diff --git a/include/net/dsa.h b/include/net/dsa.h
index 3f23dd9d6a692455d93e88b0a15688874e57bad5..26a0e86e611e8d3e76f726a6805a31464bcd63c8 100644
--- a/include/net/dsa.h
+++ b/include/net/dsa.h
@@ -116,13 +116,6 @@ struct dsa_switch_tree {
 	s8			cpu_switch;
 	s8			cpu_port;
 
-	/*
-	 * Link state polling.
-	 */
-	int			link_poll_needed;
-	struct work_struct	link_poll_work;
-	struct timer_list	link_poll_timer;
-
 	/*
 	 * Data for the individual switch chips.
 	 */
@@ -231,11 +224,6 @@ struct dsa_switch_driver {
 	int	(*phy_write)(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
 			     int regnum, u16 val);
 
-	/*
-	 * Link state polling and IRQ handling.
-	 */
-	void	(*poll_link)(struct dsa_switch *ds);
-
 	/*
 	 * Link state adjustment (called from libphy)
 	 */
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa.c b/net/dsa/dsa.c
index b7448c8490ac446c95b4a3bf18bca21e1e43439f..208d1b257194a0f23758199cd6e417a89d80916c 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa.c
@@ -456,8 +456,7 @@ static void dsa_switch_destroy(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 		if (!ds->ports[port])
 			continue;
 
-		unregister_netdev(ds->ports[port]);
-		free_netdev(ds->ports[port]);
+		dsa_slave_destroy(ds->ports[port]);
 	}
 
 	mdiobus_unregister(ds->slave_mii_bus);
@@ -508,33 +507,6 @@ static int dsa_switch_resume(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 }
 #endif
 
-
-/* link polling *************************************************************/
-static void dsa_link_poll_work(struct work_struct *ugly)
-{
-	struct dsa_switch_tree *dst;
-	int i;
-
-	dst = container_of(ugly, struct dsa_switch_tree, link_poll_work);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < dst->pd->nr_chips; i++) {
-		struct dsa_switch *ds = dst->ds[i];
-
-		if (ds != NULL && ds->drv->poll_link != NULL)
-			ds->drv->poll_link(ds);
-	}
-
-	mod_timer(&dst->link_poll_timer, round_jiffies(jiffies + HZ));
-}
-
-static void dsa_link_poll_timer(unsigned long _dst)
-{
-	struct dsa_switch_tree *dst = (void *)_dst;
-
-	schedule_work(&dst->link_poll_work);
-}
-
-
 /* platform driver init and cleanup *****************************************/
 static int dev_is_class(struct device *dev, void *class)
 {
@@ -877,8 +849,6 @@ static int dsa_setup_dst(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst, struct net_device *dev,
 		}
 
 		dst->ds[i] = ds;
-		if (ds->drv->poll_link != NULL)
-			dst->link_poll_needed = 1;
 
 		++configured;
 	}
@@ -897,15 +867,6 @@ static int dsa_setup_dst(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst, struct net_device *dev,
 	wmb();
 	dev->dsa_ptr = (void *)dst;
 
-	if (dst->link_poll_needed) {
-		INIT_WORK(&dst->link_poll_work, dsa_link_poll_work);
-		init_timer(&dst->link_poll_timer);
-		dst->link_poll_timer.data = (unsigned long)dst;
-		dst->link_poll_timer.function = dsa_link_poll_timer;
-		dst->link_poll_timer.expires = round_jiffies(jiffies + HZ);
-		add_timer(&dst->link_poll_timer);
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -957,8 +918,10 @@ static int dsa_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, dst);
 
 	ret = dsa_setup_dst(dst, dev, &pdev->dev, pd);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_put(dev);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -972,17 +935,14 @@ static void dsa_remove_dst(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	if (dst->link_poll_needed)
-		del_timer_sync(&dst->link_poll_timer);
-
-	flush_work(&dst->link_poll_work);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < dst->pd->nr_chips; i++) {
 		struct dsa_switch *ds = dst->ds[i];
 
 		if (ds)
 			dsa_switch_destroy(ds);
 	}
+
+	dev_put(dst->master_netdev);
 }
 
 static int dsa_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -1028,6 +988,14 @@ static int dsa_suspend(struct device *d)
 	struct dsa_switch_tree *dst = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	int i, ret = 0;
 
+	dst->master_netdev->dsa_ptr = NULL;
+
+	/* If we used a tagging format that doesn't have an ethertype
+	 * field, make sure that all packets from this point get sent
+	 * without the tag and go through the regular receive path.
+	 */
+	wmb();
+
 	for (i = 0; i < dst->pd->nr_chips; i++) {
 		struct dsa_switch *ds = dst->ds[i];
 
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h b/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
index 311796c809afc2f3807c653ebc64b81ef9bb2152..1d1a54687e4abc1b1eced0b665bc501e068e2d63 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ extern const struct dsa_device_ops notag_netdev_ops;
 void dsa_slave_mii_bus_init(struct dsa_switch *ds);
 int dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *parent,
 		     int port, char *name);
+void dsa_slave_destroy(struct net_device *slave_dev);
 int dsa_slave_suspend(struct net_device *slave_dev);
 int dsa_slave_resume(struct net_device *slave_dev);
 int dsa_slave_netdevice_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 7bc787b095c897922751c3eaa5c2b32d5bca95fa..1e9e9424a33daf99a8bb20a95d4b722b94433531 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -1212,6 +1212,17 @@ int dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *parent,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void dsa_slave_destroy(struct net_device *slave_dev)
+{
+	struct dsa_slave_priv *p = netdev_priv(slave_dev);
+
+	netif_carrier_off(slave_dev);
+	if (p->phy)
+		phy_disconnect(p->phy);
+	unregister_netdev(slave_dev);
+	free_netdev(slave_dev);
+}
+
 static bool dsa_slave_dev_check(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	return dev->netdev_ops == &dsa_slave_netdev_ops;