diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/seville_vsc9953.c b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/seville_vsc9953.c
index 2d6a5f5758f81eddc400b9f54b86b3c03cf9c204..360df7638b95826de0fd8eb5692691a9683fd016 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/seville_vsc9953.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/seville_vsc9953.c
@@ -847,7 +847,6 @@ static int vsc9953_reset(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 	}
 
 	/* enable switch core */
-	ocelot_field_write(ocelot, SYS_RESET_CFG_MEM_ENA, 1);
 	ocelot_field_write(ocelot, SYS_RESET_CFG_CORE_ENA, 1);
 
 	return 0;