diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index bb784ab852fdf..23ff3ec666cdd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -1158,7 +1158,8 @@ static void bcmgenet_power_up(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
 
 	switch (mode) {
 	case GENET_POWER_PASSIVE:
-		reg &= ~(EXT_PWR_DOWN_DLL | EXT_PWR_DOWN_BIAS);
+		reg &= ~(EXT_PWR_DOWN_DLL | EXT_PWR_DOWN_BIAS |
+			 EXT_ENERGY_DET_MASK);
 		if (GENET_IS_V5(priv)) {
 			reg &= ~(EXT_PWR_DOWN_PHY_EN |
 				 EXT_PWR_DOWN_PHY_RD |
@@ -2913,12 +2914,6 @@ static int bcmgenet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	bcmgenet_set_hw_addr(priv, dev->dev_addr);
 
-	if (priv->internal_phy) {
-		reg = bcmgenet_ext_readl(priv, EXT_EXT_PWR_MGMT);
-		reg |= EXT_ENERGY_DET_MASK;
-		bcmgenet_ext_writel(priv, reg, EXT_EXT_PWR_MGMT);
-	}
-
 	/* Disable RX/TX DMA and flush TX queues */
 	dma_ctrl = bcmgenet_dma_disable(priv);
 
@@ -3676,7 +3671,6 @@ static int bcmgenet_resume(struct device *d)
 	struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	unsigned long dma_ctrl;
 	int ret;
-	u32 reg;
 
 	if (!netif_running(dev))
 		return 0;
@@ -3712,12 +3706,6 @@ static int bcmgenet_resume(struct device *d)
 
 	bcmgenet_set_hw_addr(priv, dev->dev_addr);
 
-	if (priv->internal_phy) {
-		reg = bcmgenet_ext_readl(priv, EXT_EXT_PWR_MGMT);
-		reg |= EXT_ENERGY_DET_MASK;
-		bcmgenet_ext_writel(priv, reg, EXT_EXT_PWR_MGMT);
-	}
-
 	if (priv->wolopts)
 		bcmgenet_power_up(priv, GENET_POWER_WOL_MAGIC);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet_wol.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet_wol.c
index 2fbd027f0148f..26c57f3edb881 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet_wol.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet_wol.c
@@ -166,12 +166,6 @@ int bcmgenet_wol_power_down_cfg(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
 	reg |= CMD_RX_EN;
 	bcmgenet_umac_writel(priv, reg, UMAC_CMD);
 
-	if (priv->hw_params->flags & GENET_HAS_EXT) {
-		reg = bcmgenet_ext_readl(priv, EXT_EXT_PWR_MGMT);
-		reg &= ~EXT_ENERGY_DET_MASK;
-		bcmgenet_ext_writel(priv, reg, EXT_EXT_PWR_MGMT);
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }