diff --git a/boot/bootm.c b/boot/bootm.c
index a4c0870..15fce8a 100644
--- a/boot/bootm.c
+++ b/boot/bootm.c
@@ -475,9 +475,6 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETCONSOLE
 	/* Stop the ethernet stack if NetConsole could have left it up */
 	eth_halt();
-# ifndef CONFIG_DM_ETH
-	eth_unregister(eth_get_dev());
-# endif
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_USB)
diff --git a/cmd/net.c b/cmd/net.c
index 0e9f200..dd50930 100644
--- a/cmd/net.c
+++ b/cmd/net.c
@@ -597,7 +597,6 @@
 
 #endif  /* CONFIG_CMD_LINK_LOCAL */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DM_ETH
 static int do_net_list(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *const argv[])
 {
 	const struct udevice *current = eth_get_dev();
@@ -640,7 +639,6 @@
 	"NET sub-system",
 	"list - list available devices\n"
 );
-#endif // CONFIG_DM_ETH
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NCSI)
 static int do_ncsi(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
diff --git a/cmd/usb.c b/cmd/usb.c
index 2ba0569..73addb0 100644
--- a/cmd/usb.c
+++ b/cmd/usb.c
@@ -591,16 +591,6 @@
 	drv_usb_kbd_init();
 # endif
 #endif /* !CONFIG_DM_USB */
-#ifdef CONFIG_USB_HOST_ETHER
-# ifdef CONFIG_DM_ETH
-#  ifndef CONFIG_DM_USB
-#   error "You must use CONFIG_DM_USB if you want to use CONFIG_USB_HOST_ETHER with CONFIG_DM_ETH"
-#  endif
-# else
-	/* try to recognize ethernet devices immediately */
-	usb_ether_curr_dev = usb_host_eth_scan(1);
-# endif
-#endif
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DM_USB
diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index db61c27..4e5da5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 	  This is currently implemented in net/eth-uclass.c
 	  Look in include/net.h for details.
 
+config SPL_DM_ETH
+	depends on SPL_NET
+	def_bool y
+
 config DM_MDIO
 	bool "Enable Driver Model for MDIO devices"
 	depends on PHYLIB
diff --git a/include/net.h b/include/net.h
index 1a99009..ee08f33 100644
--- a/include/net.h
+++ b/include/net.h
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@
 	ETH_STATE_ACTIVE
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DM_ETH
 /**
  * struct eth_pdata - Platform data for Ethernet MAC controllers
  *
@@ -180,76 +179,6 @@
 int eth_is_active(struct udevice *dev); /* Test device for active state */
 int eth_init_state_only(void); /* Set active state */
 void eth_halt_state_only(void); /* Set passive state */
-#endif
-
-#ifndef CONFIG_DM_ETH
-struct eth_device {
-#define ETH_NAME_LEN 20
-	char name[ETH_NAME_LEN];
-	unsigned char enetaddr[ARP_HLEN];
-	phys_addr_t iobase;
-	int state;
-
-	int (*init)(struct eth_device *eth, struct bd_info *bd);
-	int (*send)(struct eth_device *, void *packet, int length);
-	int (*recv)(struct eth_device *);
-	void (*halt)(struct eth_device *);
-	int (*mcast)(struct eth_device *, const u8 *enetaddr, int join);
-	int (*write_hwaddr)(struct eth_device *eth);
-	struct eth_device *next;
-	int index;
-	void *priv;
-};
-
-int eth_register(struct eth_device *dev);/* Register network device */
-int eth_unregister(struct eth_device *dev);/* Remove network device */
-
-extern struct eth_device *eth_current;
-
-static __always_inline struct eth_device *eth_get_dev(void)
-{
-	return eth_current;
-}
-struct eth_device *eth_get_dev_by_name(const char *devname);
-struct eth_device *eth_get_dev_by_index(int index); /* get dev @ index */
-
-/* get the current device MAC */
-static inline unsigned char *eth_get_ethaddr(void)
-{
-	if (eth_current)
-		return eth_current->enetaddr;
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-/* Used only when NetConsole is enabled */
-int eth_is_active(struct eth_device *dev); /* Test device for active state */
-/* Set active state */
-static __always_inline int eth_init_state_only(void)
-{
-	eth_get_dev()->state = ETH_STATE_ACTIVE;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-/* Set passive state */
-static __always_inline void eth_halt_state_only(void)
-{
-	eth_get_dev()->state = ETH_STATE_PASSIVE;
-}
-
-/*
- * Set the hardware address for an ethernet interface based on 'eth%daddr'
- * environment variable (or just 'ethaddr' if eth_number is 0).
- * Args:
- *	base_name - base name for device (normally "eth")
- *	eth_number - value of %d (0 for first device of this type)
- * Returns:
- *	0 is success, non-zero is error status from driver.
- */
-int eth_write_hwaddr(struct eth_device *dev, const char *base_name,
-		     int eth_number);
-
-int usb_eth_initialize(struct bd_info *bi);
-#endif
 
 int eth_initialize(void);		/* Initialize network subsystem */
 void eth_try_another(int first_restart);	/* Change the device */
diff --git a/net/Makefile b/net/Makefile
index 13eef04..bea000b 100644
--- a/net/Makefile
+++ b/net/Makefile
@@ -10,18 +10,14 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_CDP)  += cdp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_DNS)  += dns.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_DSA)   += dsa-uclass.o
-ifdef CONFIG_DM_ETH
-obj-$(CONFIG_NET)      += eth-uclass.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)DM_ETH) += eth-uclass.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)BOOTDEV_ETH) += eth_bootdev.o
-else
-obj-$(CONFIG_NET)      += eth_legacy.o
-endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_MDIO)  += mdio-uclass.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_MDIO_MUX) += mdio-mux-uclass.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_NET)      += eth_common.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)DM_ETH) += eth_common.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_LINK_LOCAL) += link_local.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IPV6)     += ndisc.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_NET)      += net.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)DM_ETH) += net.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IPV6)     += net6.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_NFS)  += nfs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_PING) += ping.o
diff --git a/net/eth_internal.h b/net/eth_internal.h
index 042e58a..0b829a8 100644
--- a/net/eth_internal.h
+++ b/net/eth_internal.h
@@ -29,11 +29,7 @@
 
 int eth_mac_skip(int index);
 void eth_current_changed(void);
-#ifdef CONFIG_DM_ETH
 void eth_set_dev(struct udevice *dev);
-#else
-void eth_set_dev(struct eth_device *dev);
-#endif
 void eth_set_current_to_next(void);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/net/eth_legacy.c b/net/eth_legacy.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b282d9..0000000
--- a/net/eth_legacy.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,426 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
-/*
- * (C) Copyright 2001-2015
- * Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
- * Joe Hershberger, National Instruments
- */
-
-#include <common.h>
-#include <bootstage.h>
-#include <command.h>
-#include <dm.h>
-#include <env.h>
-#include <log.h>
-#include <net.h>
-#include <phy.h>
-#include <asm/global_data.h>
-#include <linux/bug.h>
-#include <linux/errno.h>
-#include <net/pcap.h>
-#include "eth_internal.h"
-
-DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
-
-/*
- * CPU and board-specific Ethernet initializations.  Aliased function
- * signals caller to move on
- */
-static int __def_eth_init(struct bd_info *bis)
-{
-	return -1;
-}
-int cpu_eth_init(struct bd_info *bis) __attribute__((weak, alias("__def_eth_init")));
-int board_eth_init(struct bd_info *bis) __attribute__((weak, alias("__def_eth_init")));
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_API
-static struct {
-	uchar data[PKTSIZE];
-	int length;
-} eth_rcv_bufs[PKTBUFSRX];
-
-static unsigned int eth_rcv_current, eth_rcv_last;
-#endif
-
-static struct eth_device *eth_devices;
-struct eth_device *eth_current;
-
-void eth_set_current_to_next(void)
-{
-	eth_current = eth_current->next;
-}
-
-void eth_set_dev(struct eth_device *dev)
-{
-	eth_current = dev;
-}
-
-struct eth_device *eth_get_dev_by_name(const char *devname)
-{
-	struct eth_device *dev, *target_dev;
-
-	BUG_ON(devname == NULL);
-
-	if (!eth_devices)
-		return NULL;
-
-	dev = eth_devices;
-	target_dev = NULL;
-	do {
-		if (strcmp(devname, dev->name) == 0) {
