diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio.c b/drivers/net/mdio.c
index 8403316eb02bbad1c0bd91344ef82f774552d602..3e027ed0b3bbccaf399e2800bcdd0983979b7c4a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mdio.c
@@ -341,34 +341,6 @@ void mdio45_ethtool_gset_npage(const struct mdio_if_info *mdio,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdio45_ethtool_gset_npage);
 
-/**
- * mdio45_ethtool_spauseparam_an - set auto-negotiated pause parameters
- * @mdio: MDIO interface
- * @ecmd: Ethtool request structure
- *
- * This function assumes that the PHY has an auto-negotiation MMD.  It
- * will enable and disable advertising of flow control as appropriate.
- */
-void mdio45_ethtool_spauseparam_an(const struct mdio_if_info *mdio,
-				   const struct ethtool_pauseparam *ecmd)
-{
-	int adv, old_adv;
-
-	WARN_ON(!(mdio->mmds & MDIO_DEVS_AN));
-
-	old_adv = mdio->mdio_read(mdio->dev, mdio->prtad, MDIO_MMD_AN,
-				  MDIO_AN_ADVERTISE);
-	adv = ((old_adv & ~(ADVERTISE_PAUSE_CAP | ADVERTISE_PAUSE_ASYM)) |
-	       mii_advertise_flowctrl((ecmd->rx_pause ? FLOW_CTRL_RX : 0) |
-				      (ecmd->tx_pause ? FLOW_CTRL_TX : 0)));
-	if (adv != old_adv) {
-		mdio->mdio_write(mdio->dev, mdio->prtad, MDIO_MMD_AN,
-				 MDIO_AN_ADVERTISE, adv);
-		mdio45_nway_restart(mdio);
-	}
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdio45_ethtool_spauseparam_an);
-
 /**
  * mdio_mii_ioctl - MII ioctl interface for MDIO (clause 22 or 45) PHYs
  * @mdio: MDIO interface
diff --git a/include/linux/mdio.h b/include/linux/mdio.h
index 3d15c838116c67bcdab17b141a6a9f7618fe1b71..b42963bc81dd9835c5b7cb7811a1558038d70899 100644
--- a/include/linux/mdio.h
+++ b/include/linux/mdio.h
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ extern int mdio45_nway_restart(const struct mdio_if_info *mdio);
 extern void mdio45_ethtool_gset_npage(const struct mdio_if_info *mdio,
 				      struct ethtool_cmd *ecmd,
 				      u32 npage_adv, u32 npage_lpa);
-extern void
-mdio45_ethtool_spauseparam_an(const struct mdio_if_info *mdio,
-			      const struct ethtool_pauseparam *ecmd);
 
 /**
  * mdio45_ethtool_gset - get settings for ETHTOOL_GSET