diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar7240.dtsi b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar7240.dtsi
index 268c8780f4..5382a710f9 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar7240.dtsi
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar7240.dtsi
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
 
 	resets = <&rst 9>;
 	reset-names = "mac";
-	phy-mode = "mii";
 	phy-handle = <&swphy4>;
 };
 
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar7241.dtsi b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar7241.dtsi
index 8f0eb3b270..59fcd05f5e 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar7241.dtsi
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar7241.dtsi
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 
 	resets = <&rst 9>;
 	reset-names = "mac";
-	phy-mode = "mii";
 	phy-handle = <&swphy4>;
 };
 
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9132_tplink_tl-wa901nd-v2.dts b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9132_tplink_tl-wa901nd-v2.dts
index 3e6dd2daea..e55affdf20 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9132_tplink_tl-wa901nd-v2.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9132_tplink_tl-wa901nd-v2.dts
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@
 &eth0 {
 	status = "okay";
 
-	phy-mode = "mii";
 	mtd-mac-address = <&uboot 0x1fc00>;
 
 	phy-handle = <&phy12>;
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9330.dtsi b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9330.dtsi
index 64c135405b..042b70e0bb 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9330.dtsi
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9330.dtsi
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@
 
 	resets = <&rst 9>;
 	reset-names = "mac";
-	phy-mode = "mii";
 	phy-handle = <&swphy4>;
 };
 
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9341.dtsi b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9341.dtsi
index a7c5ac6262..10161f32ac 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9341.dtsi
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9341.dtsi
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
 	interrupts = <2>;
 };
 
-&eth0 {
-	phy-mode = "mii";
-};
-
 &eth1 {
 	status = "okay";
 };
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9341_pcs_cr3000.dts b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9341_pcs_cr3000.dts
index 222516f9b7..272b0909b5 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9341_pcs_cr3000.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9341_pcs_cr3000.dts
@@ -150,13 +150,11 @@
 };
 
 &eth1 {
-	status = "okay";
-
 	phy-handle = <&swphy4>;
-	mtd-mac-address = <&art 0x0>;
-	phy-mode = "gmii";
 	pll-data = <0x06000000 0x00000101 0x00001616>;
 
+	mtd-mac-address = <&art 0x0>;
+
 	gmac-config {
 		device = <&gmac>;
 		switch-phy-swap = <1>;
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9342_ubnt_nanostation-m-xw.dts b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9342_ubnt_nanostation-m-xw.dts
index eac2a4268a..7ca61fe27a 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9342_ubnt_nanostation-m-xw.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9342_ubnt_nanostation-m-xw.dts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 &eth0 {
 	status = "okay";
 
-	phy-mode = "mii";
 	phy-handle = <&phy0>;
 
 	gmac-config {
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca953x.dtsi b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca953x.dtsi
index f127d4d01b..73a6ad91e5 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca953x.dtsi
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca953x.dtsi
@@ -231,8 +231,6 @@
 
 	reset-names = "mac";
 	resets = <&rst 9>;
-
-	phy-mode = "mii";
 };
 
 &mdio1 {
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9561_avm_fritz4020.dts b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9561_avm_fritz4020.dts
index 6412252590..75cc5761ba 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9561_avm_fritz4020.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9561_avm_fritz4020.dts
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@
 &eth0 {
 	status = "okay";
 
-	phy-mode = "mii";
 	phy-handle = <&swphy0>;
 
 	gmac-config {
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9561_tplink_archer-c25-v1.dts b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9561_tplink_archer-c25-v1.dts
index f894fc8672..e7b30df81f 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9561_tplink_archer-c25-v1.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9561_tplink_archer-c25-v1.dts
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@
 &eth0 {
 	status = "okay";
 
-	phy-mode = "mii";
 	phy-handle = <&swphy4>;
 
 	mtd-mac-address = <&info 0x8>;
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9561_tplink_archer-c5x.dtsi b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9561_tplink_archer-c5x.dtsi
index 00cd413bd2..c8e4710b39 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9561_tplink_archer-c5x.dtsi
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9561_tplink_archer-c5x.dtsi
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@
 &eth0 {
 	status = "okay";
 
-	phy-mode = "mii";
 	phy-handle = <&swphy0>;
 
 	mtd-mac-address = <&mac 0x8>;
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9561_tplink_archer-c6x.dtsi b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9561_tplink_archer-c6x.dtsi
index cee30a13b6..9b51ebf689 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9561_tplink_archer-c6x.dtsi
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9561_tplink_archer-c6x.dtsi
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
 &eth0 {
 	status = "okay";
 
-	phy-mode = "mii";
 	phy-handle = <&swphy4>;
 
 	mtd-mac-address = <&mac 0x8>;
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca956x.dtsi b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca956x.dtsi
index ee645aa02f..03541b86fb 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca956x.dtsi
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca956x.dtsi
@@ -307,8 +307,6 @@
 	resets = <&rst 13>;
 	reset-names = "mac";
 
-	status = "disabled";
-
 	fixed-link {
 		speed = <1000>;
 		full-duplex;
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/tp9343_tplink_tl-wr94x.dtsi b/target/linux/ath79/dts/tp9343_tplink_tl-wr94x.dtsi
index fb5941657d..aeb5525308 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/tp9343_tplink_tl-wr94x.dtsi
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/tp9343_tplink_tl-wr94x.dtsi
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
 &eth0 {
 	status = "okay";
 
-	phy-mode = "mii";
 	phy-handle = <&swphy4>;
 
 	mtd-mac-address = <&uboot 0x1fc00>;