diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet_wol.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet_wol.c
index b3596e0ee47baed3993d3788acf495ed2d4c1321..57582efa362df759be0de36b11751fef6a14fb37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet_wol.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet_wol.c
@@ -191,10 +191,6 @@ void bcmgenet_wol_power_up_cfg(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
 	reg &= ~MPD_EN;
 	bcmgenet_umac_writel(priv, reg, UMAC_MPD_CTRL);
 
-	reg = bcmgenet_hfb_reg_readl(priv, HFB_CTRL);
-	reg &= ~(RBUF_HFB_EN | RBUF_ACPI_EN);
-	bcmgenet_hfb_reg_writel(priv, reg, HFB_CTRL);
-
 	/* Disable CRC Forward */
 	reg = bcmgenet_umac_readl(priv, UMAC_CMD);
 	reg &= ~CMD_CRC_FWD;