diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6131.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6131.c
index d05fc7980e0cbf11f5699fd0d84d6d8032493eb5..1c3b245cd110b75b8d6baeb87afcab389bfe3761 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6131.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6131.c
@@ -65,11 +65,6 @@ static int mv88e6131_setup_global(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	int ret;
 	u32 reg;
 
-	/* Set the VLAN ethertype to 0x8100. */
-	ret = mv88e6xxx_reg_write(ps, REG_GLOBAL, GLOBAL_CORE_TAG_TYPE, 0x8100);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	/* Disable ARP mirroring, and configure the upstream port as
 	 * the port to which ingress and egress monitor frames are to
 	 * be sent.