;
 	struct tidss_device *tidss = to_tidss(ddev);
-	bool fence_cookie = dma_fence_begin_signalling();
 
 	dev_dbg(ddev->dev, "%s\n", __func__);
 
@@ -36,7 +33,6 @@ static void tidss_atomic_commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *old_state)
 	drm_atomic_helper_commit_modeset_enables(ddev, old_state);
 
 	drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done(old_state);
-	dma_fence_end_signalling(fence_cookie);
 	drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_flip_done(ddev, old_state);
 
 	drm_atomic_helper_cleanup_planes(ddev, old_state);