diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
index 4309317de3d14..24a3144e870a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
@@ -599,15 +599,8 @@ static unsigned long phylink_get_capabilities(phy_interface_t interface,
 		 * max speed at full duplex.
 		 */
 		if (mac_capabilities &
-		    phylink_cap_from_speed_duplex(max_speed, DUPLEX_FULL)) {
-			/* Although a duplex-matching phy might exist, we
-			 * conservatively remove these modes because the MAC
-			 * will not be aware of the half-duplex nature of the
-			 * link.
-			 */
+		    phylink_cap_from_speed_duplex(max_speed, DUPLEX_FULL))
 			matched_caps = GENMASK(__fls(caps), __fls(MAC_10HD));
-			matched_caps &= ~(MAC_1000HD | MAC_100HD | MAC_10HD);
-		}
 		break;
 	}
 	case RATE_MATCH_CRS: