diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c
index 1dd9e348152d..40c868382e03 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c
@@ -1183,7 +1183,8 @@ static int vsc9959_mdio_bus_alloc(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 		if (ocelot_port->phy_mode == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_USXGMII)
 			is_c45 = true;
 
-		pcs = get_phy_device(felix->imdio, port, is_c45);
+		pcs = phy_device_create(felix->imdio, port,
+					PHY_ID_NONE, is_c45);
 		if (IS_ERR(pcs))
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-phy-v2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-phy-v2.c
index 46c3c1ca38d6..1117ed468abf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-phy-v2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-phy-v2.c
@@ -1017,8 +1017,9 @@ static int xgbe_phy_find_phy_device(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata)
 	}
 
 	/* Create and connect to the PHY device */
-	phydev = get_phy_device(phy_data->mii, phy_data->mdio_addr,
-				(phy_data->phydev_mode == XGBE_MDIO_MODE_CL45));
+	phydev = phy_device_create(phy_data->mii, phy_data->mdio_addr,
+			PHY_ID_NONE,
+			phy_data->phydev_mode == XGBE_MDIO_MODE_CL45);
 	if (IS_ERR(phydev)) {
 		netdev_err(pdata->netdev, "get_phy_device failed\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.c
index 9a907947ba19..75fa6a855727 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.c
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ hns_mac_register_phydev(struct mii_bus *mdio, struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb,
 	else
 		return -ENODATA;
 
-	phy = get_phy_device(mdio, addr, is_c45);
+	phy = phy_device_create(mdio, addr, PHY_ID_NONE, is_c45);
 	if (!phy || IS_ERR(phy))
 		return -EIO;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c
index 328bc38848bb..48c405d81000 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c
@@ -1935,7 +1935,8 @@ static int netsec_register_mdio(struct netsec_priv *priv, u32 phy_addr)
 			return ret;
 		}
 
-		priv->phydev = get_phy_device(bus, phy_addr, false);
+		priv->phydev = phy_device_create(bus, phy_addr,
+						 PHY_ID_NONE, false);
 		if (IS_ERR(priv->phydev)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(priv->phydev);
 			dev_err(priv->dev, "get_phy_device err(%d)\n", ret);
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/fixed_phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/fixed_phy.c
index c4641b1704d6..9019f0035ef0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/fixed_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/fixed_phy.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static struct phy_device *__fixed_phy_register(unsigned int irq,
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
 
-	phy = get_phy_device(fmb->mii_bus, phy_addr, false);
+	phy = phy_device_create(fmb->mii_bus, phy_addr, PHY_ID_NONE, false);
 	if (IS_ERR(phy)) {
 		fixed_phy_del(phy_addr);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-xgene.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-xgene.c
index 34990eaa3298..6698e7caaf78 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-xgene.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-xgene.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ struct phy_device *xgene_enet_phy_register(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_addr)
 {
 	struct phy_device *phy_dev;
 
-	phy_dev = get_phy_device(bus, phy_addr, false);
+	phy_dev = phy_device_create(bus, phy_addr, PHY_ID_NONE, false);
 	if (!phy_dev || IS_ERR(phy_dev))
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
index 296cf9771483..53e2fb0be7b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ struct phy_device *mdiobus_scan(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr)
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
 	int err;
 
-	phydev = get_phy_device(bus, addr, false);
+	phydev = phy_device_create(bus, addr, PHY_ID_NONE, false);
 	if (IS_ERR(phydev))
 		return phydev;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index ad7c4cd9d357..58923826838b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -817,20 +817,6 @@ static int phy_device_read_id(struct phy_device *phydev)
 			  phydev->is_c45, &phydev->c45_ids);
 }
 
-/**
- * get_phy_device - create a phy_device withoug PHY ID
- * @bus: the target MII bus
- * @addr: PHY address on the MII bus
- * @is_c45: If true the PHY uses the 802.3 clause 45 protocol
- *
- * Allocates a new phy_device for @addr on the @bus.
- */
-struct phy_device *get_phy_device(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, bool is_c45)
-{
-	return phy_device_create(bus, addr, PHY_ID_NONE, is_c45);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_phy_device);
-
 /**
  * phy_device_register - Register the phy device on the MDIO bus
  * @phydev: phy_device structure to be added to the MDIO bus
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c b/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
index 73c2969f11a4..0b165d928762 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ static int sfp_sm_probe_phy(struct sfp *sfp, bool is_c45)
 	struct phy_device *phy;
 	int err;
 
-	phy = get_phy_device(sfp->i2c_mii, SFP_PHY_ADDR, is_c45);
+	phy = phy_device_create(sfp->i2c_mii, SFP_PHY_ADDR, PHY_ID_NONE, is_c45);
 	if (phy == ERR_PTR(-ENODEV))
 		return PTR_ERR(phy);
 	if (IS_ERR(phy)) {
diff --git a/drivers/of/of_mdio.c b/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
index 63843037673c..af576d056e45 100644
--- a/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
@@ -120,10 +120,13 @@ static int of_mdiobus_register_phy(struct mii_bus *mdio,
 	is_c45 = of_device_is_compatible(child,
 					 "ethernet-phy-ieee802.3-c45");
 
-	if (!is_c45 && !of_get_phy_id(child, &phy_id))
-		phy = phy_device_create(mdio, addr, phy_id, 0);
-	else
-		phy = get_phy_device(mdio, addr, is_c45);
+	if (!is_c45) {
+		rc = of_get_phy_id(child, &phy_id);
+		if (rc)
+			phy_id = PHY_ID_NONE;
+	}
+
+	phy = phy_device_create(mdio, addr, phy_id, is_c45);
 	if (IS_ERR(phy)) {
 		if (mii_ts)
 			unregister_mii_timestamper(mii_ts);
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 662919c1dd27..01d24a934ad1 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -1215,16 +1215,9 @@ int phy_modify_paged(struct phy_device *phydev, int page, u32 regnum,
 struct phy_device *phy_device_create(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, u32 phy_id,
 				     bool is_c45);
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PHYLIB)
-struct phy_device *get_phy_device(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, bool is_c45);
 int phy_device_register(struct phy_device *phy);
 void phy_device_free(struct phy_device *phydev);
 #else
-static inline
-struct phy_device *get_phy_device(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, bool is_c45)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static inline int phy_device_register(struct phy_device *phy)
 {
 	return 0;
