diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/analogix_dp_core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/analogix_dp_core.c
index 50415a98acb7..85033a8ab146 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/analogix_dp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/analogix_dp_core.c
@@ -931,10 +931,11 @@ static int analogix_dp_bridge_attach(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (dp->plat_data->attach) {
-		ret = dp->plat_data->attach(dp->plat_data, bridge);
+	if (dp->plat_data->next_bridge) {
+		ret = drm_bridge_attach(dp->encoder, dp->plat_data->next_bridge, bridge,
+					DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR);
 		if (ret) {
-			DRM_ERROR("Failed at platform attach func\n");
+			dev_err(dp->dev, "failed to attach following panel or bridge (%d)\n", ret);
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c
index 9f3d4d4c7352..6884ea6d04eb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c
@@ -68,24 +68,6 @@ static int exynos_dp_poweroff(struct analogix_dp_plat_data *plat_data)
 	return exynos_dp_crtc_clock_enable(plat_data, false);
 }
 
-static int exynos_dp_bridge_attach(struct analogix_dp_plat_data *plat_data,
-				   struct drm_bridge *bridge)
-{
-	struct exynos_dp_device *dp = to_dp(plat_data);
-	enum drm_bridge_attach_flags flags = 0;
-	int ret;
-
-	/* Pre-empt DP connector creation if there's a bridge */
-	if (plat_data->next_bridge) {
-		ret = drm_bridge_attach(&dp->encoder, plat_data->next_bridge, bridge,
-					flags | DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void exynos_dp_mode_set(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 			       struct drm_display_mode *mode,
 			       struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode)
@@ -196,7 +178,6 @@ static int exynos_dp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dp->plat_data.dev_type = EXYNOS_DP;
 	dp->plat_data.power_on = exynos_dp_poweron;
 	dp->plat_data.power_off = exynos_dp_poweroff;
-	dp->plat_data.attach = exynos_dp_bridge_attach;
 	dp->plat_data.ops = &exynos_dp_ops;
 
 out:
diff --git a/include/drm/bridge/analogix_dp.h b/include/drm/bridge/analogix_dp.h
index bae969dec63a..854af692229b 100644
--- a/include/drm/bridge/analogix_dp.h
+++ b/include/drm/bridge/analogix_dp.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ struct analogix_dp_plat_data {
 
 	int (*power_on)(struct analogix_dp_plat_data *);
 	int (*power_off)(struct analogix_dp_plat_data *);
-	int (*attach)(struct analogix_dp_plat_data *, struct drm_bridge *);
 };
 
 int analogix_dp_resume(struct analogix_dp_device *dp);