diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 1e0bbd2bf517..cd769bf59d54 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 34692421bc7d6145ef383b014860f4fde10b7505
+refs/heads/master: 357d46a17e54c9a87e0e6ef3930ff4ab2d232b81
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/sfc/qt202x_phy.c b/trunk/drivers/net/sfc/qt202x_phy.c
index ff8f0a417fa3..e0d13a451019 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/sfc/qt202x_phy.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/sfc/qt202x_phy.c
@@ -318,12 +318,6 @@ static int qt202x_reset_phy(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	/* Wait 250ms for the PHY to complete bootup */
 	msleep(250);
 
-	/* Check that all the MMDs we expect are present and responding. We
-	 * expect faults on some if the link is down, but not on the PHY XS */
-	rc = efx_mdio_check_mmds(efx, QT202X_REQUIRED_DEVS, MDIO_DEVS_PHYXS);
-	if (rc < 0)
-		goto fail;
-
 	falcon_board(efx)->type->init_phy(efx);
 
 	return rc;