diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 2f3e3ae08664..c16b97a56d9f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -3800,8 +3800,6 @@ static void rtl8168e_2_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0005);
 	rtl_w0w1_phy(tp, 0x01, 0x0100, 0x0000);
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
-	/* soft-reset phy */
-	rtl_writephy(tp, MII_BMCR, BMCR_RESET | BMCR_ANENABLE | BMCR_ANRESTART);
 
 	/* Broken BIOS workaround: feed GigaMAC registers with MAC address. */
 	rtl_rar_exgmac_set(tp, tp->dev->dev_addr);