diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index 7d5c2233c252fac78c386f6b6e3cc9bc4f21b88e..f5aad77288f916e776d8362fdbcec38c6ba5f5ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -419,9 +419,8 @@ void phy_start_machine(struct phy_device *phydev,
 
 /* phy_stop_machine
  *
- * description: Stops the state machine timer, sets the state to
- *   UP (unless it wasn't up yet), and then frees the interrupt,
- *   if it is in use. This function must be called BEFORE
+ * description: Stops the state machine timer, sets the state to UP
+ *   (unless it wasn't up yet). This function must be called BEFORE
  *   phy_detach.
  */
 void phy_stop_machine(struct phy_device *phydev)
@@ -433,9 +432,6 @@ void phy_stop_machine(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		phydev->state = PHY_UP;
 	spin_unlock(&phydev->lock);
 
-	if (phydev->irq != PHY_POLL)
-		phy_stop_interrupts(phydev);
-
 	phydev->adjust_state = NULL;
 }