diff --git a/drivers/net/mvgbe.c b/drivers/net/mvgbe.c
index c784cdc..f833efb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mvgbe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mvgbe.c
@@ -177,25 +177,6 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_PHYLIB)
-int mvgbe_phy_read(struct mii_dev *bus, int phy_addr, int dev_addr,
-		   int reg_addr)
-{
-	u16 data;
-	int ret;
-	ret = smi_reg_read(bus->name, phy_addr, reg_addr, &data);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-	return data;
-}
-
-int mvgbe_phy_write(struct mii_dev *bus, int phy_addr, int dev_addr,
-		    int reg_addr, u16 data)
-{
-	return smi_reg_write(bus->name, phy_addr, reg_addr, data);
-}
-#endif
-
 /* Stop and checks all queues */
 static void stop_queue(u32 * qreg)
 {
@@ -676,8 +657,8 @@
 		printf("mdio_alloc failed\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	bus->read = mvgbe_phy_read;
-	bus->write = mvgbe_phy_write;
+	bus->read = smi_reg_read;
+	bus->write = smi_reg_write;
 	strcpy(bus->name, dev->name);
 
 	ret = mdio_register(bus);
@@ -688,7 +669,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Set phy address of the port */
-	mvgbe_phy_write(bus, MV_PHY_ADR_REQUEST, 0, MV_PHY_ADR_REQUEST, phyid);
+	smi_reg_write(bus, MV_PHY_ADR_REQUEST, 0, MV_PHY_ADR_REQUEST, phyid);
 
 	phydev = phy_connect(bus, phyid, dev, PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII);
 	if (!phydev) {