diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
index 0ca0dfecd153a80a0c353db564de2751cf2e677e..930694d3a13f7e7568fab6997ccdcd0ecabbb063 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static int mdio_bus_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 no_resume:
 	if (phydev->attached_dev && phydev->adjust_link)
-		phy_start_machine(phydev, NULL);
+		phy_start_machine(phydev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ static int mdio_bus_restore(struct device *dev)
 	phydev->link = 0;
 	phydev->state = PHY_UP;
 
-	phy_start_machine(phydev, NULL);
+	phy_start_machine(phydev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index 4e6dcc1cc237e52de83e41c2c254a5f5996ddfd8..19da5ab615bd75154afe31bf4164724befab597a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -406,21 +406,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_start_aneg);
 /**
  * phy_start_machine - start PHY state machine tracking
  * @phydev: the phy_device struct
- * @handler: callback function for state change notifications
  *
  * Description: The PHY infrastructure can run a state machine
  *   which tracks whether the PHY is starting up, negotiating,
  *   etc.  This function starts the timer which tracks the state
- *   of the PHY.  If you want to be notified when the state changes,
- *   pass in the callback @handler, otherwise, pass NULL.  If you
- *   want to maintain your own state machine, do not call this
- *   function.
+ *   of the PHY.  If you want to maintain your own state machine,
+ *   do not call this function.
  */
-void phy_start_machine(struct phy_device *phydev,
-		       void (*handler)(struct net_device *))
+void phy_start_machine(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-	phydev->adjust_state = handler;
-
 	queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &phydev->state_queue, HZ);
 }
 
@@ -440,8 +434,6 @@ void phy_stop_machine(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	if (phydev->state > PHY_UP)
 		phydev->state = PHY_UP;
 	mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
-
-	phydev->adjust_state = NULL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -706,9 +698,6 @@ void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
 
-	if (phydev->adjust_state)
-		phydev->adjust_state(phydev->attached_dev);
-
 	switch (phydev->state) {
 	case PHY_DOWN:
 	case PHY_STARTING:
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 1f1f8d77aa6aa4720b826b18d203133247056f40..09aa9e564296a624700ea34bcf8671091c4a9127 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ int phy_connect_direct(struct net_device *dev, struct phy_device *phydev,
 		return rc;
 
 	phy_prepare_link(phydev, handler);
-	phy_start_machine(phydev, NULL);
+	phy_start_machine(phydev);
 	if (phydev->irq > 0)
 		phy_start_interrupts(phydev);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index d4cb756a41c5e0e5c402e7c4ffb9bd4ff3873eb5..cf1bb480cfb1fec65b02663678b69fc1e8859662 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -282,8 +282,6 @@ struct phy_c45_device_ids {
  * attached_dev: The attached enet driver's device instance ptr
  * adjust_link: Callback for the enet controller to respond to
  * changes in the link state.
- * adjust_state: Callback for the enet driver to respond to
- * changes in the state machine.
  *
  * speed, duplex, pause, supported, advertising, lp_advertising,
  * and autoneg are used like in mii_if_info
@@ -364,8 +362,6 @@ struct phy_device {
 	struct net_device *attached_dev;
 
 	void (*adjust_link)(struct net_device *dev);
-
-	void (*adjust_state)(struct net_device *dev);
 };
 #define to_phy_device(d) container_of(d, struct phy_device, dev)
 
@@ -585,8 +581,7 @@ int phy_drivers_register(struct phy_driver *new_driver, int n);
 void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work);
 void phy_change(struct work_struct *work);
 void phy_mac_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev, int new_link);
-void phy_start_machine(struct phy_device *phydev,
-		       void (*handler)(struct net_device *));
+void phy_start_machine(struct phy_device *phydev);
 void phy_stop_machine(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int phy_ethtool_sset(struct phy_device *phydev, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd);
 int phy_ethtool_gset(struct phy_device *phydev, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd);