diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c b/drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c
index 1232380d2..9581c86f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c
@@ -1594,12 +1594,6 @@ static int yt8521_soft_reset(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	return yt8521_modify_utp_fiber_bmcr(phydev, 0, BMCR_RESET);
 }
 
-static int yt8531_soft_reset(struct phy_device *phydev)
-{
-	mdelay(500);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * yt8521_suspend() - suspend the hardware
  * @phydev: a pointer to a &struct phy_device
@@ -2969,7 +2963,6 @@ static struct phy_driver motorcomm_phy_drvs[] = {
 		.get_wol	= ytphy_get_wol,
 		.set_wol	= yt8531_set_wol,
 		.link_change_notify = yt8531_link_change_notify,
-		.soft_reset	= yt8531_soft_reset,
 	},
 	{
 		PHY_ID_MATCH_EXACT(PHY_ID_YT8531S),