diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
index ec64067ca782e..110f2e9f3e3fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
@@ -698,7 +698,6 @@ struct fec_enet_private {
 void fec_ptp_init(struct platform_device *pdev, int irq_idx);
 void fec_ptp_stop(struct platform_device *pdev);
 void fec_ptp_start_cyclecounter(struct net_device *ndev);
-void fec_ptp_disable_hwts(struct net_device *ndev);
 int fec_ptp_set(struct net_device *ndev, struct kernel_hwtstamp_config *config,
 		struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 void fec_ptp_get(struct net_device *ndev, struct kernel_hwtstamp_config *config);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index bbd0cc97905a0..6d81fff0227e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -3895,11 +3895,8 @@ static int fec_hwtstamp_set(struct net_device *ndev,
 	struct fec_enet_private *fep = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct phy_device *phydev = ndev->phydev;
 
-	if (phy_has_hwtstamp(phydev)) {
-		fec_ptp_disable_hwts(ndev);
-
+	if (phy_has_hwtstamp(phydev))
 		return phy_mii_ioctl(phydev, config->ifr, SIOCSHWTSTAMP);
-	}
 
 	if (!netif_running(ndev))
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
index befd49b8bd718..181d9bfbee220 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
@@ -605,18 +605,6 @@ static int fec_ptp_enable(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp,
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * fec_ptp_disable_hwts - disable hardware time stamping
- * @ndev: pointer to net_device
- */
-void fec_ptp_disable_hwts(struct net_device *ndev)
-{
-	struct fec_enet_private *fep = netdev_priv(ndev);
-
-	fep->hwts_tx_en = 0;
-	fep->hwts_rx_en = 0;
-}
-
 int fec_ptp_set(struct net_device *ndev, struct kernel_hwtstamp_config *config,
 		struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {