diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index 62f485c952e8..c83e4db0adf7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -524,17 +524,6 @@ void drm_framebuffer_reference(struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_framebuffer_reference);
 
-static void drm_framebuffer_free_bug(struct kref *kref)
-{
-	BUG();
-}
-
-static void __drm_framebuffer_unreference(struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
-{
-	DRM_DEBUG("%p: FB ID: %d (%d)\n", fb, fb->base.id, atomic_read(&fb->refcount.refcount));
-	kref_put(&fb->refcount, drm_framebuffer_free_bug);
-}
-
 /**
  * drm_framebuffer_unregister_private - unregister a private fb from the lookup idr
  * @fb: fb to unregister
@@ -1319,7 +1308,7 @@ void drm_plane_force_disable(struct drm_plane *plane)
 		return;
 	}
 	/* disconnect the plane from the fb and crtc: */
-	__drm_framebuffer_unreference(plane->old_fb);
+	drm_framebuffer_unreference(plane->old_fb);
 	plane->old_fb = NULL;
 	plane->fb = NULL;
 	plane->crtc = NULL;