diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
index 48d0e90194cb19d2a322990425b478f9e178b623..827b72dfce99690093f0fe81ee3ccf804d59db85 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
@@ -157,9 +157,6 @@ int mlx4_check_port_params(struct mlx4_dev *dev,
 					 "on this HCA, aborting.\n");
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
-			if (port_type[i] == MLX4_PORT_TYPE_ETH &&
-			    port_type[i + 1] == MLX4_PORT_TYPE_IB)
-				return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/sense.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/sense.c
index 802498293528307b5c2e123eae089f84929759ea..34ee09bae36e98dcb28c8ff9b4c8d12a2da97292 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/sense.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/sense.c
@@ -80,20 +80,6 @@ void mlx4_do_sense_ports(struct mlx4_dev *dev,
 			stype[i - 1] = defaults[i - 1];
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Adjust port configuration:
-	 * If port 1 sensed nothing and port 2 is IB, set both as IB
-	 * If port 2 sensed nothing and port 1 is Eth, set both as Eth
-	 */
-	if (stype[0] == MLX4_PORT_TYPE_ETH) {
-		for (i = 1; i < dev->caps.num_ports; i++)
-			stype[i] = stype[i] ? stype[i] : MLX4_PORT_TYPE_ETH;
-	}
-	if (stype[dev->caps.num_ports - 1] == MLX4_PORT_TYPE_IB) {
-		for (i = 0; i < dev->caps.num_ports - 1; i++)
-			stype[i] = stype[i] ? stype[i] : MLX4_PORT_TYPE_IB;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * If sensed nothing, remain in current configuration.
 	 */