diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/80003es2lan.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/80003es2lan.c
index e1cbead69409..0ea3e7e404e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/80003es2lan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/80003es2lan.c
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ static s32 e1000_copper_link_setup_gg82563_80003es2lan(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	 * firmware will have already initialized them.  We only initialize
 	 * them if the HW is not in IAMT mode.
 	 */
-	if (!e1000e_check_mng_mode(hw)) {
+	if (!hw->mac.ops.check_mng_mode(hw)) {
 		/* Enable Electrical Idle on the PHY */
 		data |= GG82563_PMCR_ENABLE_ELECTRICAL_IDLE;
 		ret_val = e1e_wphy(hw, GG82563_PHY_PWR_MGMT_CTRL, data);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/e1000.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/e1000.h
index 22e03e567fed..bae094b6cdd9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/e1000.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/e1000.h
@@ -725,11 +725,6 @@ static inline s32 e1000_get_phy_info(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	return hw->phy.ops.get_info(hw);
 }
 
-static inline s32 e1000e_check_mng_mode(struct e1000_hw *hw)
-{
-	return hw->mac.ops.check_mng_mode(hw);
-}
-
 extern bool e1000e_check_mng_mode_generic(struct e1000_hw *hw);
 extern bool e1000e_enable_tx_pkt_filtering(struct e1000_hw *hw);
 extern s32 e1000e_mng_write_dhcp_info(struct e1000_hw *hw, u8 *buffer, u16 length);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/manage.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/manage.c
index 0d24b13ce763..473f8e711510 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/manage.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/manage.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static s32 e1000_mng_enable_host_if(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 }
 
 /**
- *  e1000e_check_mng_mode_generic - check management mode
+ *  e1000e_check_mng_mode_generic - Generic check management mode
  *  @hw: pointer to the HW structure
  *
  *  Reads the firmware semaphore register and returns true (>0) if
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ bool e1000e_enable_tx_pkt_filtering(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	hw->mac.tx_pkt_filtering = true;
 
 	/* No manageability, no filtering */
-	if (!e1000e_check_mng_mode(hw)) {
+	if (!hw->mac.ops.check_mng_mode(hw)) {
 		hw->mac.tx_pkt_filtering = false;
 		return hw->mac.tx_pkt_filtering;
 	}