diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/include/linux/atomisp.h b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/include/linux/atomisp.h
index 14b1757e6674..bbbd904b696a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/include/linux/atomisp.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/include/linux/atomisp.h
@@ -713,13 +713,6 @@ enum atomisp_burst_capture_options {
 #define EXT_ISP_SHOT_MODE_ANIMATED_PHOTO	10
 #define EXT_ISP_SHOT_MODE_SPORTS	11
 
-/*
- * Set Senor run mode
- */
-struct atomisp_s_runmode {
-	__u32 mode;
-};
-
 /*Private IOCTLs for ISP */
 #define ATOMISP_IOC_G_XNR \
 	_IOR('v', BASE_VIDIOC_PRIVATE + 0, int)
@@ -875,9 +868,6 @@ struct atomisp_s_runmode {
 #define ATOMISP_IOC_S_SENSOR_EE_CONFIG \
 	_IOW('v', BASE_VIDIOC_PRIVATE + 47, unsigned int)
 
-#define ATOMISP_IOC_S_SENSOR_RUNMODE \
-	_IOW('v', BASE_VIDIOC_PRIVATE + 48, struct atomisp_s_runmode)
-
 /*
  * Reserved ioctls. We have customer implementing it internally.
  * We can't use both numbers to not cause ABI conflict.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_cmd.c
index 64456aedbf00..2e96d52922e2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_cmd.c
@@ -1248,28 +1248,6 @@ static void atomisp_update_capture_mode(struct atomisp_sub_device *asd)
 		atomisp_css_capture_set_mode(asd, IA_CSS_CAPTURE_MODE_PRIMARY);
 }
 
-/* ISP2401 */
-int atomisp_set_sensor_runmode(struct atomisp_sub_device *asd,
-			       struct atomisp_s_runmode *runmode)
-{
-	struct atomisp_device *isp = asd->isp;
-	struct v4l2_ctrl *c;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	if (!(runmode && (runmode->mode & RUNMODE_MASK)))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	mutex_lock(asd->ctrl_handler.lock);
-	c = v4l2_ctrl_find(isp->inputs[asd->input_curr].camera->ctrl_handler,
-			   V4L2_CID_RUN_MODE);
-
-	if (c)
-		ret = v4l2_ctrl_s_ctrl(c, runmode->mode);
-
-	mutex_unlock(asd->ctrl_handler.lock);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /*
  * Function to enable/disable lens geometry distortion correction (GDC) and
  * chromatic aberration correction (CAC)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_cmd.h b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_cmd.h
index 8305161d2062..b8cd957eebdc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_cmd.h
@@ -42,13 +42,6 @@ struct ia_css_frame;
 #define INTR_IER		24
 #define INTR_IIR		16
 
-/* ISP2401 */
-#define RUNMODE_MASK (ATOMISP_RUN_MODE_VIDEO | ATOMISP_RUN_MODE_STILL_CAPTURE \
-			| ATOMISP_RUN_MODE_PREVIEW)
-
-/* FIXME: check if can go */
-extern int atomisp_punit_hpll_freq;
-
 /* Helper function */
 void dump_sp_dmem(struct atomisp_device *isp, unsigned int addr,
 		  unsigned int size);
@@ -77,12 +70,6 @@ bool atomisp_is_viewfinder_support(struct atomisp_device *isp);
 
 /* ISP features control function */
 
-/*
- * Function to set sensor runmode by user when
- * ATOMISP_IOC_S_SENSOR_RUNMODE ioctl was called
- */
-int atomisp_set_sensor_runmode(struct atomisp_sub_device *asd,
-			       struct atomisp_s_runmode *runmode);
 /*
  * Function to enable/disable lens geometry distortion correction (GDC) and
  * chromatic aberration correction (CAC)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_ioctl.c b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_ioctl.c
index 8fd981f49659..a8e4779d007f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_ioctl.c
@@ -665,11 +665,6 @@ static int atomisp_s_input(struct file *file, void *fh, unsigned int input)
 		dev_err(isp->dev, "Failed to power-on sensor\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
-	/*
-	 * Some sensor driver resets the run mode during power-on, thus force
-	 * update the run mode to sensor after power-on.
-	 */
-	atomisp_update_run_mode(asd);
 
