diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c
index 20cb7f0de601..25642dee49d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c
@@ -1504,9 +1504,7 @@ mv643xx_eth_get_link_ksettings_phy(struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp,
 	int err;
 	u32 supported, advertising;
 
-	err = phy_read_status(dev->phydev);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = phy_ethtool_ksettings_get(dev->phydev, cmd);
+	err = phy_ethtool_ksettings_get(dev->phydev, cmd);
 
 	/*
 	 * The MAC does not support 1000baseT_Half.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
index 3376a19f1e19..28cb36d9e50a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
@@ -274,8 +274,6 @@ enum hash_table_entry {
 	HASH_ENTRY_RECEIVE_DISCARD_BIT = 2
 };
 
-static int pxa168_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
-				     struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd);
 static int pxa168_init_hw(struct pxa168_eth_private *pep);
 static int pxa168_init_phy(struct net_device *dev);
 static void eth_port_reset(struct net_device *dev);
@@ -987,10 +985,6 @@ static int pxa168_init_phy(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	err = pxa168_get_link_ksettings(dev, &cmd);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	cmd.base.phy_address = pep->phy_addr;
 	cmd.base.speed = pep->phy_speed;
 	cmd.base.duplex = pep->phy_duplex;
@@ -1370,18 +1364,6 @@ static int pxa168_eth_do_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr,
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 
-static int pxa168_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
-				     struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	err = phy_read_status(dev->phydev);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = phy_ethtool_ksettings_get(dev->phydev, cmd);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
 static void pxa168_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev,
 			       struct ethtool_drvinfo *info)
 {
@@ -1396,7 +1378,7 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops pxa168_ethtool_ops = {
 	.nway_reset	= phy_ethtool_nway_reset,
 	.get_link	= ethtool_op_get_link,
 	.get_ts_info	= ethtool_op_get_ts_info,
-	.get_link_ksettings = pxa168_get_link_ksettings,
+	.get_link_ksettings = phy_ethtool_get_link_ksettings,
 	.set_link_ksettings = phy_ethtool_set_link_ksettings,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_ethss.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_ethss.c
index f7bb241b17ab..eece3e2eec14 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_ethss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_ethss.c
@@ -2313,7 +2313,6 @@ static int gbe_slave_open(struct gbe_intf *gbe_intf)
 		dev_dbg(priv->dev, "phy found: id is: 0x%s\n",
 			phydev_name(slave->phy));
 		phy_start(slave->phy);
-		phy_read_status(slave->phy);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3119,7 +3118,6 @@ static void init_secondary_ports(struct gbe_priv *gbe_dev,
 			dev_dbg(dev, "phy found: id is: 0x%s\n",
 				phydev_name(slave->phy));
 			phy_start(slave->phy);
-			phy_read_status(slave->phy);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 061a49c29cef..c34872e1febc 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -684,14 +684,10 @@ dsa_slave_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 			     struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd)
 {
 	struct dsa_slave_priv *p = netdev_priv(dev);
-	int err;
+	int err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (p->phy != NULL) {
-		err = phy_read_status(p->phy);
-		if (err == 0)
-			err = phy_ethtool_ksettings_get(p->phy, cmd);
-	}
+	if (p->phy != NULL)
+		err = phy_ethtool_ksettings_get(p->phy, cmd);
 
 	return err;
 }