diff --git a/drivers/media/video/omap/omap_vout.c b/drivers/media/video/omap/omap_vout.c
index b5ef36222440bab59f14d8978b099b0cbe0ca8d5..b3a5ecdb33ac00cac5dc3e94ed5cceaabe225655 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/omap/omap_vout.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/omap/omap_vout.c
@@ -2194,19 +2194,6 @@ static int __init omap_vout_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 					"'%s' Display already enabled\n",
 					def_display->name);
 			}
-			/* set the update mode */
-			if (def_display->caps &
-					OMAP_DSS_DISPLAY_CAP_MANUAL_UPDATE) {
-				if (dssdrv->enable_te)
-					dssdrv->enable_te(def_display, 0);
-				if (dssdrv->set_update_mode)
-					dssdrv->set_update_mode(def_display,
-							OMAP_DSS_UPDATE_MANUAL);
-			} else {
-				if (dssdrv->set_update_mode)
-					dssdrv->set_update_mode(def_display,
-							OMAP_DSS_UPDATE_AUTO);
-			}
 		}
 	}