diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 11702324a071b87deff9ef13f919be57e99b024b..998974f7874253f67880009d96f1e80f4788a408 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -450,7 +450,6 @@ enum rtl8168_registers {
 #define PWM_EN				(1 << 22)
 #define RXDV_GATED_EN			(1 << 19)
 #define EARLY_TALLY_EN			(1 << 16)
-#define FORCE_CLK			(1 << 15) /* force clock request */
 };
 
 enum rtl_register_content {
@@ -514,7 +513,6 @@ enum rtl_register_content {
 	PMEnable	= (1 << 0),	/* Power Management Enable */
 
 	/* Config2 register p. 25 */
-	ClkReqEn	= (1 << 7),	/* Clock Request Enable */
 	MSIEnable	= (1 << 5),	/* 8169 only. Reserved in the 8168. */
 	PCI_Clock_66MHz = 0x01,
 	PCI_Clock_33MHz = 0x00,
@@ -535,7 +533,6 @@ enum rtl_register_content {
 	Spi_en		= (1 << 3),
 	LanWake		= (1 << 1),	/* LanWake enable/disable */
 	PMEStatus	= (1 << 0),	/* PME status can be reset by PCI RST# */
-	ASPM_en		= (1 << 0),	/* ASPM enable */
 
 	/* TBICSR p.28 */
 	TBIReset	= 0x80000000,
@@ -684,7 +681,6 @@ enum features {
 	RTL_FEATURE_WOL		= (1 << 0),
 	RTL_FEATURE_MSI		= (1 << 1),
 	RTL_FEATURE_GMII	= (1 << 2),
-	RTL_FEATURE_FW_LOADED	= (1 << 3),
 };
 
 struct rtl8169_counters {
@@ -2389,10 +2385,8 @@ static void rtl_apply_firmware(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	struct rtl_fw *rtl_fw = tp->rtl_fw;
 
 	/* TODO: release firmware once rtl_phy_write_fw signals failures. */
-	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(rtl_fw)) {
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(rtl_fw))
 		rtl_phy_write_fw(tp, rtl_fw);
-		tp->features |= RTL_FEATURE_FW_LOADED;
-	}
 }
 
 static void rtl_apply_firmware_cond(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u8 reg, u16 val)
@@ -2403,31 +2397,6 @@ static void rtl_apply_firmware_cond(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u8 reg, u16 val)
 		rtl_apply_firmware(tp);
 }
 
-static void r810x_aldps_disable(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
-{
-	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
-	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x18, 0x0310);
-	msleep(100);
-}
-
-static void r810x_aldps_enable(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
-{
-	if (!(tp->features & RTL_FEATURE_FW_LOADED))
-		return;
-
-	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
-	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x18, 0x8310);
-}
-
-static void r8168_aldps_enable_1(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
-{
-	if (!(tp->features & RTL_FEATURE_FW_LOADED))
-		return;
-
-	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
-	rtl_w1w0_phy(tp, 0x15, 0x1000, 0x0000);
-}
-
 static void rtl8169s_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 {
 	static const struct phy_reg phy_reg_init[] = {
@@ -3218,8 +3187,6 @@ static void rtl8168e_2_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_w1w0_phy(tp, 0x10, 0x0000, 0x0400);
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
 
-	r8168_aldps_enable_1(tp);
-
 	/* Broken BIOS workaround: feed GigaMAC registers with MAC address. */
 	rtl_rar_exgmac_set(tp, tp->dev->dev_addr);
 }
@@ -3294,8 +3261,6 @@ static void rtl8168f_1_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x05, 0x8b85);
 	rtl_w1w0_phy(tp, 0x06, 0x4000, 0x0000);
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
-
-	r8168_aldps_enable_1(tp);
 }
 
 static void rtl8168f_2_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
@@ -3303,8 +3268,6 @@ static void rtl8168f_2_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_apply_firmware(tp);
 
 	rtl8168f_hw_phy_config(tp);
-
-	r8168_aldps_enable_1(tp);
 }
 
 static void rtl8411_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
@@ -3402,8 +3365,6 @@ static void rtl8411_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_w1w0_phy(tp, 0x19, 0x0000, 0x0001);
 	rtl_w1w0_phy(tp, 0x10, 0x0000, 0x0400);
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
-
-	r8168_aldps_enable_1(tp);
 }
 
 static void rtl8168g_1_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
@@ -3489,19 +3450,21 @@ static void rtl8105e_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	};
 
 	/* Disable ALDPS before ram code */
-	r810x_aldps_disable(tp);
+	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
+	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x18, 0x0310);
+	msleep(100);
 
 	rtl_apply_firmware(tp);
 
 	rtl_writephy_batch(tp, phy_reg_init, ARRAY_SIZE(phy_reg_init));
-
-	r810x_aldps_enable(tp);
 }
 
 static void rtl8402_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 {
 	/* Disable ALDPS before setting firmware */
-	r810x_aldps_disable(tp);
+	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
+	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x18, 0x0310);
+	msleep(20);
 
 	rtl_apply_firmware(tp);
 
@@ -3511,8 +3474,6 @@ static void rtl8402_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x10, 0x401f);
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x19, 0x7030);
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
-
-	r810x_aldps_enable(tp);
 }
 
 static void rtl8106e_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
@@ -3525,7 +3486,9 @@ static void rtl8106e_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	};
 
 	/* Disable ALDPS before ram code */
-	r810x_aldps_disable(tp);
+	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
+	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x18, 0x0310);
+	msleep(100);
 
 	rtl_apply_firmware(tp);
 
