diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c b/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
index 14da4f5d952ee..14643150ee750 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
@@ -4286,24 +4286,6 @@ void sde_encoder_helper_get_pp_line_count(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
 	}
 }
 
-void sde_encoder_helper_get_transfer_time(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
-			u32 *transfer_time_us)
-{
-	struct sde_encoder_virt *sde_enc;
-	struct msm_mode_info *info;
-
-	if (!drm_enc || !transfer_time_us) {
-		SDE_ERROR("bad arg: encoder:%d transfer_time:%d\n", !drm_enc,
-				!transfer_time_us);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	sde_enc = to_sde_encoder_virt(drm_enc);
-	info = &sde_enc->mode_info;
-
-	*transfer_time_us = info->mdp_transfer_time_us;
-}
-
 int sde_encoder_helper_reset_mixers(struct sde_encoder_phys *phys_enc,
 		struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
 {
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_encoder_phys.h b/msm/sde/sde_encoder_phys.h
index 710c1aff62b01..802140bd28c0b 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_encoder_phys.h
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_encoder_phys.h
@@ -541,14 +541,6 @@ void sde_encoder_phys_setup_cdm(struct sde_encoder_phys *phys_enc,
 void sde_encoder_helper_get_pp_line_count(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
 		struct sde_hw_pp_vsync_info *info);
 
-/**
- * sde_encoder_helper_get_transfer_time - get the mdp transfer time in usecs
- * @drm_enc: Pointer to drm encoder structure
- * @transfer_time_us: Pointer to store the output value
- */
-void sde_encoder_helper_get_transfer_time(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
-		u32 *transfer_time_us);
-
 /**
  * sde_encoder_helper_trigger_flush - control flush helper function
  *	This helper function may be optionally specified by physical
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_encoder_phys_cmd.c b/msm/sde/sde_encoder_phys_cmd.c
index e9c456aaa6d84..8dd05021abac1 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_encoder_phys_cmd.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_encoder_phys_cmd.c
@@ -963,8 +963,6 @@ static int _get_tearcheck_threshold(struct sde_encoder_phys *phys_enc)
 		u32 default_time_ns;
 		u32 extra_time_ns;
 		u32 default_line_time_ns;
-		u32 idle_time_ns = 0;
-		u32 transfer_time_us = 0;
 
 		if (phys_enc->parent_ops.get_qsync_fps)
 			phys_enc->parent_ops.get_qsync_fps(
@@ -985,28 +983,26 @@ static int _get_tearcheck_threshold(struct sde_encoder_phys *phys_enc)
 		}
 
 		/* Calculate the number of extra lines*/
-		slow_time_ns = (1 * 1000000000) / qsync_min_fps;
-		default_time_ns = (1 * 1000000000) / default_fps;
-		sde_encoder_helper_get_transfer_time(phys_enc->parent,
-				&transfer_time_us);
-		if (transfer_time_us)
-			idle_time_ns = default_time_ns -
-					(1000 * transfer_time_us);
-
-		extra_time_ns = slow_time_ns - default_time_ns + idle_time_ns;
-		default_line_time_ns = (1 * 1000000000) / (default_fps * yres);
+		slow_time_ns = 1000000000 / qsync_min_fps;
+		default_time_ns = 1000000000 / default_fps;
+		extra_time_ns = slow_time_ns - default_time_ns;
+		default_line_time_ns = default_time_ns / yres;
 
 		threshold_lines = extra_time_ns / default_line_time_ns;
 
+		/* round down to nearest multiple of 4 to compensate for rounding in DDIC */
+		threshold_lines &= ~(4 - 1);
+		/* additional compensation for latency */
+		if (threshold_lines - 2 > DEFAULT_TEARCHECK_SYNC_THRESH_START)
+			threshold_lines -= 2;
+
 		SDE_DEBUG_CMDENC(cmd_enc, "slow:%d default:%d extra:%d(ns)\n",
 			slow_time_ns, default_time_ns, extra_time_ns);
-		SDE_DEBUG_CMDENC(cmd_enc, "xfer:%d(us) idle:%d(ns) lines:%d\n",
-			transfer_time_us, idle_time_ns, threshold_lines);
-		SDE_DEBUG_CMDENC(cmd_enc, "min_fps:%d fps:%d yres:%d\n",
-			qsync_min_fps, default_fps, yres);
+		SDE_DEBUG_CMDENC(cmd_enc, "min_fps:%d fps:%d yres:%d lines:%d\n",
+			qsync_min_fps, default_fps, yres, threshold_lines);
 
 		SDE_EVT32(qsync_mode, qsync_min_fps, extra_time_ns, default_fps,
-			yres, transfer_time_us, threshold_lines);
+			yres, threshold_lines);
 	}
 
 exit: