diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index 91f52c1b5108a90f9b5d12169d7ca7f80c09826d..54b09a01cb2ce9b9f58e1674ce6db0b311b0fac0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -1172,7 +1172,6 @@ static void bcmgenet_power_up(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
 		}
 		bcmgenet_ext_writel(priv, reg, EXT_EXT_PWR_MGMT);
 		bcmgenet_phy_power_set(priv->dev, true);
-		bcmgenet_mii_reset(priv->dev);
 		break;
 
 	case GENET_POWER_CABLE_SENSE:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
index 4c49d0b9774839e073d35914f4932f110a1ec32b..35f18a8d1ce63284a8e163f400d30b1149d30f57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
@@ -711,7 +711,6 @@ int bcmgenet_mii_init(struct net_device *dev);
 int bcmgenet_mii_config(struct net_device *dev, bool init);
 int bcmgenet_mii_probe(struct net_device *dev);
 void bcmgenet_mii_exit(struct net_device *dev);
-void bcmgenet_mii_reset(struct net_device *dev);
 void bcmgenet_phy_power_set(struct net_device *dev, bool enable);
 void bcmgenet_mii_setup(struct net_device *dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
index 18f5723be2c91b1e533a21ef14e342fb9502961c..a5ae9b78389c35a93808820f2aa504e73e827471 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
@@ -121,22 +121,6 @@ static int bcmgenet_fixed_phy_link_update(struct net_device *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Perform a voluntary PHY software reset, since the EPHY is very finicky about
- * not doing it and will start corrupting packets
- */
-void bcmgenet_mii_reset(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-
-	if (GENET_IS_V4(priv))
-		return;
-
-	if (priv->phydev) {
-		phy_init_hw(priv->phydev);
-		phy_start_aneg(priv->phydev);
-	}
-}
-
 void bcmgenet_phy_power_set(struct net_device *dev, bool enable)
 {
 	struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);