diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
index 94cceb83b569..a4982e497ea6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
@@ -1679,10 +1679,6 @@ static int mtk_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct mtk_eth *eth;
 	int err;
 
-	err = device_reset(&pdev->dev);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	match = of_match_device(of_mtk_match, &pdev->dev);
 	soc = (struct mtk_soc_data *)match->data;