diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-rgmii.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-rgmii.c
index 671ab1db272765ac50ad9aab1bb85a3ec548a8ef..ba4753c23b0373436293aca2c904bf85e89e3d52 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-rgmii.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-rgmii.c
@@ -287,8 +287,7 @@ cvmx_helper_link_info_t __cvmx_helper_rgmii_link_get(int ipd_port)
  * Configure an IPD/PKO port for the specified link state. This
  * function does not influence auto negotiation at the PHY level.
  * The passed link state must always match the link state returned
- * by cvmx_helper_link_get(). It is normally best to use
- * cvmx_helper_link_autoconf() instead.
+ * by cvmx_helper_link_get().
  *
  * @ipd_port:  IPD/PKO port to configure
  * @link_info: The new link state
diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-sgmii.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-sgmii.c
index 54375340afe8ba4e3795fb41c7f7af749f0126d5..57828335077671607003f09e30b9a5331b2325af 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-sgmii.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-sgmii.c
@@ -500,8 +500,7 @@ cvmx_helper_link_info_t __cvmx_helper_sgmii_link_get(int ipd_port)
  * Configure an IPD/PKO port for the specified link state. This
  * function does not influence auto negotiation at the PHY level.
  * The passed link state must always match the link state returned
- * by cvmx_helper_link_get(). It is normally best to use
- * cvmx_helper_link_autoconf() instead.
+ * by cvmx_helper_link_get().
  *
  * @ipd_port:  IPD/PKO port to configure
  * @link_info: The new link state
diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-spi.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-spi.c
index 1f3030c72d88706bee9d9558906360506ddbc970..ef16aa00167bbee0cef51515ba71d02eede8c3aa 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-spi.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-spi.c
@@ -188,8 +188,7 @@ cvmx_helper_link_info_t __cvmx_helper_spi_link_get(int ipd_port)
  * Configure an IPD/PKO port for the specified link state. This
  * function does not influence auto negotiation at the PHY level.
  * The passed link state must always match the link state returned
- * by cvmx_helper_link_get(). It is normally best to use
- * cvmx_helper_link_autoconf() instead.
+ * by cvmx_helper_link_get().
  *
  * @ipd_port:  IPD/PKO port to configure
  * @link_info: The new link state
diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-xaui.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-xaui.c
index d347fe13b66646121649af57a4fa8854319dd2f3..19d54e02c18567cf7f6f494ea80623138e3ca5fc 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-xaui.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper-xaui.c
@@ -295,8 +295,7 @@ cvmx_helper_link_info_t __cvmx_helper_xaui_link_get(int ipd_port)
  * Configure an IPD/PKO port for the specified link state. This
  * function does not influence auto negotiation at the PHY level.
  * The passed link state must always match the link state returned
- * by cvmx_helper_link_get(). It is normally best to use
- * cvmx_helper_link_autoconf() instead.
+ * by cvmx_helper_link_get().
  *
  * @ipd_port:  IPD/PKO port to configure
  * @link_info: The new link state
diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper.c
index 6456af6424719a5cc1adabaea0fc1ccd210c29df..f24be0b5db5075e911125e95f7ab6fa6a590bd5a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-helper.c
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@ void (*cvmx_override_ipd_port_setup) (int ipd_port);
 /* Port count per interface */
 static int interface_port_count[5];
 
-/* Port last configured link info index by IPD/PKO port */
-static cvmx_helper_link_info_t
-    port_link_info[CVMX_PIP_NUM_INPUT_PORTS];
-
 /**
  * Return the number of interfaces the chip has. Each interface
  * may have multiple ports. Most chips support two interfaces,
@@ -1135,41 +1131,6 @@ int cvmx_helper_initialize_packet_io_local(void)
 	return cvmx_pko_initialize_local();
 }
 
