diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
index 250d7160826f..0e0df398222d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
@@ -1023,20 +1023,9 @@ static struct drm_dp_mst_port *drm_dp_mst_get_port_ref_locked(struct drm_dp_mst_
 static struct drm_dp_mst_port *drm_dp_get_validated_port_ref(struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr, struct drm_dp_mst_port *port)
 {
 	struct drm_dp_mst_port *rport = NULL;
-
 	mutex_lock(&mgr->lock);
-	/*
-	 * Port may or may not be 'valid' but we don't care about that when
-	 * destroying the port and we are guaranteed that the port pointer
-	 * will be valid until we've finished
-	 */
-	if (current_work() == &mgr->destroy_connector_work) {
-		kref_get(&port->kref);
-		rport = port;
-	} else if (mgr->mst_primary) {
-		rport = drm_dp_mst_get_port_ref_locked(mgr->mst_primary,
-						       port);
-	}
+	if (mgr->mst_primary)
+		rport = drm_dp_mst_get_port_ref_locked(mgr->mst_primary, port);
 	mutex_unlock(&mgr->lock);
 	return rport;
 }