diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
index dac0e51e6aaf..16a390c77d19 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
@@ -4545,7 +4545,7 @@ static int mvpp2_port_init(struct mvpp2_port *port)
 	struct mvpp2 *priv = port->priv;
 	struct mvpp2_txq_pcpu *txq_pcpu;
 	unsigned int thread;
-	int queue, err, val;
+	int queue, err;
 
 	/* Checks for hardware constraints */
 	if (port->first_rxq + port->nrxqs >
@@ -4559,18 +4559,6 @@ static int mvpp2_port_init(struct mvpp2_port *port)
 	mvpp2_egress_disable(port);
 	mvpp2_port_disable(port);
 
-	if (mvpp2_is_xlg(port->phy_interface)) {
-		val = readl(port->base + MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_REG);
-		val &= ~MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_FORCE_LINK_PASS;
-		val |= MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_FORCE_LINK_DOWN;
-		writel(val, port->base + MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_REG);
-	} else {
-		val = readl(port->base + MVPP2_GMAC_AUTONEG_CONFIG);
-		val &= ~MVPP2_GMAC_FORCE_LINK_PASS;
-		val |= MVPP2_GMAC_FORCE_LINK_DOWN;
-		writel(val, port->base + MVPP2_GMAC_AUTONEG_CONFIG);
-	}
-
 	port->tx_time_coal = MVPP2_TXDONE_COAL_USEC;
 
 	port->txqs = devm_kcalloc(dev, port->ntxqs, sizeof(*port->txqs),