diff --git a/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h b/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h
index 5e62d758eea538a2f47abadad3259133a6d21e88..83bb8a73d23c0f056b10a8c9061997a7b98e02a9 100644
--- a/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h
+++ b/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h
@@ -423,8 +423,6 @@ struct ieee802154_mlme_ops {
 
 	/* The fields below are required. */
 
-	struct wpan_phy *(*get_phy)(const struct net_device *dev);
-
 	/*
 	 * FIXME: these should become the part of PIB/MIB interface.
 	 * However we still don't have IB interface of any kind
@@ -434,16 +432,6 @@ struct ieee802154_mlme_ops {
 	u8 (*get_dsn)(const struct net_device *dev);
 };
 
-/* The IEEE 802.15.4 standard defines 2 type of the devices:
- * - FFD - full functionality device
- * - RFD - reduce functionality device
- *
- * So 2 sets of mlme operations are needed
- */
-struct ieee802154_reduced_mlme_ops {
-	struct wpan_phy *(*get_phy)(const struct net_device *dev);
-};
-
 static inline struct ieee802154_mlme_ops *
 ieee802154_mlme_ops(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan_rtnl.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan_rtnl.c
index 659f7b25ea1ab613f777360e4ca40c21f876958a..a96b64c9a73df041a9c6e67122e565bc075f9c41 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan_rtnl.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan_rtnl.c
@@ -407,13 +407,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t lowpan_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 }
 
-static struct wpan_phy *lowpan_get_phy(const struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct net_device *real_dev = lowpan_dev_info(dev)->real_dev;
-
-	return ieee802154_mlme_ops(real_dev)->get_phy(real_dev);
-}
-
 static __le16 lowpan_get_pan_id(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net_device *real_dev = lowpan_dev_info(dev)->real_dev;
@@ -465,7 +458,6 @@ static const struct net_device_ops lowpan_netdev_ops = {
 
 static struct ieee802154_mlme_ops lowpan_mlme = {
 	.get_pan_id = lowpan_get_pan_id,
-	.get_phy = lowpan_get_phy,
 	.get_short_addr = lowpan_get_short_addr,
 	.get_dsn = lowpan_get_dsn,
 };
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c b/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
index 91a1855e521c33f2bbe8abe08fd448938a338aaa..7127b9d1a68409457a1d570117ca1a962b6f2293 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
@@ -94,8 +94,9 @@ static int ieee802154_nl_fill_iface(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 portid,
 		goto out;
 
 	ops = ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev);
-	phy = ops->get_phy(dev);
+	phy = dev->ieee802154_ptr->wpan_phy;
 	BUG_ON(!phy);
+	get_device(&phy->dev);
 
 	short_addr = ops->get_short_addr(dev);
 	pan_id = ops->get_pan_id(dev);
@@ -493,7 +494,8 @@ int ieee802154_set_macparams(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	    !info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_FRAME_RETRIES])
 		goto out;
 
-	phy = ops->get_phy(dev);
+	phy = dev->ieee802154_ptr->wpan_phy;
+	get_device(&phy->dev);
 
 	ops->get_mac_params(dev, &params);
 
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c b/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c
index 397ca126d9a236bd7b16a386f462bf1bbe8fd834..80a946dddd9095a86884bb12148e64d95aa79f4c 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c
@@ -287,8 +287,9 @@ int ieee802154_del_iface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	phy = ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev)->get_phy(dev);
+	phy = dev->ieee802154_ptr->wpan_phy;
 	BUG_ON(!phy);
+	get_device(&phy->dev);
 
 	rc = -EINVAL;
 	/* phy name is optional, but should be checked if it's given */
diff --git a/net/mac802154/iface.c b/net/mac802154/iface.c
index f9ed608aa26034e965c9f26607e13ee8abf1eddd..2e2638e72ae8619b275ee80b742d38d48a506b40 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/iface.c
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@ ieee802154_setup_sdata(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata, int type)
 	case IEEE802154_DEV_MONITOR:
 		sdata->dev->destructor = free_netdev;
 		sdata->dev->netdev_ops = &mac802154_monitor_ops;
-		sdata->dev->ml_priv = &mac802154_mlme_reduced;
 		sdata->promisuous_mode = true;
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/net/mac802154/mac_cmd.c b/net/mac802154/mac_cmd.c
index e1ad83e3589936be6b9878cc3d2dda83562add8d..00b2b214770eb3b7e37ba0b6179ec7054e88df33 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/mac_cmd.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/mac_cmd.c
@@ -67,15 +67,6 @@ static int mac802154_mlme_start_req(struct net_device *dev,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static struct wpan_phy *mac802154_get_phy(const struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE802154_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
-
-	BUG_ON(dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154);
-
-	return to_phy(get_device(&sdata->local->phy->dev));
-}
-
 static int mac802154_set_mac_params(struct net_device *dev,
 				    const struct ieee802154_mac_params *params)
 {
@@ -134,12 +125,7 @@ static struct ieee802154_llsec_ops mac802154_llsec_ops = {
 	.unlock_table = mac802154_unlock_table,
 };
 
-struct ieee802154_reduced_mlme_ops mac802154_mlme_reduced = {
-	.get_phy = mac802154_get_phy,
-};
-
 struct ieee802154_mlme_ops mac802154_mlme_wpan = {
-	.get_phy = mac802154_get_phy,
 	.start_req = mac802154_mlme_start_req,
 	.get_pan_id = mac802154_dev_get_pan_id,
 	.get_short_addr = mac802154_dev_get_short_addr,