diff --git a/drivers/phy/amlogic/Kconfig b/drivers/phy/amlogic/Kconfig
index cb8f4501652b..ef3625cd25bb 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/amlogic/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/phy/amlogic/Kconfig
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ config PHY_MESON_GXL_USB2
 	default ARCH_MESON
 	depends on OF && (ARCH_MESON || COMPILE_TEST)
 	depends on USB_SUPPORT
-	select USB_COMMON
 	select GENERIC_PHY
 	select REGMAP_MMIO
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/phy/amlogic/phy-meson-gxl-usb2.c b/drivers/phy/amlogic/phy-meson-gxl-usb2.c
index a92a3fd51e16..f062fc7f0a3a 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/amlogic/phy-meson-gxl-usb2.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/amlogic/phy-meson-gxl-usb2.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <linux/reset.h>
 #include <linux/phy/phy.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
-#include <linux/usb/of.h>
 
 /* bits [31:27] are read-only */
 #define U2P_R0							0x0
@@ -254,18 +253,8 @@ static int phy_meson_gxl_usb2_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(base))
 		return PTR_ERR(base);
 
-	switch (of_usb_get_dr_mode_by_phy(dev->of_node, -1)) {
-	case USB_DR_MODE_PERIPHERAL:
-		priv->mode = PHY_MODE_USB_DEVICE;
-		break;
-	case USB_DR_MODE_OTG:
-		priv->mode = PHY_MODE_USB_OTG;
-		break;
-	case USB_DR_MODE_HOST:
-	default:
-		priv->mode = PHY_MODE_USB_HOST;
-		break;
-	}
+	/* start in host mode */
+	priv->mode = PHY_MODE_USB_HOST;
 
 	priv->regmap = devm_regmap_init_mmio(dev, base,
 					     &phy_meson_gxl_usb2_regmap_conf);