diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
index 22f093797f41..486cf511d2bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
@@ -2836,29 +2836,6 @@ static void __rtl_set_wol(struct r8152 *tp, u32 wolopts)
 		device_set_wakeup_enable(&tp->udev->dev, false);
 }
 
-static void r8153_mac_clk_spd(struct r8152 *tp, bool enable)
-{
-	/* MAC clock speed down */
-	if (enable) {
-		ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL,
-			       ALDPS_SPDWN_RATIO);
-		ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL2,
-			       EEE_SPDWN_RATIO);
-		ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL3,
-			       PKT_AVAIL_SPDWN_EN | SUSPEND_SPDWN_EN |
-			       U1U2_SPDWN_EN | L1_SPDWN_EN);
-		ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL4,
-			       PWRSAVE_SPDWN_EN | RXDV_SPDWN_EN | TX10MIDLE_EN |
-			       TP100_SPDWN_EN | TP500_SPDWN_EN | EEE_SPDWN_EN |
-			       TP1000_SPDWN_EN);
-	} else {
-		ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL, 0);
-		ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL2, 0);
-		ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL3, 0);
-		ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL4, 0);
-	}
-}
-
 static void r8153_u1u2en(struct r8152 *tp, bool enable)
 {
 	u8 u1u2[8];
@@ -3158,11 +3135,9 @@ static void rtl8153_runtime_enable(struct r8152 *tp, bool enable)
 	if (enable) {
 		r8153_u1u2en(tp, false);
 		r8153_u2p3en(tp, false);
-		r8153_mac_clk_spd(tp, true);
 		rtl_runtime_suspend_enable(tp, true);
 	} else {
 		rtl_runtime_suspend_enable(tp, false);
-		r8153_mac_clk_spd(tp, false);
 
 		switch (tp->version) {
 		case RTL_VER_03:
@@ -3727,7 +3702,6 @@ static void r8153_first_init(struct r8152 *tp)
 	u32 ocp_data;
 	int i;
 
-	r8153_mac_clk_spd(tp, false);
 	rxdy_gated_en(tp, true);
 	r8153_teredo_off(tp);
 
@@ -3789,8 +3763,6 @@ static void r8153_enter_oob(struct r8152 *tp)
 	u32 ocp_data;
 	int i;
 
-	r8153_mac_clk_spd(tp, true);
-
 	ocp_data = ocp_read_byte(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_OOB_CTRL);
 	ocp_data &= ~NOW_IS_OOB;
 	ocp_write_byte(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_OOB_CTRL, ocp_data);
@@ -4498,9 +4470,14 @@ static void r8153_init(struct r8152 *tp)
 
 	ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_USB, USB_CONNECT_TIMER, 0x0001);
 
+	/* MAC clock speed down */
+	ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL, 0);
+	ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL2, 0);
+	ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL3, 0);
+	ocp_write_word(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_MAC_PWR_CTRL4, 0);
+
 	r8153_power_cut_en(tp, false);
 	r8153_u1u2en(tp, true);
-	r8153_mac_clk_spd(tp, false);
 	usb_enable_lpm(tp->udev);
 
 	ocp_data = ocp_read_byte(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_CONFIG6);