diff --git a/drivers/net/ipq6018/ipq6018_ppe.c b/drivers/net/ipq6018/ipq6018_ppe.c
index ad2fbc0bb7..b2866097f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipq6018/ipq6018_ppe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipq6018/ipq6018_ppe.c
@@ -160,15 +160,6 @@ static void ipq6018_vsi_setup(int vsi, uint8_t group_mask)
 	ipq6018_ppe_reg_write(0x061804 + (vsi * 0x10), 0x9);
 }
 
-/*
- * ipq6018_gmac_enable()
- */
-
-static void ipq6018_gmac_enable(void)
-{
-	writel(0x0, 0x1008004);
-}
-
 /*
  * ipq6018_gmac_port_enable()
  */
@@ -1220,8 +1211,6 @@ void ipq6018_ppe_provision_init(void)
 	ipq6018_ppe_tdm_configuration();
 	ipq6018_ppe_sched_configuration();
 
-	ipq6018_gmac_enable();
-
 	/* disable clock gating */
 	ipq6018_ppe_reg_write(0x000008, 0x0);