diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c
index a673cfe9c016..8af51ddef3e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c
@@ -404,11 +404,6 @@ static void dwmac1000_ctrl_ane(struct stmmac_priv *priv, bool ane,
 	dwmac_ctrl_ane(priv->ioaddr, GMAC_PCS_BASE, ane, srgmi_ral, loopback);
 }
 
-static void dwmac1000_get_adv_lp(void __iomem *ioaddr, struct rgmii_adv *adv)
-{
-	dwmac_get_adv_lp(ioaddr, GMAC_PCS_BASE, adv);
-}
-
 static void dwmac1000_debug(struct stmmac_priv *priv, void __iomem *ioaddr,
 			    struct stmmac_extra_stats *x,
 			    u32 rx_queues, u32 tx_queues)
@@ -514,7 +509,6 @@ const struct stmmac_ops dwmac1000_ops = {
 	.set_eee_pls = dwmac1000_set_eee_pls,
 	.debug = dwmac1000_debug,
 	.pcs_ctrl_ane = dwmac1000_ctrl_ane,
-	.pcs_get_adv_lp = dwmac1000_get_adv_lp,
 	.set_mac_loopback = dwmac1000_set_mac_loopback,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
index 0c3aac304193..d919fc07c8f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
@@ -758,11 +758,6 @@ static void dwmac4_ctrl_ane(struct stmmac_priv *priv, bool ane, bool srgmi_ral,
 	dwmac_ctrl_ane(priv->ioaddr, GMAC_PCS_BASE, ane, srgmi_ral, loopback);
 }
 
-static void dwmac4_get_adv_lp(void __iomem *ioaddr, struct rgmii_adv *adv)
-{
-	dwmac_get_adv_lp(ioaddr, GMAC_PCS_BASE, adv);
-}
-
 /* RGMII or SMII interface */
 static void dwmac4_phystatus(void __iomem *ioaddr, struct stmmac_extra_stats *x)
 {
@@ -1210,7 +1205,6 @@ const struct stmmac_ops dwmac4_ops = {
 	.set_eee_timer = dwmac4_set_eee_timer,
 	.set_eee_pls = dwmac4_set_eee_pls,
 	.pcs_ctrl_ane = dwmac4_ctrl_ane,
-	.pcs_get_adv_lp = dwmac4_get_adv_lp,
 	.debug = dwmac4_debug,
 	.set_filter = dwmac4_set_filter,
 	.set_mac_loopback = dwmac4_set_mac_loopback,
@@ -1254,7 +1248,6 @@ const struct stmmac_ops dwmac410_ops = {
 	.set_eee_timer = dwmac4_set_eee_timer,
 	.set_eee_pls = dwmac4_set_eee_pls,
 	.pcs_ctrl_ane = dwmac4_ctrl_ane,
-	.pcs_get_adv_lp = dwmac4_get_adv_lp,
 	.debug = dwmac4_debug,
 	.set_filter = dwmac4_set_filter,
 	.flex_pps_config = dwmac5_flex_pps_config,
@@ -1302,7 +1295,6 @@ const struct stmmac_ops dwmac510_ops = {
 	.set_eee_timer = dwmac4_set_eee_timer,
 	.set_eee_pls = dwmac4_set_eee_pls,
 	.pcs_ctrl_ane = dwmac4_ctrl_ane,
-	.pcs_get_adv_lp = dwmac4_get_adv_lp,
 	.debug = dwmac4_debug,
 	.set_filter = dwmac4_set_filter,
 	.safety_feat_config = dwmac5_safety_feat_config,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h
index 74d7b2394591..1711d8072cd2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ struct stmmac_ops {
 	/* PCS calls */
 	void (*pcs_ctrl_ane)(struct stmmac_priv *priv, bool ane, bool srgmi_ral,
 			     bool loopback);
-	void (*pcs_get_adv_lp)(void __iomem *ioaddr, struct rgmii_adv *adv);
 	/* Safety Features */
 	int (*safety_feat_config)(void __iomem *ioaddr, unsigned int asp,
 				  struct stmmac_safety_feature_cfg *safety_cfg);
@@ -483,8 +482,6 @@ struct stmmac_ops {
 	stmmac_do_void_callback(__priv, mac, debug, __priv, __args)
 #define stmmac_pcs_ctrl_ane(__priv, __args...) \
 	stmmac_do_void_callback(__priv, mac, pcs_ctrl_ane, __priv, __args)
-#define stmmac_pcs_get_adv_lp(__priv, __args...) \
-	stmmac_do_void_callback(__priv, mac, pcs_get_adv_lp, __args)
 #define stmmac_safety_feat_config(__priv, __args...) \
 	stmmac_do_callback(__priv, mac, safety_feat_config, __args)
 #define stmmac_safety_feat_irq_status(__priv, __args...) \
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
index 724cc150006b..6611c1b37849 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ static int stmmac_ethtool_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!(priv->plat->flags & STMMAC_FLAG_HAS_INTEGRATED_PCS) &&
 	    (priv->hw->pcs & STMMAC_PCS_RGMII ||
 	     priv->hw->pcs & STMMAC_PCS_SGMII)) {
-		struct rgmii_adv adv;
 		u32 supported, advertising, lp_advertising;
 
 		if (!priv->xstats.pcs_link) {
@@ -336,10 +335,6 @@ static int stmmac_ethtool_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 
 		cmd->base.speed = priv->xstats.pcs_speed;
 
-		/* Get and convert ADV/LP_ADV from the HW AN registers */
-		if (stmmac_pcs_get_adv_lp(priv, priv->ioaddr, &adv))
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;	/* should never happen indeed */
-
 		/* Encoding of PSE bits is defined in 802.3z, 37.2.1.4 */
 
 		ethtool_convert_link_mode_to_legacy_u32(
@@ -349,44 +344,12 @@ static int stmmac_ethtool_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 		ethtool_convert_link_mode_to_legacy_u32(
 			&lp_advertising, cmd->link_modes.lp_advertising);
 
