diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/arc/arcpgu_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/arc/arcpgu_crtc.c
index 8ae1e1f97a73..be7c29cec318 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/arc/arcpgu_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/arc/arcpgu_crtc.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <drm/drm_device.h>
 #include <drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.h>
-#include <drm/drm_vblank.h>
 #include <drm/drm_plane_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_probe_helper.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
@@ -138,24 +137,9 @@ static void arc_pgu_crtc_atomic_disable(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 			      ~ARCPGU_CTRL_ENABLE_MASK);
 }
 
-static void arc_pgu_crtc_atomic_begin(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
-				      struct drm_crtc_state *state)
-{
-	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *event = crtc->state->event;
-
-	if (event) {
-		crtc->state->event = NULL;
-
-		spin_lock_irq(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
-		drm_crtc_send_vblank_event(crtc, event);
-		spin_unlock_irq(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
-	}
-}
-
 static const struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs arc_pgu_crtc_helper_funcs = {
 	.mode_valid	= arc_pgu_crtc_mode_valid,
 	.mode_set_nofb	= arc_pgu_crtc_mode_set_nofb,
-	.atomic_begin	= arc_pgu_crtc_atomic_begin,
 	.atomic_enable	= arc_pgu_crtc_atomic_enable,
 	.atomic_disable	= arc_pgu_crtc_atomic_disable,
 };