diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h b/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
index 3e6063bf3f176b15dfaab7143a075085ac956d83..89143cc049db575dfd6eeb5cd6f9c344d5956295 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ enum {
 
 /* DSA_NOTIFIER_AGEING_TIME */
 struct dsa_notifier_ageing_time_info {
-	struct switchdev_trans *trans;
 	unsigned int ageing_time;
 };
 
diff --git a/net/dsa/port.c b/net/dsa/port.c
index 14bf0053ae011b74fdcc321972a6c5ce21ebf6a0..e59bf66c4c0da4a9b5d83d2019340903e6488dfc 100644
--- a/net/dsa/port.c
+++ b/net/dsa/port.c
@@ -310,21 +310,17 @@ int dsa_port_ageing_time(struct dsa_port *dp, clock_t ageing_clock)
 	unsigned long ageing_jiffies = clock_t_to_jiffies(ageing_clock);
 	unsigned int ageing_time = jiffies_to_msecs(ageing_jiffies);
 	struct dsa_notifier_ageing_time_info info;
-	struct switchdev_trans trans;
 	int err;
 
 	info.ageing_time = ageing_time;
-	info.trans = &trans;
 
-	trans.ph_prepare = true;
 	err = dsa_port_notify(dp, DSA_NOTIFIER_AGEING_TIME, &info);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
 	dp->ageing_time = ageing_time;
 
-	trans.ph_prepare = false;
-	return dsa_port_notify(dp, DSA_NOTIFIER_AGEING_TIME, &info);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int dsa_port_pre_bridge_flags(const struct dsa_port *dp, unsigned long flags)
diff --git a/net/dsa/switch.c b/net/dsa/switch.c
index 17979956d756e42f82cbfb66a47e6eb601c319c9..c6b3ac93bcc74f84986d9a9ae762745ae013889d 100644
--- a/net/dsa/switch.c
+++ b/net/dsa/switch.c
@@ -33,15 +33,12 @@ static int dsa_switch_ageing_time(struct dsa_switch *ds,
 				  struct dsa_notifier_ageing_time_info *info)
 {
 	unsigned int ageing_time = info->ageing_time;
-	struct switchdev_trans *trans = info->trans;
-
-	if (switchdev_trans_ph_prepare(trans)) {
-		if (ds->ageing_time_min && ageing_time < ds->ageing_time_min)
-			return -ERANGE;
-		if (ds->ageing_time_max && ageing_time > ds->ageing_time_max)
-			return -ERANGE;
-		return 0;
-	}
+
+	if (ds->ageing_time_min && ageing_time < ds->ageing_time_min)
+		return -ERANGE;
+
+	if (ds->ageing_time_max && ageing_time > ds->ageing_time_max)
+		return -ERANGE;
 
 	/* Program the fastest ageing time in case of multiple bridges */
 	ageing_time = dsa_switch_fastest_ageing_time(ds, ageing_time);