-		if (adv.pause & STMMAC_PCS_PAUSE)
-			advertising |= ADVERTISED_Pause;
-		if (adv.pause & STMMAC_PCS_ASYM_PAUSE)
-			advertising |= ADVERTISED_Asym_Pause;
-		if (adv.lp_pause & STMMAC_PCS_PAUSE)
-			lp_advertising |= ADVERTISED_Pause;
-		if (adv.lp_pause & STMMAC_PCS_ASYM_PAUSE)
-			lp_advertising |= ADVERTISED_Asym_Pause;
-
 		/* Reg49[3] always set because ANE is always supported */
 		cmd->base.autoneg = ADVERTISED_Autoneg;
 		supported |= SUPPORTED_Autoneg;
 		advertising |= ADVERTISED_Autoneg;
 		lp_advertising |= ADVERTISED_Autoneg;
 
-		if (adv.duplex) {
-			supported |= (SUPPORTED_1000baseT_Full |
-				      SUPPORTED_100baseT_Full |
-				      SUPPORTED_10baseT_Full);
-			advertising |= (ADVERTISED_1000baseT_Full |
-					ADVERTISED_100baseT_Full |
-					ADVERTISED_10baseT_Full);
-		} else {
-			supported |= (SUPPORTED_1000baseT_Half |
-				      SUPPORTED_100baseT_Half |
-				      SUPPORTED_10baseT_Half);
-			advertising |= (ADVERTISED_1000baseT_Half |
-					ADVERTISED_100baseT_Half |
-					ADVERTISED_10baseT_Half);
-		}
-		if (adv.lp_duplex)
-			lp_advertising |= (ADVERTISED_1000baseT_Full |
-					   ADVERTISED_100baseT_Full |
-					   ADVERTISED_10baseT_Full);
-		else
-			lp_advertising |= (ADVERTISED_1000baseT_Half |
-					   ADVERTISED_100baseT_Half |
-					   ADVERTISED_10baseT_Half);
 		cmd->base.port = PORT_OTHER;
 
 		ethtool_convert_legacy_u32_to_link_mode(
@@ -521,12 +484,9 @@ stmmac_get_pauseparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 		      struct ethtool_pauseparam *pause)
 {
 	struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	struct rgmii_adv adv_lp;
 
-	if (priv->hw->pcs && !stmmac_pcs_get_adv_lp(priv, priv->ioaddr, &adv_lp)) {
+	if (priv->hw->pcs) {
 		pause->autoneg = 1;
-		if (!adv_lp.pause)
-			return;
 	} else {
 		phylink_ethtool_get_pauseparam(priv->phylink, pause);
 	}
@@ -537,12 +497,9 @@ stmmac_set_pauseparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 		      struct ethtool_pauseparam *pause)
 {
 	struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	struct rgmii_adv adv_lp;
 
-	if (priv->hw->pcs && !stmmac_pcs_get_adv_lp(priv, priv->ioaddr, &adv_lp)) {
+	if (priv->hw->pcs) {
 		pause->autoneg = 1;
-		if (!adv_lp.pause)
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		return 0;
 	} else {
 		return phylink_ethtool_set_pauseparam(priv->phylink, pause);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_pcs.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_pcs.h
index 1bdf87b237c4..4a684c97dfae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_pcs.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_pcs.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 /* PCS registers (AN/TBI/SGMII/RGMII) offsets */
 #define GMAC_AN_CTRL(x)		(x)		/* AN control */
 #define GMAC_AN_STATUS(x)	(x + 0x4)	/* AN status */
+
+/* ADV, LPA and EXP are only available for the TBI and RTBI interfaces */
 #define GMAC_ANE_ADV(x)		(x + 0x8)	/* ANE Advertisement */
 #define GMAC_ANE_LPA(x)		(x + 0xc)	/* ANE link partener ability */
 #define GMAC_ANE_EXP(x)		(x + 0x10)	/* ANE expansion */
@@ -107,34 +109,4 @@ static inline void dwmac_ctrl_ane(void __iomem *ioaddr, u32 reg, bool ane,
 
 	writel(value, ioaddr + GMAC_AN_CTRL(reg));
 }
-
-/**
- * dwmac_get_adv_lp - Get ADV and LP cap
- * @ioaddr: IO registers pointer
- * @reg: Base address of the AN Control Register.
- * @adv_lp: structure to store the adv,lp status
- * Description: this is to expose the ANE advertisement and Link partner ability
- * status to ethtool support.
- */
-static inline void dwmac_get_adv_lp(void __iomem *ioaddr, u32 reg,
-				    struct rgmii_adv *adv_lp)
-{
-	u32 value = readl(ioaddr + GMAC_ANE_ADV(reg));
-
-	if (value & GMAC_ANE_FD)
-		adv_lp->duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
-	if (value & GMAC_ANE_HD)
-		adv_lp->duplex |= DUPLEX_HALF;
-
-	adv_lp->pause = (value & GMAC_ANE_PSE) >> GMAC_ANE_PSE_SHIFT;
-
-	value = readl(ioaddr + GMAC_ANE_LPA(reg));
-
-	if (value & GMAC_ANE_FD)
-		adv_lp->lp_duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
-	if (value & GMAC_ANE_HD)
-		adv_lp->lp_duplex = DUPLEX_HALF;
-
-	adv_lp->lp_pause = (value & GMAC_ANE_PSE) >> GMAC_ANE_PSE_SHIFT;
-}
 #endif /* __STMMAC_PCS_H__ */
