diff --git a/net/dsa/Kconfig b/net/dsa/Kconfig
index 00bb89b2d86f..bca1b5d66df2 100644
--- a/net/dsa/Kconfig
+++ b/net/dsa/Kconfig
@@ -18,16 +18,6 @@ if NET_DSA
 
 # Drivers must select the appropriate tagging format(s)
 
-config NET_DSA_TAG_8021Q
-	tristate
-	select VLAN_8021Q
-	help
-	  Unlike the other tagging protocols, the 802.1Q config option simply
-	  provides helpers for other tagging implementations that might rely on
-	  VLAN in one way or another. It is not a complete solution.
-
-	  Drivers which use these helpers should select this as dependency.
-
 config NET_DSA_TAG_AR9331
 	tristate "Tag driver for Atheros AR9331 SoC with built-in switch"
 	help
@@ -126,7 +116,6 @@ config NET_DSA_TAG_OCELOT_8021Q
 	tristate "Tag driver for Ocelot family of switches, using VLAN"
 	depends on MSCC_OCELOT_SWITCH_LIB || \
 	          (MSCC_OCELOT_SWITCH_LIB=n && COMPILE_TEST)
-	select NET_DSA_TAG_8021Q
 	help
 	  Say Y or M if you want to enable support for tagging frames with a
 	  custom VLAN-based header. Frames that require timestamping, such as
@@ -149,7 +138,6 @@ config NET_DSA_TAG_LAN9303
 
 config NET_DSA_TAG_SJA1105
 	tristate "Tag driver for NXP SJA1105 switches"
-	select NET_DSA_TAG_8021Q
 	select PACKING
 	help
 	  Say Y or M if you want to enable support for tagging frames with the
diff --git a/net/dsa/Makefile b/net/dsa/Makefile
index 44bc79952b8b..67ea009f242c 100644
--- a/net/dsa/Makefile
+++ b/net/dsa/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # the core
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA) += dsa_core.o
-dsa_core-y += dsa.o dsa2.o master.o port.o slave.o switch.o
+dsa_core-y += dsa.o dsa2.o master.o port.o slave.o switch.o tag_8021q.o
 
 # tagging formats
-obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_8021Q) += tag_8021q.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_AR9331) += tag_ar9331.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_BRCM_COMMON) += tag_brcm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_DSA_COMMON) += tag_dsa.o
diff --git a/net/dsa/tag_8021q.c b/net/dsa/tag_8021q.c
index 73966ca23ac3..16eb2c7bcc8d 100644
--- a/net/dsa/tag_8021q.c
+++ b/net/dsa/tag_8021q.c
@@ -473,5 +473,3 @@ void dsa_8021q_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, int *source_port, int *switch_id)
 	skb->priority = (tci & VLAN_PRIO_MASK) >> VLAN_PRIO_SHIFT;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dsa_8021q_rcv);
-
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");