diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c b/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c
index 60a0eb793422..eba90b34579f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c
@@ -1271,7 +1271,6 @@ static int omapfb_blank(int blank, struct fb_info *fbi)
 	struct omapfb_info *ofbi = FB2OFB(fbi);
 	struct omapfb2_device *fbdev = ofbi->fbdev;
 	struct omap_dss_device *display = fb2display(fbi);
-	int do_update = 0;
 	int r = 0;
 
 	if (!display)
@@ -1287,11 +1286,6 @@ static int omapfb_blank(int blank, struct fb_info *fbi)
 		if (display->driver->resume)
 			r = display->driver->resume(display);
 
-		if (r == 0 && display->driver->get_update_mode &&
-				display->driver->get_update_mode(display) ==
-				OMAP_DSS_UPDATE_MANUAL)
-			do_update = 1;
-
 		break;
 
 	case FB_BLANK_NORMAL:
@@ -1315,13 +1309,6 @@ static int omapfb_blank(int blank, struct fb_info *fbi)
 exit:
 	omapfb_unlock(fbdev);
 
-	if (r == 0 && do_update && display->driver->update) {
-		u16 w, h;
-		display->driver->get_resolution(display, &w, &h);
-
-		r = display->driver->update(display, 0, 0, w, h);
-	}
-
 	return r;
 }