 	/* select operating sensor */
 	ret = v4l2_subdev_call(isp->inputs[input].camera, video, s_routing,
@@ -1784,13 +1779,6 @@ static long atomisp_vidioc_default(struct file *file, void *fh,
 	int err;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
-	case ATOMISP_IOC_S_SENSOR_RUNMODE:
-		if (IS_ISP2401)
-			err = atomisp_set_sensor_runmode(asd, arg);
-		else
-			err = -EINVAL;
-		break;
-
 	case ATOMISP_IOC_G_XNR:
 		err = atomisp_xnr(asd, 0, arg);
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_subdev.c b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_subdev.c
index 45073e401bac..471912dea5cd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_subdev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_subdev.c
@@ -663,52 +663,6 @@ static const struct media_entity_operations isp_subdev_media_ops = {
 	/*	 .set_power = v4l2_subdev_set_power,	*/
 };
 
-static int __atomisp_update_run_mode(struct atomisp_sub_device *asd)
-{
-	struct atomisp_device *isp = asd->isp;
-	struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl = asd->run_mode;
-	struct v4l2_ctrl *c;
-	s32 mode;
-
-	mode = ctrl->val;
-
-	c = v4l2_ctrl_find(
-		isp->inputs[asd->input_curr].camera->ctrl_handler,
-		V4L2_CID_RUN_MODE);
-
-	if (c)
-		return v4l2_ctrl_s_ctrl(c, mode);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int atomisp_update_run_mode(struct atomisp_sub_device *asd)
-{
-	int rval;
-
-	mutex_lock(asd->ctrl_handler.lock);
-	rval = __atomisp_update_run_mode(asd);
-	mutex_unlock(asd->ctrl_handler.lock);
-
-	return rval;
-}
-
-static int s_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
-{
-	struct atomisp_sub_device *asd = container_of(
-					     ctrl->handler, struct atomisp_sub_device, ctrl_handler);
-	switch (ctrl->id) {
-	case V4L2_CID_RUN_MODE:
-		return __atomisp_update_run_mode(asd);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static const struct v4l2_ctrl_ops ctrl_ops = {
-	.s_ctrl = &s_ctrl,
-};
-
 static const char *const ctrl_run_mode_menu[] = {
 	[ATOMISP_RUN_MODE_VIDEO]		= "Video",
 	[ATOMISP_RUN_MODE_STILL_CAPTURE]	= "Still capture",
@@ -716,7 +670,6 @@ static const char *const ctrl_run_mode_menu[] = {
 };
 
 static const struct v4l2_ctrl_config ctrl_run_mode = {
-	.ops = &ctrl_ops,
 	.id = V4L2_CID_RUN_MODE,
 	.name = "Atomisp run mode",
 	.type = V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_MENU,
@@ -754,7 +707,6 @@ static const struct v4l2_ctrl_config ctrl_vfpp = {
  * the CSS subsystem.
  */
 static const struct v4l2_ctrl_config ctrl_continuous_raw_buffer_size = {
-	.ops = &ctrl_ops,
 	.id = V4L2_CID_ATOMISP_CONTINUOUS_RAW_BUFFER_SIZE,
 	.type = V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER,
 	.name = "Continuous raw ringbuffer size",
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_subdev.h b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_subdev.h
index 9a04511b9efd..9c1703bf439c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_subdev.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_subdev.h
@@ -360,8 +360,6 @@ void atomisp_subdev_set_ffmt(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 			     uint32_t which,
 			     u32 pad, struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *ffmt);
 
-int atomisp_update_run_mode(struct atomisp_sub_device *asd);
-
 void atomisp_subdev_cleanup_pending_events(struct atomisp_sub_device *asd);
 
 void atomisp_subdev_unregister_entities(struct atomisp_sub_device *asd);
