diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
index 23c23cca2620..3edc8d142dd5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/sort.h>
-#include <linux/phy_fixed.h>
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
 #include <linux/bpf_trace.h>
 #include <soc/fsl/bman.h>
@@ -3150,7 +3149,6 @@ static const struct net_device_ops dpaa_ops = {
 	.ndo_stop = dpaa_eth_stop,
 	.ndo_tx_timeout = dpaa_tx_timeout,
 	.ndo_get_stats64 = dpaa_get_stats64,
-	.ndo_change_carrier = fixed_phy_change_carrier,
 	.ndo_set_mac_address = dpaa_set_mac_address,
 	.ndo_validate_addr = eth_validate_addr,
 	.ndo_set_rx_mode = dpaa_set_rx_mode,