diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 167405aac5b8..8cb1a97e18af 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -3568,13 +3568,6 @@ static int stmmac_hw_setup(struct net_device *dev, bool ptp_register)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void stmmac_hw_teardown(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-
-	clk_disable_unprepare(priv->plat->clk_ptp_ref);
-}
-
 static void stmmac_free_irq(struct net_device *dev,
 			    enum request_irq_err irq_err, int irq_idx)
 {
@@ -6992,7 +6985,6 @@ irq_error:
 	for (chan = 0; chan < priv->plat->tx_queues_to_use; chan++)
 		hrtimer_cancel(&priv->dma_conf.tx_queue[chan].txtimer);
 
-	stmmac_hw_teardown(dev);
 init_error:
 	free_dma_desc_resources(priv, &priv->dma_conf);
 dma_desc_error: