diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index 476578746d9192d9b47117bda50f13263346e0dc..dd5bff95512804077e4cafc15b6fb2e1042367fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ static const char *phy_state_to_str(enum phy_state st)
 	PHY_STATE_STR(READY)
 	PHY_STATE_STR(PENDING)
 	PHY_STATE_STR(UP)
-	PHY_STATE_STR(AN)
 	PHY_STATE_STR(RUNNING)
 	PHY_STATE_STR(NOLINK)
 	PHY_STATE_STR(FORCING)
@@ -62,6 +61,17 @@ static const char *phy_state_to_str(enum phy_state st)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static void phy_link_up(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	phydev->phy_link_change(phydev, true, true);
+	phy_led_trigger_change_speed(phydev);
+}
+
+static void phy_link_down(struct phy_device *phydev, bool do_carrier)
+{
+	phydev->phy_link_change(phydev, false, do_carrier);
+	phy_led_trigger_change_speed(phydev);
+}
 
 /**
  * phy_print_status - Convenience function to print out the current phy status
@@ -493,6 +503,34 @@ static int phy_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	return genphy_config_aneg(phydev);
 }
 
+/**
+ * phy_check_link_status - check link status and set state accordingly
+ * @phydev: the phy_device struct
+ *
+ * Description: Check for link and whether autoneg was triggered / is running
+ * and set state accordingly
+ */
+static int phy_check_link_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&phydev->lock));
+
+	err = phy_read_status(phydev);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (phydev->link && phydev->state != PHY_RUNNING) {
+		phydev->state = PHY_RUNNING;
+		phy_link_up(phydev);
+	} else if (!phydev->link && phydev->state != PHY_NOLINK) {
+		phydev->state = PHY_NOLINK;
+		phy_link_down(phydev, true);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * phy_start_aneg - start auto-negotiation for this PHY device
  * @phydev: the phy_device struct
@@ -504,7 +542,6 @@ static int phy_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
  */
 int phy_start_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-	bool trigger = 0;
 	int err;
 
 	if (!phydev->drv)
@@ -524,32 +561,16 @@ int phy_start_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 	if (phydev->state != PHY_HALTED) {
 		if (AUTONEG_ENABLE == phydev->autoneg) {
-			phydev->state = PHY_AN;
-			phydev->link_timeout = PHY_AN_TIMEOUT;
+			err = phy_check_link_status(phydev);
 		} else {
 			phydev->state = PHY_FORCING;
 			phydev->link_timeout = PHY_FORCE_TIMEOUT;
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Re-schedule a PHY state machine to check PHY status because
-	 * negotiation may already be done and aneg interrupt may not be
-	 * generated.
-	 */
-	if (!phy_polling_mode(phydev) && phydev->state == PHY_AN) {
-		err = phy_aneg_done(phydev);
-		if (err > 0) {
-			trigger = true;
-			err = 0;
-		}
-	}
-
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
 
-	if (trigger)
-		phy_trigger_machine(phydev);
-
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_start_aneg);
@@ -893,18 +914,6 @@ void phy_start(struct phy_device *phydev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_start);
 
-static void phy_link_up(struct phy_device *phydev)
-{
-	phydev->phy_link_change(phydev, true, true);
-	phy_led_trigger_change_speed(phydev);
-}
-
-static void phy_link_down(struct phy_device *phydev, bool do_carrier)
-{
-	phydev->phy_link_change(phydev, false, do_carrier);
-	phy_led_trigger_change_speed(phydev);
-}
-
 /**
  * phy_state_machine - Handle the state machine
  * @work: work_struct that describes the work to be done
@@ -934,56 +943,15 @@ void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work)
 	case PHY_UP:
 		needs_aneg = true;
 
