diff --git a/drivers/media/media-entity.c b/drivers/media/media-entity.c
index df72f7d99d80..cb30ffbd5ba8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/media-entity.c
+++ b/drivers/media/media-entity.c
@@ -429,6 +429,56 @@ media_entity_create_link(struct media_entity *source, u16 source_pad,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(media_entity_create_link);
 
+void __media_entity_remove_links(struct media_entity *entity)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < entity->num_links; i++) {
+		struct media_link *link = &entity->links[i];
+		struct media_entity *remote;
+		unsigned int r = 0;
+
+		if (link->source->entity == entity)
+			remote = link->sink->entity;
+		else
+			remote = link->source->entity;
+
+		while (r < remote->num_links) {
+			struct media_link *rlink = &remote->links[r];
+
+			if (rlink != link->reverse) {
+				r++;
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if (link->source->entity == entity)
+				remote->num_backlinks--;
+
+			if (--remote->num_links == 0)
+				break;
+
+			/* Insert last entry in place of the dropped link. */
+			*rlink = remote->links[remote->num_links];
+		}
+	}
+
+	entity->num_links = 0;
+	entity->num_backlinks = 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__media_entity_remove_links);
+
+void media_entity_remove_links(struct media_entity *entity)
+{
+	/* Do nothing if the entity is not registered. */
+	if (entity->parent == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	mutex_lock(&entity->parent->graph_mutex);
+	__media_entity_remove_links(entity);
+	mutex_unlock(&entity->parent->graph_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(media_entity_remove_links);
+
 static int __media_entity_setup_link_notify(struct media_link *link, u32 flags)
 {
 	int ret;
diff --git a/include/media/media-entity.h b/include/media/media-entity.h
index 4eefedcaa66d..06bacf937d61 100644
--- a/include/media/media-entity.h
+++ b/include/media/media-entity.h
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ void media_entity_cleanup(struct media_entity *entity);
 
 int media_entity_create_link(struct media_entity *source, u16 source_pad,
 		struct media_entity *sink, u16 sink_pad, u32 flags);
+void __media_entity_remove_links(struct media_entity *entity);
+void media_entity_remove_links(struct media_entity *entity);
+
 int __media_entity_setup_link(struct media_link *link, u32 flags);
 int media_entity_setup_link(struct media_link *link, u32 flags);
 struct media_link *media_entity_find_link(struct media_pad *source,