diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 589aafd01fc5256a0fac138bac3240ab191b507e..d104ae15836fe801beaeb10a9c9f031a3413e4ec 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -676,18 +676,5 @@ dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *parent,
 
 	netif_carrier_off(slave_dev);
 
-	if (p->phy != NULL) {
-		if (ds->drv->get_phy_flags)
-			p->phy->dev_flags |= ds->drv->get_phy_flags(ds, port);
-
-		phy_attach(slave_dev, dev_name(&p->phy->dev),
-			   PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII);
-
-		p->phy->autoneg = AUTONEG_ENABLE;
-		p->phy->speed = 0;
-		p->phy->duplex = 0;
-		p->phy->advertising = p->phy->supported | ADVERTISED_Autoneg;
-	}
-
 	return slave_dev;
 }