-		phydev->link_timeout = PHY_AN_TIMEOUT;
-
-		break;
-	case PHY_AN:
-		err = phy_read_status(phydev);
-		if (err < 0)
-			break;
-
-		/* If the link is down, give up on negotiation for now */
-		if (!phydev->link) {
-			phydev->state = PHY_NOLINK;
-			phy_link_down(phydev, true);
-			break;
-		}
-
-		/* Check if negotiation is done.  Break if there's an error */
-		err = phy_aneg_done(phydev);
-		if (err < 0)
-			break;
-
-		/* If AN is done, we're running */
-		if (err > 0) {
-			phydev->state = PHY_RUNNING;
-			phy_link_up(phydev);
-		} else if (0 == phydev->link_timeout--)
-			needs_aneg = true;
 		break;
 	case PHY_NOLINK:
+	case PHY_RUNNING:
 		if (!phy_polling_mode(phydev))
 			break;
-
-		err = phy_read_status(phydev);
-		if (err)
-			break;
-
-		if (phydev->link) {
-			if (AUTONEG_ENABLE == phydev->autoneg) {
-				err = phy_aneg_done(phydev);
-				if (err < 0)
-					break;
-
-				if (!err) {
-					phydev->state = PHY_AN;
-					phydev->link_timeout = PHY_AN_TIMEOUT;
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-			phydev->state = PHY_RUNNING;
-			phy_link_up(phydev);
-		}
+		/* fall through */
+	case PHY_CHANGELINK:
+	case PHY_RESUMING:
+		err = phy_check_link_status(phydev);
 		break;
 	case PHY_FORCING:
 		err = genphy_update_link(phydev);
@@ -999,32 +967,6 @@ void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work)
 			phy_link_down(phydev, false);
 		}
 		break;
-	case PHY_RUNNING:
-		if (!phy_polling_mode(phydev))
-			break;
-
-		err = phy_read_status(phydev);
-		if (err)
-			break;
-
-		if (!phydev->link) {
-			phydev->state = PHY_NOLINK;
-			phy_link_down(phydev, true);
-		}
-		break;
-	case PHY_CHANGELINK:
-		err = phy_read_status(phydev);
-		if (err)
-			break;
-
-		if (phydev->link) {
-			phydev->state = PHY_RUNNING;
-			phy_link_up(phydev);
-		} else {
-			phydev->state = PHY_NOLINK;
-			phy_link_down(phydev, true);
-		}
-		break;
 	case PHY_HALTED:
 		if (phydev->link) {
 			phydev->link = 0;
@@ -1032,30 +974,6 @@ void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work)
 			do_suspend = true;
 		}
 		break;
-	case PHY_RESUMING:
-		if (AUTONEG_ENABLE == phydev->autoneg) {
-			err = phy_aneg_done(phydev);
-			if (err < 0) {
-				break;
-			} else if (!err) {
-				phydev->state = PHY_AN;
-				phydev->link_timeout = PHY_AN_TIMEOUT;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-
-		err = phy_read_status(phydev);
-		if (err)
-			break;
-
-		if (phydev->link) {
-			phydev->state = PHY_RUNNING;
-			phy_link_up(phydev);
-		} else	{
-			phydev->state = PHY_NOLINK;
-			phy_link_down(phydev, false);
-		}
-		break;
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 9e4d49ef4bca099bf3a70b93d8a1948bdfbc4865..2090277eac4f91389f23b32d050c7f9d3cc9839e 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ static inline const char *phy_modes(phy_interface_t interface)
 #define PHY_INIT_TIMEOUT	100000
 #define PHY_STATE_TIME		1
 #define PHY_FORCE_TIMEOUT	10
-#define PHY_AN_TIMEOUT		10
 
 #define PHY_MAX_ADDR	32
 
@@ -297,24 +296,10 @@ struct phy_device *mdiobus_scan(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr);
  *
  * UP: The PHY and attached device are ready to do work.
  * Interrupts should be started here.
- * - timer moves to AN
- *
- * AN: The PHY is currently negotiating the link state.  Link is
- * therefore down for now.  phy_timer will set this state when it
- * detects the state is UP.  config_aneg will set this state
- * whenever called with phydev->autoneg set to AUTONEG_ENABLE.
- * - If autonegotiation finishes, but there's no link, it sets
- *   the state to NOLINK.
- * - If aneg finishes with link, it sets the state to RUNNING,
- *   and calls adjust_link
- * - If autonegotiation did not finish after an arbitrary amount
- *   of time, autonegotiation should be tried again if the PHY
- *   supports "magic" autonegotiation (back to AN)
- * - If it didn't finish, and no magic_aneg, move to FORCING.
+ * - timer moves to NOLINK or RUNNING
  *
  * NOLINK: PHY is up, but not currently plugged in.
  * - If the timer notes that the link comes back, we move to RUNNING
- * - config_aneg moves to AN
  * - phy_stop moves to HALTED
  *
  * FORCING: PHY is being configured with forced settings
@@ -329,7 +314,6 @@ struct phy_device *mdiobus_scan(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr);
  *   link state is polled every other cycle of this state machine,
  *   which makes it every other second)
  * - irq will set CHANGELINK
- * - config_aneg will set AN
  * - phy_stop moves to HALTED
  *
  * CHANGELINK: PHY experienced a change in link state
@@ -353,7 +337,6 @@ enum phy_state {
 	PHY_READY,
 	PHY_PENDING,
 	PHY_UP,
-	PHY_AN,
 	PHY_RUNNING,
 	PHY_NOLINK,
 	PHY_FORCING,