diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index 26c8c0c747e72982b9fefdc3ba847eb559134f55..8f38d932f2d1f970d84460e300d05705713ad1c8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -4614,12 +4614,10 @@ intel_dp_check_mst_status(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 
 			return ret;
 		} else {
-			struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port = dp_to_dig_port(intel_dp);
 			DRM_DEBUG_KMS("failed to get ESI - device may have failed\n");
 			intel_dp->is_mst = false;
-			drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr_set_mst(&intel_dp->mst_mgr, intel_dp->is_mst);
-			/* send a hotplug event */
-			drm_kms_helper_hotplug_event(intel_dig_port->base.base.dev);
+			drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr_set_mst(&intel_dp->mst_mgr,
+							intel_dp->is_mst);
 		}
 	}
 	return -EINVAL;