-/**
- * Auto configure an IPD/PKO port link state and speed. This
- * function basically does the equivalent of:
- * cvmx_helper_link_set(ipd_port, cvmx_helper_link_get(ipd_port));
- *
- * @ipd_port: IPD/PKO port to auto configure
- *
- * Returns Link state after configure
- */
-cvmx_helper_link_info_t cvmx_helper_link_autoconf(int ipd_port)
-{
-	cvmx_helper_link_info_t link_info;
-	int interface = cvmx_helper_get_interface_num(ipd_port);
-	int index = cvmx_helper_get_interface_index_num(ipd_port);
-
-	if (index >= cvmx_helper_ports_on_interface(interface)) {
-		link_info.u64 = 0;
-		return link_info;
-	}
-
-	link_info = cvmx_helper_link_get(ipd_port);
-	if (link_info.u64 == port_link_info[ipd_port].u64)
-		return link_info;
-
-	/* If we fail to set the link speed, port_link_info will not change */
-	cvmx_helper_link_set(ipd_port, link_info);
-
-	/*
-	 * port_link_info should be the current value, which will be
-	 * different than expect if cvmx_helper_link_set() failed.
-	 */
-	return port_link_info[ipd_port];
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cvmx_helper_link_autoconf);
-
 /**
  * Return the link state of an IPD/PKO port as returned by
  * auto negotiation. The result of this function may not match
@@ -1233,8 +1194,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cvmx_helper_link_get);
  * Configure an IPD/PKO port for the specified link state. This
  * function does not influence auto negotiation at the PHY level.
  * The passed link state must always match the link state returned
- * by cvmx_helper_link_get(). It is normally best to use
- * cvmx_helper_link_autoconf() instead.
+ * by cvmx_helper_link_get().
  *
  * @ipd_port:  IPD/PKO port to configure
  * @link_info: The new link state
@@ -1276,11 +1236,6 @@ int cvmx_helper_link_set(int ipd_port, cvmx_helper_link_info_t link_info)
 	case CVMX_HELPER_INTERFACE_MODE_LOOP:
 		break;
 	}
-	/* Set the port_link_info here so that the link status is updated
-	   no matter how cvmx_helper_link_set is called. We don't change
-	   the value if link_set failed */
-	if (result == 0)
-		port_link_info[ipd_port].u64 = link_info.u64;
 	return result;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cvmx_helper_link_set);
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper-rgmii.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper-rgmii.h
index 4d7a3db3a9f69fc4c0deaf3ef5039fcf0f90b09f..f89775be76541c179c7f41d7da6d9e30708d8b21 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper-rgmii.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper-rgmii.h
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ extern cvmx_helper_link_info_t __cvmx_helper_rgmii_link_get(int ipd_port);
  * Configure an IPD/PKO port for the specified link state. This
  * function does not influence auto negotiation at the PHY level.
  * The passed link state must always match the link state returned
- * by cvmx_helper_link_get(). It is normally best to use
- * cvmx_helper_link_autoconf() instead.
+ * by cvmx_helper_link_get().
  *
  * @ipd_port:  IPD/PKO port to configure
  * @link_info: The new link state
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper-sgmii.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper-sgmii.h
index 4debb1c5153d692e3b983abec214ad9df23b3a79..63fd21335e4b0bc716c9a50bb7cf84111f2340f2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper-sgmii.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper-sgmii.h
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ extern cvmx_helper_link_info_t __cvmx_helper_sgmii_link_get(int ipd_port);
  * Configure an IPD/PKO port for the specified link state. This
  * function does not influence auto negotiation at the PHY level.
  * The passed link state must always match the link state returned
- * by cvmx_helper_link_get(). It is normally best to use
- * cvmx_helper_link_autoconf() instead.
+ * by cvmx_helper_link_get().
  *
  * @ipd_port:  IPD/PKO port to configure
  * @link_info: The new link state
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper-spi.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper-spi.h
index 9f1c6b968f9145f0b523236b1e7281ed1fb52544..d5adf8592773578f1c52bec1e8a4f3352a711813 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper-spi.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper-spi.h
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ extern cvmx_helper_link_info_t __cvmx_helper_spi_link_get(int ipd_port);
  * Configure an IPD/PKO port for the specified link state. This
  * function does not influence auto negotiation at the PHY level.
  * The passed link state must always match the link state returned
- * by cvmx_helper_link_get(). It is normally best to use
- * cvmx_helper_link_autoconf() instead.
+ * by cvmx_helper_link_get().
  *
  * @ipd_port:  IPD/PKO port to configure
  * @link_info: The new link state
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper-xaui.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper-xaui.h
index 5e89ed703eaa7f85dd777443bdaef2d1026471b3..f8ce53f6f28ff7f4c07baca1bf8a28489ae5e5c1 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper-xaui.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper-xaui.h
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ extern cvmx_helper_link_info_t __cvmx_helper_xaui_link_get(int ipd_port);
  * Configure an IPD/PKO port for the specified link state. This
  * function does not influence auto negotiation at the PHY level.
  * The passed link state must always match the link state returned
- * by cvmx_helper_link_get(). It is normally best to use
- * cvmx_helper_link_autoconf() instead.
+ * by cvmx_helper_link_get().
  *
  * @ipd_port:  IPD/PKO port to configure
  * @link_info: The new link state
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper.h
index 5a3090dc6f2f530f810111c4d9fc206164d98a50..0ed87cb67e7fba6a9291811b367ee3e86890a4b8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx-helper.h
@@ -155,17 +155,6 @@ extern int cvmx_helper_get_number_of_interfaces(void);
 extern cvmx_helper_interface_mode_t cvmx_helper_interface_get_mode(int
 								   interface);
 
-/**
- * Auto configure an IPD/PKO port link state and speed. This
- * function basically does the equivalent of:
- * cvmx_helper_link_set(ipd_port, cvmx_helper_link_get(ipd_port));
- *
- * @ipd_port: IPD/PKO port to auto configure
- *
- * Returns Link state after configure
- */
-extern cvmx_helper_link_info_t cvmx_helper_link_autoconf(int ipd_port);
-
 /**
  * Return the link state of an IPD/PKO port as returned by
  * auto negotiation. The result of this function may not match
@@ -182,8 +171,7 @@ extern cvmx_helper_link_info_t cvmx_helper_link_get(int ipd_port);
  * Configure an IPD/PKO port for the specified link state. This
  * function does not influence auto negotiation at the PHY level.
  * The passed link state must always match the link state returned
- * by cvmx_helper_link_get(). It is normally best to use
- * cvmx_helper_link_autoconf() instead.
+ * by cvmx_helper_link_get().
  *
  * @ipd_port:  IPD/PKO port to configure
  * @link_info: The new link state