diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-ilitek-ili9881c.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-ilitek-ili9881c.c
index 83cd85c9f313ac..fe8964d9f8f04f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-ilitek-ili9881c.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-ilitek-ili9881c.c
@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@ struct ili9881c_instr {
 	} arg;
 };
 
-enum ili9881_desc_flags {
-	ILI9881_FLAGS_NO_SHUTDOWN_CMDS = BIT(0),
-	ILI9881_FLAGS_PANEL_ON_IN_PREPARE = BIT(1),
-	ILI9881_FLAGS_MAX = BIT(31),
-};
-
 struct ili9881c_desc {
 	const struct ili9881c_instr *init;
 	const size_t init_length;
@@ -53,7 +47,6 @@ struct ili9881c_desc {
 	const unsigned long mode_flags;
 	u8 default_address_mode;
 	unsigned int lanes;
-	enum ili9881_desc_flags flags;
 };
 
 struct ili9881c {
@@ -2310,12 +2303,6 @@ static int ili9881c_prepare(struct drm_panel *panel)
 	if (mctx.accum_err)
 		goto disable_power;
 
-	if (ctx->desc->flags & ILI9881_FLAGS_PANEL_ON_IN_PREPARE) {
-		msleep(120);
-
-		ret = mipi_dsi_dcs_set_display_on(ctx->dsi);
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 
 disable_power:
@@ -2588,7 +2575,6 @@ static int ili9881c_dsi_probe(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
 	ctx->dsi = dsi;
 	ctx->desc = of_device_get_match_data(&dsi->dev);
 
-	ctx->panel.prepare_prev_first = true;
 	ctx->power = devm_regulator_get(&dsi->dev, "power");
 	if (IS_ERR(ctx->power))
 		return dev_err_probe(&dsi->dev, PTR_ERR(ctx->power),
@@ -2722,8 +2708,6 @@ static const struct ili9881c_desc rpi_7inch_desc = {
 	.mode = &rpi_7inch_default_mode,
 	.mode_flags =  MIPI_DSI_MODE_VIDEO | MIPI_DSI_MODE_LPM,
 	.lanes = 2,
-	.flags = ILI9881_FLAGS_NO_SHUTDOWN_CMDS |
-		 ILI9881_FLAGS_PANEL_ON_IN_PREPARE,
 };
 
 static const struct ili9881c_desc bsd1218_a101kl68_desc = {