diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
index 4badbb66d69e..65bd8b8a2494 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
@@ -40,17 +40,11 @@ struct imx_drm_component {
 
 struct imx_drm_device {
 	struct drm_device			*drm;
-	struct imx_drm_crtc			*crtc[MAX_CRTC];
 	unsigned int				pipes;
 	struct drm_fbdev_cma			*fbhelper;
 	struct drm_atomic_state			*state;
 };
 
-struct imx_drm_crtc {
-	struct drm_crtc				*crtc;
-	struct imx_drm_crtc_helper_funcs	imx_drm_helper_funcs;
-};
-
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION)
 static int legacyfb_depth = 16;
 module_param(legacyfb_depth, int, 0444);
@@ -63,38 +57,6 @@ static void imx_drm_driver_lastclose(struct drm_device *drm)
 	drm_fbdev_cma_restore_mode(imxdrm->fbhelper);
 }
 
-static int imx_drm_enable_vblank(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned int pipe)
-{
-	struct imx_drm_device *imxdrm = drm->dev_private;
-	struct imx_drm_crtc *imx_drm_crtc = imxdrm->crtc[pipe];
-	int ret;
-
-	if (!imx_drm_crtc)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (!imx_drm_crtc->imx_drm_helper_funcs.enable_vblank)
-		return -ENOSYS;
-
-	ret = imx_drm_crtc->imx_drm_helper_funcs.enable_vblank(
-			imx_drm_crtc->crtc);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static void imx_drm_disable_vblank(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned int pipe)
-{
-	struct imx_drm_device *imxdrm = drm->dev_private;
-	struct imx_drm_crtc *imx_drm_crtc = imxdrm->crtc[pipe];
-
-	if (!imx_drm_crtc)
-		return;
-
-	if (!imx_drm_crtc->imx_drm_helper_funcs.disable_vblank)
-		return;
-
-	imx_drm_crtc->imx_drm_helper_funcs.disable_vblank(imx_drm_crtc->crtc);
-}
-
 static const struct file_operations imx_drm_driver_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open = drm_open,
@@ -180,67 +142,6 @@ static void imx_drm_atomic_commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 	.atomic_commit_tail = imx_drm_atomic_commit_tail,
 };
 
-/*
- * imx_drm_add_crtc - add a new crtc
- */
-int imx_drm_add_crtc(struct drm_device *drm, struct drm_crtc *crtc,
-		struct imx_drm_crtc **new_crtc, struct drm_plane *primary_plane,
-		const struct imx_drm_crtc_helper_funcs *imx_drm_helper_funcs,
-		struct device_node *port)
-{
-	struct imx_drm_device *imxdrm = drm->dev_private;
-	struct imx_drm_crtc *imx_drm_crtc;
-
-	/*
-	 * The vblank arrays are dimensioned by MAX_CRTC - we can't
-	 * pass IDs greater than this to those functions.
-	 */
-	if (imxdrm->pipes >= MAX_CRTC)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (imxdrm->drm->open_count)
-		return -EBUSY;
-
-	imx_drm_crtc = kzalloc(sizeof(*imx_drm_crtc), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!imx_drm_crtc)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	imx_drm_crtc->imx_drm_helper_funcs = *imx_drm_helper_funcs;
-	imx_drm_crtc->crtc = crtc;
-
-	crtc->port = port;
-
-	imxdrm->crtc[imxdrm->pipes++] = imx_drm_crtc;
-
-	*new_crtc = imx_drm_crtc;
-
-	drm_crtc_helper_add(crtc,
-			imx_drm_crtc->imx_drm_helper_funcs.crtc_helper_funcs);
-
-	drm_crtc_init_with_planes(drm, crtc, primary_plane, NULL,
-			imx_drm_crtc->imx_drm_helper_funcs.crtc_funcs, NULL);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(imx_drm_add_crtc);
-
-/*
- * imx_drm_remove_crtc - remove a crtc
- */
-int imx_drm_remove_crtc(struct imx_drm_crtc *imx_drm_crtc)
-{
-	struct imx_drm_device *imxdrm = imx_drm_crtc->crtc->dev->dev_private;
-	unsigned int pipe = drm_crtc_index(imx_drm_crtc->crtc);
-
-	drm_crtc_cleanup(imx_drm_crtc->crtc);
-
-	imxdrm->crtc[pipe] = NULL;
-
-	kfree(imx_drm_crtc);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(imx_drm_remove_crtc);
 