@@ -3533,8 +3496,6 @@ static void rtl8106e_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_writephy_batch(tp, phy_reg_init, ARRAY_SIZE(phy_reg_init));
 
 	rtl_eri_write(tp, 0x1d0, ERIAR_MASK_0011, 0x0000, ERIAR_EXGMAC);
-
-	r810x_aldps_enable(tp);
 }
 
 static void rtl_hw_phy_config(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -5051,6 +5012,8 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8168e_2(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 
 	RTL_W8(MaxTxPacketSize, EarlySize);
 
+	rtl_disable_clock_request(pdev);
+
 	RTL_W32(TxConfig, RTL_R32(TxConfig) | TXCFG_AUTO_FIFO);
 	RTL_W8(MCU, RTL_R8(MCU) & ~NOW_IS_OOB);
 
@@ -5059,8 +5022,7 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8168e_2(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 
 	RTL_W8(DLLPR, RTL_R8(DLLPR) | PFM_EN);
 	RTL_W32(MISC, RTL_R32(MISC) | PWM_EN);
-	RTL_W8(Config5, (RTL_R8(Config5) & ~Spi_en) | ASPM_en);
-	RTL_W8(Config2, RTL_R8(Config2) | ClkReqEn);
+	RTL_W8(Config5, RTL_R8(Config5) & ~Spi_en);
 }
 
 static void rtl_hw_start_8168f(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
@@ -5085,12 +5047,13 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8168f(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 
 	RTL_W8(MaxTxPacketSize, EarlySize);
 
+	rtl_disable_clock_request(pdev);
+
 	RTL_W32(TxConfig, RTL_R32(TxConfig) | TXCFG_AUTO_FIFO);
 	RTL_W8(MCU, RTL_R8(MCU) & ~NOW_IS_OOB);
 	RTL_W8(DLLPR, RTL_R8(DLLPR) | PFM_EN);
-	RTL_W32(MISC, RTL_R32(MISC) | PWM_EN | FORCE_CLK);
-	RTL_W8(Config5, (RTL_R8(Config5) & ~Spi_en) | ASPM_en);
-	RTL_W8(Config2, RTL_R8(Config2) | ClkReqEn);
+	RTL_W32(MISC, RTL_R32(MISC) | PWM_EN);
+	RTL_W8(Config5, RTL_R8(Config5) & ~Spi_en);
 }
 
 static void rtl_hw_start_8168f_1(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
@@ -5147,10 +5110,8 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8168g_1(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_w1w0_eri(tp, 0xdc, ERIAR_MASK_0001, 0x01, 0x00, ERIAR_EXGMAC);
 
 	RTL_W8(ChipCmd, CmdTxEnb | CmdRxEnb);
-	RTL_W32(MISC, (RTL_R32(MISC) | FORCE_CLK) & ~RXDV_GATED_EN);
+	RTL_W32(MISC, RTL_R32(MISC) & ~RXDV_GATED_EN);
 	RTL_W8(MaxTxPacketSize, EarlySize);
-	RTL_W8(Config5, RTL_R8(Config5) | ASPM_en);
-	RTL_W8(Config2, RTL_R8(Config2) | ClkReqEn);
 
 	rtl_eri_write(tp, 0xc0, ERIAR_MASK_0011, 0x0000, ERIAR_EXGMAC);
 	rtl_eri_write(tp, 0xb8, ERIAR_MASK_0011, 0x0000, ERIAR_EXGMAC);
@@ -5366,9 +5327,6 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8105e_1(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 
 	RTL_W8(MCU, RTL_R8(MCU) | EN_NDP | EN_OOB_RESET);
 	RTL_W8(DLLPR, RTL_R8(DLLPR) | PFM_EN);
-	RTL_W8(Config5, RTL_R8(Config5) | ASPM_en);
-	RTL_W8(Config2, RTL_R8(Config2) | ClkReqEn);
-	RTL_W32(MISC, RTL_R32(MISC) | FORCE_CLK);
 
 	rtl_ephy_init(tp, e_info_8105e_1, ARRAY_SIZE(e_info_8105e_1));
 }
@@ -5394,9 +5352,6 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8402(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 
 	RTL_W32(TxConfig, RTL_R32(TxConfig) | TXCFG_AUTO_FIFO);
 	RTL_W8(MCU, RTL_R8(MCU) & ~NOW_IS_OOB);
-	RTL_W8(Config5, RTL_R8(Config5) | ASPM_en);
-	RTL_W8(Config2, RTL_R8(Config2) | ClkReqEn);
-	RTL_W32(MISC, RTL_R32(MISC) | FORCE_CLK);
 
 	rtl_ephy_init(tp, e_info_8402, ARRAY_SIZE(e_info_8402));
 
@@ -5418,10 +5373,7 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8106(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	/* Force LAN exit from ASPM if Rx/Tx are not idle */
 	RTL_W32(FuncEvent, RTL_R32(FuncEvent) | 0x002800);
 
-	RTL_W32(MISC,
-		(RTL_R32(MISC) | DISABLE_LAN_EN | FORCE_CLK) & ~EARLY_TALLY_EN);
-	RTL_W8(Config5, RTL_R8(Config5) | ASPM_en);
-	RTL_W8(Config2, RTL_R8(Config2) | ClkReqEn);
+	RTL_W32(MISC, (RTL_R32(MISC) | DISABLE_LAN_EN) & ~EARLY_TALLY_EN);
 	RTL_W8(MCU, RTL_R8(MCU) | EN_NDP | EN_OOB_RESET);
 	RTL_W8(DLLPR, RTL_R8(DLLPR) & ~PFM_EN);
 }