diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
index 805ab319e578ef16fc90a046518b54086bd966ce..523f9d05a810f175582e5b1474f4d398bfa0aea2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ static s32 ixgbe_init_phy_ops_82598(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 	case ixgbe_phy_tn:
 		phy->ops.setup_link = &ixgbe_setup_phy_link_tnx;
 		phy->ops.check_link = &ixgbe_check_phy_link_tnx;
-		phy->ops.get_firmware_version =
-			     &ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_tnx;
 		break;
 	case ixgbe_phy_nl:
 		phy->ops.reset = &ixgbe_reset_phy_nl;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
index e00aaeb9182740f84c1a6a1ba48732f38f2df5fd..30535e6b68f08c9fc4df2988b0316de5c91e2fcf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
@@ -331,8 +331,6 @@ static s32 ixgbe_init_phy_ops_82599(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 	case ixgbe_phy_tn:
 		phy->ops.check_link = &ixgbe_check_phy_link_tnx;
 		phy->ops.setup_link = &ixgbe_setup_phy_link_tnx;
-		phy->ops.get_firmware_version =
-			     &ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_tnx;
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
index 019b3c20b5c2f7645fccc5ac2d09d04e1e493fe4..67a399bab6f02a025c349787c68e4c402088c852 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
@@ -976,40 +976,6 @@ s32 ixgbe_setup_phy_link_tnx(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- *  ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_tnx - Gets the PHY Firmware Version
- *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
- *  @firmware_version: pointer to the PHY Firmware Version
- **/
-s32 ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_tnx(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
-				       u16 *firmware_version)
-{
-	s32 status;
-
-	status = hw->phy.ops.read_reg(hw, TNX_FW_REV,
-				      MDIO_MMD_VEND1,
-				      firmware_version);
-
-	return status;
-}
-
-/**
- *  ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_generic - Gets the PHY Firmware Version
- *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
- *  @firmware_version: pointer to the PHY Firmware Version
- **/
-s32 ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
-					   u16 *firmware_version)
-{
-	s32 status;
-
-	status = hw->phy.ops.read_reg(hw, AQ_FW_REV,
-				      MDIO_MMD_VEND1,
-				      firmware_version);
-
-	return status;
-}
-
 /**
  *  ixgbe_reset_phy_nl - Performs a PHY reset
  *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.h
index ecf05f838fc52a19bdaee01456a6e948af075b5a..5aa2c3cf7aecfa59de40a0eafd1f8e6b2a557bc7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.h
@@ -168,10 +168,6 @@ s32 ixgbe_check_phy_link_tnx(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
 			     ixgbe_link_speed *speed,
 			     bool *link_up);
 s32 ixgbe_setup_phy_link_tnx(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
-s32 ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_tnx(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
-				       u16 *firmware_version);
-s32 ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
-					   u16 *firmware_version);
 
 s32 ixgbe_reset_phy_nl(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
 s32 ixgbe_set_copper_phy_power(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, bool on);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
index 0d855115987ddef1ae1180dea4de90fcfb7006df..5c59b3c440ec5559e7d2a35b23fd8ff62ffc273b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
@@ -3404,7 +3404,6 @@ struct ixgbe_phy_operations {
 	s32 (*setup_internal_link)(struct ixgbe_hw *);
 	s32 (*setup_link_speed)(struct ixgbe_hw *, ixgbe_link_speed, bool);
 	s32 (*check_link)(struct ixgbe_hw *, ixgbe_link_speed *, bool *);
-	s32 (*get_firmware_version)(struct ixgbe_hw *, u16 *);
 	s32 (*read_i2c_byte)(struct ixgbe_hw *, u8, u8, u8 *);
 	s32 (*write_i2c_byte)(struct ixgbe_hw *, u8, u8, u8);
 	s32 (*read_i2c_sff8472)(struct ixgbe_hw *, u8 , u8 *);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
index afc4d16b0b8b2df35783fae6685fd6ea8b2d7b32..84a467a8ed3d5f1aaab77b53dc158d3feba95c98 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
@@ -918,7 +918,6 @@ static const struct ixgbe_phy_operations phy_ops_X540 = {
 	.write_i2c_eeprom       = &ixgbe_write_i2c_eeprom_generic,
 	.check_overtemp         = &ixgbe_tn_check_overtemp,
 	.set_phy_power          = &ixgbe_set_copper_phy_power,
-	.get_firmware_version   = &ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_generic,
 };
 
 static const u32 ixgbe_mvals_X540[IXGBE_MVALS_IDX_LIMIT] = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
index 398973eed9036a7534db2ade322606296603dbc5..5a6c4b7f7e33dc9079353780a5cc4462dd65ae21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
@@ -3419,8 +3419,7 @@ static const struct ixgbe_eeprom_operations eeprom_ops_X550EM_x = {
 	.write_i2c_eeprom	= &ixgbe_write_i2c_eeprom_generic, \
 	.setup_link		= &ixgbe_setup_phy_link_generic, \
 	.set_phy_power		= NULL, \
-	.check_overtemp		= &ixgbe_tn_check_overtemp, \
-	.get_firmware_version	= &ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_generic,
+	.check_overtemp		= &ixgbe_tn_check_overtemp,
 
 static const struct ixgbe_phy_operations phy_ops_X550 = {
 	X550_COMMON_PHY