 int imx_drm_encoder_parse_of(struct drm_device *drm,
 	struct drm_encoder *encoder, struct device_node *np)
@@ -288,8 +189,6 @@ int imx_drm_encoder_parse_of(struct drm_device *drm,
 	.gem_prime_vmap		= drm_gem_cma_prime_vmap,
 	.gem_prime_vunmap	= drm_gem_cma_prime_vunmap,
 	.gem_prime_mmap		= drm_gem_cma_prime_mmap,
-	.enable_vblank		= imx_drm_enable_vblank,
-	.disable_vblank		= imx_drm_disable_vblank,
 	.ioctls			= imx_drm_ioctls,
 	.num_ioctls		= ARRAY_SIZE(imx_drm_ioctls),
 	.fops			= &imx_drm_driver_fops,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm.h
index 5a91cb16c8fa..cc003334505d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm.h
@@ -25,19 +25,6 @@ static inline struct imx_crtc_state *to_imx_crtc_state(struct drm_crtc_state *s)
 {
 	return container_of(s, struct imx_crtc_state, base);
 }
-
-struct imx_drm_crtc_helper_funcs {
-	int (*enable_vblank)(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
-	void (*disable_vblank)(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
-	const struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs *crtc_helper_funcs;
-	const struct drm_crtc_funcs *crtc_funcs;
-};
-
-int imx_drm_add_crtc(struct drm_device *drm, struct drm_crtc *crtc,
-		struct imx_drm_crtc **new_crtc, struct drm_plane *primary_plane,
-		const struct imx_drm_crtc_helper_funcs *imx_helper_funcs,
-		struct device_node *port);
-int imx_drm_remove_crtc(struct imx_drm_crtc *);
 int imx_drm_init_drm(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		int preferred_bpp);
 int imx_drm_exit_drm(void);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
index 6be515a9fb69..a3f2843b78cd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
@@ -129,18 +129,31 @@ static void imx_drm_crtc_destroy_state(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	kfree(to_imx_crtc_state(state));
 }
 
-static void imx_drm_crtc_destroy(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+static int ipu_enable_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+	struct ipu_crtc *ipu_crtc = to_ipu_crtc(crtc);
+
+	enable_irq(ipu_crtc->irq);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void ipu_disable_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
-	imx_drm_remove_crtc(to_ipu_crtc(crtc)->imx_crtc);
+	struct ipu_crtc *ipu_crtc = to_ipu_crtc(crtc);
+
+	disable_irq_nosync(ipu_crtc->irq);
 }
 
 static const struct drm_crtc_funcs ipu_crtc_funcs = {
 	.set_config = drm_atomic_helper_set_config,
-	.destroy = imx_drm_crtc_destroy,
+	.destroy = drm_crtc_cleanup,
 	.page_flip = drm_atomic_helper_page_flip,
 	.reset = imx_drm_crtc_reset,
 	.atomic_duplicate_state = imx_drm_crtc_duplicate_state,
 	.atomic_destroy_state = imx_drm_crtc_destroy_state,
+	.enable_vblank = ipu_enable_vblank,
+	.disable_vblank = ipu_disable_vblank,
 };
 
 static irqreturn_t ipu_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
@@ -261,29 +274,6 @@ static void ipu_crtc_mode_set_nofb(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	.enable = ipu_crtc_enable,
 };
 
-static int ipu_enable_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
-{
-	struct ipu_crtc *ipu_crtc = to_ipu_crtc(crtc);
-
-	enable_irq(ipu_crtc->irq);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void ipu_disable_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
-{
-	struct ipu_crtc *ipu_crtc = to_ipu_crtc(crtc);
-
-	disable_irq_nosync(ipu_crtc->irq);
-}
-
-static const struct imx_drm_crtc_helper_funcs ipu_crtc_helper_funcs = {
-	.enable_vblank = ipu_enable_vblank,
-	.disable_vblank = ipu_disable_vblank,
-	.crtc_funcs = &ipu_crtc_funcs,
-	.crtc_helper_funcs = &ipu_helper_funcs,
-};
-
 static void ipu_put_resources(struct ipu_crtc *ipu_crtc)
 {
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ipu_crtc->dc))
@@ -321,6 +311,7 @@ static int ipu_crtc_init(struct ipu_crtc *ipu_crtc,
 	struct ipu_client_platformdata *pdata, struct drm_device *drm)
 {
 	struct ipu_soc *ipu = dev_get_drvdata(ipu_crtc->dev->parent);
+	struct drm_crtc *crtc = &ipu_crtc->base;
 	int dp = -EINVAL;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -340,19 +331,16 @@ static int ipu_crtc_init(struct ipu_crtc *ipu_crtc,
 		goto err_put_resources;
 	}
 
-	ret = imx_drm_add_crtc(drm, &ipu_crtc->base, &ipu_crtc->imx_crtc,
-			&ipu_crtc->plane[0]->base, &ipu_crtc_helper_funcs,
-			pdata->of_node);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(ipu_crtc->dev, "adding crtc failed with %d.\n", ret);
-		goto err_put_resources;
-	}
+	crtc->port = pdata->of_node;
+	drm_crtc_helper_add(crtc, &ipu_helper_funcs);
+	drm_crtc_init_with_planes(drm, crtc, &ipu_crtc->plane[0]->base, NULL,
+				  &ipu_crtc_funcs, NULL);
 
 	ret = ipu_plane_get_resources(ipu_crtc->plane[0]);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(ipu_crtc->dev, "getting plane 0 resources failed with %d.\n",
 			ret);
-		goto err_remove_crtc;
+		goto err_put_resources;
 	}
 
 	/* If this crtc is using the DP, add an overlay plane */
@@ -390,8 +378,6 @@ static int ipu_crtc_init(struct ipu_crtc *ipu_crtc,
 		ipu_plane_put_resources(ipu_crtc->plane[1]);
 err_put_plane0_res:
 	ipu_plane_put_resources(ipu_crtc->plane[0]);
-err_remove_crtc:
-	imx_drm_remove_crtc(ipu_crtc->imx_crtc);
 err_put_resources:
 	ipu_put_resources(ipu_crtc);
 
