diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp
index 7671c066fd..31d0383ab9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp
@@ -74,14 +74,6 @@ void DrmOutput::teardown()
     //this is needed so that the pageflipcallback handle isn't deleted
 }
 
-void DrmOutput::releaseBuffers()
-{
-    m_crtc->setCurrent(nullptr);
-    m_crtc->setNext(nullptr);
-    m_primaryPlane->setCurrent(nullptr);
-    m_primaryPlane->setNext(nullptr);
-}
-
 bool DrmOutput::hideCursor()
 {
     return drmModeSetCursor(m_gpu->fd(), m_crtc->id(), 0, 0, 0) == 0;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.h b/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.h
index 9a181c3259..b8cbf4a770 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ public:
 
     ///queues deleting the output after a page flip has completed.
     void teardown();
-    void releaseBuffers();
     bool showCursor(DrmDumbBuffer *buffer);
     bool showCursor();
     bool hideCursor();
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/drm/egl_gbm_backend.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/drm/egl_gbm_backend.cpp
index eac8c69bad..0235ff43bb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/drm/egl_gbm_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/drm/egl_gbm_backend.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ void EglGbmBackend::cleanupFramebuffer(Output &output)
 void EglGbmBackend::cleanupOutput(Output &output)
 {
     cleanupFramebuffer(output);
-    output.output->releaseBuffers();
 
     output.buffer = nullptr;
     output.secondaryBuffer = nullptr;