diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/board-mop500.c b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/board-mop500.c
index 78389de94dde34f6eaee0f73c479d33eda4846dd..70a8057f3acfe00b6a3340cf8db025d198dae5d8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/board-mop500.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/board-mop500.c
@@ -413,15 +413,6 @@ static void mop500_prox_deactivate(struct device *dev)
 	regulator_put(prox_regulator);
 }
 
-void mop500_snowball_ethernet_clock_enable(void)
-{
-	struct clk *clk;
-
-	clk = clk_get_sys("fsmc", NULL);
-	if (!IS_ERR(clk))
-		clk_prepare_enable(clk);
-}
-
 static struct cryp_platform_data u8500_cryp1_platform_data = {
 		.mem_to_engine = {
 				.dir = STEDMA40_MEM_TO_PERIPH,
@@ -674,8 +665,6 @@ static void __init snowball_init_machine(void)
 	mop500_audio_init(parent);
 	mop500_uart_init(parent);
 
-	mop500_snowball_ethernet_clock_enable();
-
 	/* This board has full regulator constraints */
 	regulator_has_full_constraints();
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/board-mop500.h b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/board-mop500.h
index 49514b825034b6af289c12093d96a5edc2f12755..16bf1ac020a8d5ef9237a2ab5e0a34e6dfb9530c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/board-mop500.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/board-mop500.h
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ void __init mop500_pinmaps_init(void);
 void __init snowball_pinmaps_init(void);
 void __init hrefv60_pinmaps_init(void);
 void mop500_audio_init(struct device *parent);
-void mop500_snowball_ethernet_clock_enable(void);
 
 int __init mop500_uib_init(void);
 void mop500_uib_i2c_add(int busnum, struct i2c_board_info *info,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/cpu-db8500.c b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/cpu-db8500.c
index 46cca52890bcfd486f30018556059c12bcf22391..17a487177dab10ededb0c7502e479193903b8150 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/cpu-db8500.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/cpu-db8500.c
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@ static void __init u8500_init_machine(void)
 		mop500_pinmaps_init();
 	else if (of_machine_is_compatible("calaosystems,snowball-a9500")) {
 		snowball_pinmaps_init();
-		mop500_snowball_ethernet_clock_enable();
 	} else if (of_machine_is_compatible("st-ericsson,hrefv60+"))
 		hrefv60_pinmaps_init();
 	else if (of_machine_is_compatible("st-ericsson,ccu9540")) {}