diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_hw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_hw.h
index ce55ea5d750cd7edb69d90a6f6ff9a13e8e47f3f..2003b3756ba2d7321f8735b302f467852ed85fdc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_hw.h
@@ -265,11 +265,6 @@ struct e1000_hw_stats {
 	u64 b2ogprc;
 };
 
-struct e1000_phy_stats {
-	u32 idle_errors;
-	u32 receive_errors;
-};
-
 struct e1000_host_mng_dhcp_cookie {
 	u32 signature;
 	u8  status;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
index 06102d1f7c0362208118ec99dcaba0e6db89eeb3..82d891e183b18f3e2e675dc6778b85bf555e67cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ struct igb_adapter {
 	struct e1000_hw hw;
 	struct e1000_hw_stats stats;
 	struct e1000_phy_info phy_info;
-	struct e1000_phy_stats phy_stats;
 
 	u32 test_icr;
 	struct igb_ring test_tx_ring;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 6cf0c17ad9c4abe03f5eb4e1b9ef474aefdc76d2..2a4e6f1574122a2146ddfc807cc61d95f0b6a41f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -5206,14 +5206,11 @@ void igb_update_stats(struct igb_adapter *adapter,
 	struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = adapter->pdev;
 	u32 reg, mpc;
-	u16 phy_tmp;
 	int i;
 	u64 bytes, packets;
 	unsigned int start;
 	u64 _bytes, _packets;
 
-#define PHY_IDLE_ERROR_COUNT_MASK 0x00FF
-
 	/* Prevent stats update while adapter is being reset, or if the pci
 	 * connection is down.
 	 */
@@ -5374,15 +5371,6 @@ void igb_update_stats(struct igb_adapter *adapter,
 
 	/* Tx Dropped needs to be maintained elsewhere */
 
-	/* Phy Stats */
-	if (hw->phy.media_type == e1000_media_type_copper) {
-		if ((adapter->link_speed == SPEED_1000) &&
-		   (!igb_read_phy_reg(hw, PHY_1000T_STATUS, &phy_tmp))) {
-			phy_tmp &= PHY_IDLE_ERROR_COUNT_MASK;
-			adapter->phy_stats.idle_errors += phy_tmp;
-		}
-	}
-
 	/* Management Stats */
 	adapter->stats.mgptc += rd32(E1000_MGTPTC);
 	adapter->stats.mgprc += rd32(E1000_MGTPRC);