diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index a0b46b5b17b2..d53b670328e4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -5410,21 +5410,6 @@ static void broxton_set_cdclk(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, int cdclk)
 	intel_update_cdclk(dev_priv->dev);
 }
 
-static bool broxton_cdclk_is_enabled(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
-{
-	if (!(I915_READ(BXT_DE_PLL_ENABLE) & BXT_DE_PLL_PLL_ENABLE))
-		return false;
-
-	/* TODO: Check for a valid CDCLK rate */
-
-	return true;
-}
-
-bool broxton_cdclk_verify_state(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
-{
-	return broxton_cdclk_is_enabled(dev_priv);
-}
-
 void broxton_init_cdclk(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	intel_update_cdclk(dev_priv->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index 3854b2ee1077..03d4b1ade2d1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -1270,7 +1270,6 @@ void hsw_enable_pc8(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void hsw_disable_pc8(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void broxton_init_cdclk(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void broxton_uninit_cdclk(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
-bool broxton_cdclk_verify_state(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void broxton_ddi_phy_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void broxton_ddi_phy_uninit(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void broxton_ddi_phy_verify_state(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_runtime_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_runtime_pm.c
index dc74f38d945f..a1741182f924 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_runtime_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_runtime_pm.c
@@ -811,10 +811,11 @@ static void gen9_dc_off_power_well_enable(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 {
 	gen9_set_dc_state(dev_priv, DC_STATE_DISABLE);
 
-	if (IS_BROXTON(dev_priv)) {
-		broxton_cdclk_verify_state(dev_priv);
+	WARN_ON(dev_priv->cdclk_freq !=
+		dev_priv->display.get_display_clock_speed(dev_priv->dev));
+
+	if (IS_BROXTON(dev_priv))
 		broxton_ddi_phy_verify_state(dev_priv);
-	}
 }
 
 static void gen9_dc_off_power_well_disable(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
@@ -2288,7 +2289,6 @@ void bxt_display_core_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 
 	broxton_ddi_phy_init(dev_priv);
 
-	broxton_cdclk_verify_state(dev_priv);
 	broxton_ddi_phy_verify_state(dev_priv);
 
 	if (resume && dev_priv->csr.dmc_payload)