diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 11702324a071b87deff9ef13f919be57e99b024b..87a370727ed5ce9cebeb8750c87c6e0047debfda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -684,7 +684,6 @@ enum features {
 	RTL_FEATURE_WOL		= (1 << 0),
 	RTL_FEATURE_MSI		= (1 << 1),
 	RTL_FEATURE_GMII	= (1 << 2),
-	RTL_FEATURE_FW_LOADED	= (1 << 3),
 };
 
 struct rtl8169_counters {
@@ -2389,10 +2388,8 @@ static void rtl_apply_firmware(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	struct rtl_fw *rtl_fw = tp->rtl_fw;
 
 	/* TODO: release firmware once rtl_phy_write_fw signals failures. */
-	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(rtl_fw)) {
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(rtl_fw))
 		rtl_phy_write_fw(tp, rtl_fw);
-		tp->features |= RTL_FEATURE_FW_LOADED;
-	}
 }
 
 static void rtl_apply_firmware_cond(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u8 reg, u16 val)
@@ -2403,31 +2400,6 @@ static void rtl_apply_firmware_cond(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u8 reg, u16 val)
 		rtl_apply_firmware(tp);
 }
 
-static void r810x_aldps_disable(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
-{
-	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
-	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x18, 0x0310);
-	msleep(100);
-}
-
-static void r810x_aldps_enable(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
-{
-	if (!(tp->features & RTL_FEATURE_FW_LOADED))
-		return;
-
-	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
-	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x18, 0x8310);
-}
-
-static void r8168_aldps_enable_1(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
-{
-	if (!(tp->features & RTL_FEATURE_FW_LOADED))
-		return;
-
-	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
-	rtl_w1w0_phy(tp, 0x15, 0x1000, 0x0000);
-}
-
 static void rtl8169s_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 {
 	static const struct phy_reg phy_reg_init[] = {
@@ -3218,8 +3190,6 @@ static void rtl8168e_2_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_w1w0_phy(tp, 0x10, 0x0000, 0x0400);
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
 
-	r8168_aldps_enable_1(tp);
-
 	/* Broken BIOS workaround: feed GigaMAC registers with MAC address. */
 	rtl_rar_exgmac_set(tp, tp->dev->dev_addr);
 }
@@ -3294,8 +3264,6 @@ static void rtl8168f_1_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x05, 0x8b85);
 	rtl_w1w0_phy(tp, 0x06, 0x4000, 0x0000);
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
-
-	r8168_aldps_enable_1(tp);
 }
 
 static void rtl8168f_2_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
@@ -3303,8 +3271,6 @@ static void rtl8168f_2_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_apply_firmware(tp);
 
 	rtl8168f_hw_phy_config(tp);
-
-	r8168_aldps_enable_1(tp);
 }
 
 static void rtl8411_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
@@ -3402,8 +3368,6 @@ static void rtl8411_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_w1w0_phy(tp, 0x19, 0x0000, 0x0001);
 	rtl_w1w0_phy(tp, 0x10, 0x0000, 0x0400);
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
-
-	r8168_aldps_enable_1(tp);
 }
 
 static void rtl8168g_1_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
@@ -3489,19 +3453,21 @@ static void rtl8105e_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	};
 
 	/* Disable ALDPS before ram code */
-	r810x_aldps_disable(tp);
+	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
+	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x18, 0x0310);
+	msleep(100);
 
 	rtl_apply_firmware(tp);
 
 	rtl_writephy_batch(tp, phy_reg_init, ARRAY_SIZE(phy_reg_init));
-
-	r810x_aldps_enable(tp);
 }
 
 static void rtl8402_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 {
 	/* Disable ALDPS before setting firmware */
-	r810x_aldps_disable(tp);
+	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
+	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x18, 0x0310);
+	msleep(20);
 
 	rtl_apply_firmware(tp);
 
@@ -3511,8 +3477,6 @@ static void rtl8402_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x10, 0x401f);
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x19, 0x7030);
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
-
-	r810x_aldps_enable(tp);
 }
 
 static void rtl8106e_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
@@ -3525,7 +3489,9 @@ static void rtl8106e_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	};
 
 	/* Disable ALDPS before ram code */
-	r810x_aldps_disable(tp);
+	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
+	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x18, 0x0310);
+	msleep(100);
 
 	rtl_apply_firmware(tp);
 
@@ -3533,8 +3499,6 @@ static void rtl8106e_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_writephy_batch(tp, phy_reg_init, ARRAY_SIZE(phy_reg_init));
 
 	rtl_eri_write(tp, 0x1d0, ERIAR_MASK_0011, 0x0000, ERIAR_EXGMAC);
-
-	r810x_aldps_enable(tp);
 }
 
 static void rtl_hw_phy_config(struct net_device *dev)