diff --git a/include/net/switchdev.h b/include/net/switchdev.h
index f61ee38c7c9639142604bd1d6bac61c3f8003780..9cf372fe136502053ba600bf280e0f51c72575c0 100644
--- a/include/net/switchdev.h
+++ b/include/net/switchdev.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 enum switchdev_trans_ph {
 	SWITCHDEV_TRANS_PREPARE,
-	SWITCHDEV_TRANS_ABORT,
 	SWITCHDEV_TRANS_COMMIT,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
index d1c7d51620b1a34371d1e39c2c42e71cfb687f54..1adeedade0fbb963f01df487ce60b69bf4a16aa2 100644
--- a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
+++ b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
@@ -248,11 +248,8 @@ int switchdev_port_attr_set(struct net_device *dev, struct switchdev_attr *attr)
 		 * released.
 		 */
 
-		if (err != -EOPNOTSUPP) {
-			trans.ph = SWITCHDEV_TRANS_ABORT;
-			__switchdev_port_attr_set(dev, attr, &trans);
+		if (err != -EOPNOTSUPP)
 			switchdev_trans_items_destroy(&trans);
-		}
 
 		return err;
 	}
@@ -334,11 +331,8 @@ int switchdev_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev, struct switchdev_obj *obj)
 		 * released.
 		 */
 
-		if (err != -EOPNOTSUPP) {
-			trans.ph = SWITCHDEV_TRANS_ABORT;
-			__switchdev_port_obj_add(dev, obj, &trans);
+		if (err != -EOPNOTSUPP)
 			switchdev_trans_items_destroy(&trans);
-		}
 
 		return err;
 	}