diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100-spi.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100-spi.c
index 990a3cce8c0f..d2c5e99ab9c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100-spi.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ static int w5100_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	return w5100_probe(&spi->dev, ops, priv_size, mac, spi->irq, -EINVAL);
+	return w5100_probe(&spi->dev, ops, priv_size, mac, spi->irq);
 }
 
 static void w5100_spi_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.c
index cfe6813ce805..53d8dc642fbd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
-#include <linux/gpio.h>
 
 #include "w5100.h"
 
@@ -155,8 +154,6 @@ struct w5100_priv {
 	u16 s0_rx_buf_size;
 
 	int irq;
-	int link_irq;
-	int link_gpio;
 
 	struct napi_struct napi;
 	struct net_device *ndev;
@@ -417,16 +414,6 @@ static void w5100_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *ndev,
 		sizeof(info->bus_info));
 }
 
-static u32 w5100_get_link(struct net_device *ndev)
-{
-	struct w5100_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-
-	if (gpio_is_valid(priv->link_gpio))
-		return !!gpio_get_value(priv->link_gpio);
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static u32 w5100_get_msglevel(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct w5100_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
@@ -629,24 +616,6 @@ static irqreturn_t w5100_interrupt(int irq, void *ndev_instance)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static irqreturn_t w5100_detect_link(int irq, void *ndev_instance)
-{
-	struct net_device *ndev = ndev_instance;
-	struct w5100_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-
-	if (netif_running(ndev)) {
-		if (gpio_get_value(priv->link_gpio) != 0) {
-			netif_info(priv, link, ndev, "link is up\n");
-			netif_carrier_on(ndev);
-		} else {
-			netif_info(priv, link, ndev, "link is down\n");
-			netif_carrier_off(ndev);
-		}
-	}
-
-	return IRQ_HANDLED;
-}
-
 static void w5100_setrx_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct w5100_priv *priv = container_of(work, struct w5100_priv,
@@ -690,9 +659,6 @@ static int w5100_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 	w5100_hw_start(priv);
 	napi_enable(&priv->napi);
 	netif_start_queue(ndev);
-	if (!gpio_is_valid(priv->link_gpio) ||
-	    gpio_get_value(priv->link_gpio) != 0)
-		netif_carrier_on(ndev);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -712,7 +678,6 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops w5100_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_drvinfo		= w5100_get_drvinfo,
 	.get_msglevel		= w5100_get_msglevel,
 	.set_msglevel		= w5100_set_msglevel,
-	.get_link		= w5100_get_link,
 	.get_regs_len		= w5100_get_regs_len,
 	.get_regs		= w5100_get_regs,
 };
@@ -735,8 +700,7 @@ void *w5100_ops_priv(const struct net_device *ndev)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(w5100_ops_priv);
 
 int w5100_probe(struct device *dev, const struct w5100_ops *ops,
-		int sizeof_ops_priv, const void *mac_addr, int irq,
-		int link_gpio)
+		int sizeof_ops_priv, const void *mac_addr, int irq)
 {
 	struct w5100_priv *priv;
 	struct net_device *ndev;
@@ -787,7 +751,6 @@ int w5100_probe(struct device *dev, const struct w5100_ops *ops,
 	priv->ndev = ndev;
 	priv->ops = ops;
 	priv->irq = irq;
-	priv->link_gpio = link_gpio;
 
 	ndev->netdev_ops = &w5100_netdev_ops;
 	ndev->ethtool_ops = &w5100_ethtool_ops;
@@ -840,26 +803,8 @@ int w5100_probe(struct device *dev, const struct w5100_ops *ops,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_hw;
 
-	if (gpio_is_valid(priv->link_gpio)) {
-		char *link_name = devm_kzalloc(dev, 16, GFP_KERNEL);
-
-		if (!link_name) {
-			err = -ENOMEM;
-			goto err_gpio;
-		}
-		snprintf(link_name, 16, "%s-link", netdev_name(ndev));
-		priv->link_irq = gpio_to_irq(priv->link_gpio);
-		if (request_any_context_irq(priv->link_irq, w5100_detect_link,
-					    IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING |
-					    IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING,
-					    link_name, priv->ndev) < 0)
-			priv->link_gpio = -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 
-err_gpio:
-	free_irq(priv->irq, ndev);
 err_hw:
 	destroy_workqueue(priv->xfer_wq);
 err_wq:
@@ -877,8 +822,6 @@ void w5100_remove(struct device *dev)
 
 	w5100_hw_reset(priv);
 	free_irq(priv->irq, ndev);
-	if (gpio_is_valid(priv->link_gpio))
-		free_irq(priv->link_irq, ndev);
 
 	flush_work(&priv->setrx_work);
 	flush_work(&priv->restart_work);
@@ -914,9 +857,6 @@ static int w5100_resume(struct device *dev)
 		w5100_hw_start(priv);
 
 		netif_device_attach(ndev);
-		if (!gpio_is_valid(priv->link_gpio) ||
-		    gpio_get_value(priv->link_gpio) != 0)
-			netif_carrier_on(ndev);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.h
index 481af3b6d9e8..76e1b8149041 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.h
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ struct w5100_ops {
 void *w5100_ops_priv(const struct net_device *ndev);
 
 int w5100_probe(struct device *dev, const struct w5100_ops *ops,
-		int sizeof_ops_priv, const void *mac_addr, int irq,
-		int link_gpio);
+		int sizeof_ops_priv, const void *mac_addr, int irq);
 void w5100_remove(struct device *dev);
 
 extern const struct dev_pm_ops w5100_pm_ops;