diff --git a/drivers/net/sky2.c b/drivers/net/sky2.c
index 3c08db41cec4..76038bbeb50e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sky2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sky2.c
@@ -288,8 +288,6 @@ static void sky2_gmac_reset(struct sky2_hw *hw, unsigned port)
 
 	/* disable all GMAC IRQ's */
 	sky2_write8(hw, SK_REG(port, GMAC_IRQ_MSK), 0);
-	/* disable PHY IRQs */
-	gm_phy_write(hw, port, PHY_MARV_INT_MASK, 0);
 
 	gma_write16(hw, port, GM_MC_ADDR_H1, 0);	/* clear MC hash */
 	gma_write16(hw, port, GM_MC_ADDR_H2, 0);