diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
index 24d57083ee2c5e1480f67e71d175b6489e421a86..ef8d686de609d46f8d8b7ebb5aceaa4a8bd105a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
@@ -3157,8 +3157,7 @@ qca8k_sw_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 	priv->ds->dev = &mdiodev->dev;
 	priv->ds->num_ports = QCA8K_NUM_PORTS;
 	priv->ds->priv = priv;
-	priv->ops = qca8k_switch_ops;
-	priv->ds->ops = &priv->ops;
+	priv->ds->ops = &qca8k_switch_ops;
 	mutex_init(&priv->reg_mutex);
 	dev_set_drvdata(&mdiodev->dev, priv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.h b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.h
index 8bbe36f135b51a6cb084f5b3282865843cc0072d..04408e11402a9e9fd10425af7b36d3338022cfa2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.h
@@ -394,7 +394,6 @@ struct qca8k_priv {
 	struct dsa_switch *ds;
 	struct mutex reg_mutex;
 	struct device *dev;
-	struct dsa_switch_ops ops;
 	struct gpio_desc *reset_gpio;
 	struct net_device *mgmt_master; /* Track if mdio/mib Ethernet is available */
 	struct qca8k_mgmt_eth_data mgmt_eth_data;