An array substrate and the method for making the same, and a display device are provided. The method includes step 1, forming a pattern comprising a gate electrode and a gate line on a substrate, and providing photoresist at a position reserved for a first via hole above the gate line in a non-display area; step 2, forming a pattern of functional layers of a thin film transistor (TFT) and a data line on the substrate after the above step; step 3, forming a pattern comprising a first pixel electrode on the substrate after the above steps, and then forming a passivation layer; step 4, removing the photoresist provided above the position reserved for the first via hole and film layer thereabove from the substrate after the above steps, so as to form the first via hole.