diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
index 753259091b227937b5915d34734780033f9cf05c..7892f2f0c6b56473ed86b39d6525535f61f7b741 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
@@ -1023,8 +1023,6 @@ static int fs_enet_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 
 	ndev->ethtool_ops = &fs_ethtool_ops;
 
-	init_timer(&fep->phy_timer_list);
-
 	netif_carrier_off(ndev);
 
 	ndev->features |= NETIF_F_SG;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet.h
index 5ce516c8a62a135e9819a435d49a2f2ed26242a8..dd306deb7cf10ddc486d0539153e14f8c0eb16e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet.h
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ struct fs_enet_private {
 	cbd_t __iomem *cur_rx;
 	cbd_t __iomem *cur_tx;
 	int tx_free;
-	struct timer_list phy_timer_list;
 	const struct phy_info *phy;
 	u32 msg_enable;
 	struct mii_if_info mii_if;