diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index d4bbf79dab6c..d584701187db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ static const char *phy_state_to_str(enum phy_state st)
 
 static void phy_link_up(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-	phydev->phy_link_change(phydev, true, true);
+	phydev->phy_link_change(phydev, true);
 	phy_led_trigger_change_speed(phydev);
 }
 
-static void phy_link_down(struct phy_device *phydev, bool do_carrier)
+static void phy_link_down(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-	phydev->phy_link_change(phydev, false, do_carrier);
+	phydev->phy_link_change(phydev, false);
 	phy_led_trigger_change_speed(phydev);
 }
 
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ int phy_start_cable_test(struct phy_device *phydev,
 		goto out;
 
 	/* Mark the carrier down until the test is complete */
-	phy_link_down(phydev, true);
+	phy_link_down(phydev);
 
 	netif_testing_on(dev);
 	err = phydev->drv->cable_test_start(phydev);
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ static int phy_check_link_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		phy_link_up(phydev);
 	} else if (!phydev->link && phydev->state != PHY_NOLINK) {
 		phydev->state = PHY_NOLINK;
-		phy_link_down(phydev, true);
+		phy_link_down(phydev);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work)
 	case PHY_HALTED:
 		if (phydev->link) {
 			phydev->link = 0;
-			phy_link_down(phydev, true);
+			phy_link_down(phydev);
 		}
 		do_suspend = true;
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index c3a107cf578e..7481135d27ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -916,16 +916,14 @@ struct phy_device *phy_find_first(struct mii_bus *bus)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_find_first);
 
-static void phy_link_change(struct phy_device *phydev, bool up, bool do_carrier)
+static void phy_link_change(struct phy_device *phydev, bool up)
 {
 	struct net_device *netdev = phydev->attached_dev;
 
-	if (do_carrier) {
-		if (up)
-			netif_carrier_on(netdev);
-		else
-			netif_carrier_off(netdev);
-	}
+	if (up)
+		netif_carrier_on(netdev);
+	else
+		netif_carrier_off(netdev);
 	phydev->adjust_link(netdev);
 	if (phydev->mii_ts && phydev->mii_ts->link_state)
 		phydev->mii_ts->link_state(phydev->mii_ts, phydev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
index 0f23bec431c1..b6b1f77bba58 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
@@ -803,8 +803,7 @@ void phylink_destroy(struct phylink *pl)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phylink_destroy);
 
-static void phylink_phy_change(struct phy_device *phydev, bool up,
-			       bool do_carrier)
+static void phylink_phy_change(struct phy_device *phydev, bool up)
 {
 	struct phylink *pl = phydev->phylink;
 	bool tx_pause, rx_pause;
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 5d8ff5428010..467aa8bf9f64 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ struct phy_device {
 	u8 mdix;
 	u8 mdix_ctrl;
 
-	void (*phy_link_change)(struct phy_device *, bool up, bool do_carrier);
+	void (*phy_link_change)(struct phy_device *phydev, bool up);
 	void (*adjust_link)(struct net_device *dev);
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MACSEC)