-			target_dev = dev;
-			break;
-		}
-		dev = dev->next;
-	} while (dev != eth_devices);
-
-	return target_dev;
-}
-
-struct eth_device *eth_get_dev_by_index(int index)
-{
-	struct eth_device *dev, *target_dev;
-
-	if (!eth_devices)
-		return NULL;
-
-	dev = eth_devices;
-	target_dev = NULL;
-	do {
-		if (dev->index == index) {
-			target_dev = dev;
-			break;
-		}
-		dev = dev->next;
-	} while (dev != eth_devices);
-
-	return target_dev;
-}
-
-int eth_get_dev_index(void)
-{
-	if (!eth_current)
-		return -1;
-
-	return eth_current->index;
-}
-
-static int on_ethaddr(const char *name, const char *value, enum env_op op,
-	int flags)
-{
-	int index;
-	struct eth_device *dev;
-
-	if (!eth_devices)
-		return 0;
-
-	/* look for an index after "eth" */
-	index = dectoul(name + 3, NULL);
-
-	dev = eth_devices;
-	do {
-		if (dev->index == index) {
-			switch (op) {
-			case env_op_create:
-			case env_op_overwrite:
-				string_to_enetaddr(value, dev->enetaddr);
-				eth_write_hwaddr(dev, "eth", dev->index);
-				break;
-			case env_op_delete:
-				memset(dev->enetaddr, 0, ARP_HLEN);
-			}
-		}
-		dev = dev->next;
-	} while (dev != eth_devices);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-U_BOOT_ENV_CALLBACK(ethaddr, on_ethaddr);
-
-int eth_write_hwaddr(struct eth_device *dev, const char *base_name,
-		   int eth_number)
-{
-	unsigned char env_enetaddr[ARP_HLEN];
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	eth_env_get_enetaddr_by_index(base_name, eth_number, env_enetaddr);
-
-	if (!is_zero_ethaddr(env_enetaddr)) {
-		if (!is_zero_ethaddr(dev->enetaddr) &&
-		    memcmp(dev->enetaddr, env_enetaddr, ARP_HLEN)) {
-			printf("\nWarning: %s MAC addresses don't match:\n",
-			       dev->name);
-			printf("Address in SROM is         %pM\n",
-			       dev->enetaddr);
-			printf("Address in environment is  %pM\n",
-			       env_enetaddr);
-		}
-
-		memcpy(dev->enetaddr, env_enetaddr, ARP_HLEN);
-	} else if (is_valid_ethaddr(dev->enetaddr)) {
-		eth_env_set_enetaddr_by_index(base_name, eth_number,
-					      dev->enetaddr);
-	} else if (is_zero_ethaddr(dev->enetaddr)) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR
-		net_random_ethaddr(dev->enetaddr);
-		printf("\nWarning: %s (eth%d) using random MAC address - %pM\n",
-		       dev->name, eth_number, dev->enetaddr);
-		eth_env_set_enetaddr_by_index("eth", eth_number,
-					      dev->enetaddr);
-#else
-		printf("\nError: %s address not set.\n",
-		       dev->name);
-		return -EINVAL;
-#endif
-	}
-
-	if (dev->write_hwaddr && !eth_mac_skip(eth_number)) {
-		if (!is_valid_ethaddr(dev->enetaddr)) {
-			printf("\nError: %s address %pM illegal value\n",
-			       dev->name, dev->enetaddr);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-
-		ret = dev->write_hwaddr(dev);
-		if (ret)
-			printf("\nWarning: %s failed to set MAC address\n",
-			       dev->name);
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-int eth_register(struct eth_device *dev)
-{
-	struct eth_device *d;
-	static int index;
-
-	assert(strlen(dev->name) < sizeof(dev->name));
-
-	if (!eth_devices) {
-		eth_devices = dev;
-		eth_current = dev;
-		eth_current_changed();
-	} else {
-		for (d = eth_devices; d->next != eth_devices; d = d->next)
-			;
-		d->next = dev;
-	}
-
-	dev->state = ETH_STATE_INIT;
-	dev->next  = eth_devices;
-	dev->index = index++;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int eth_unregister(struct eth_device *dev)
-{
-	struct eth_device *cur;
-
-	/* No device */
-	if (!eth_devices)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	for (cur = eth_devices; cur->next != eth_devices && cur->next != dev;
-	     cur = cur->next)
-		;
-
-	/* Device not found */
-	if (cur->next != dev)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	cur->next = dev->next;
-
-	if (eth_devices == dev)
-		eth_devices = dev->next == eth_devices ? NULL : dev->next;
-
-	if (eth_current == dev) {
-		eth_current = eth_devices;
-		eth_current_changed();
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int eth_initialize(void)
-{
-	int num_devices = 0;
-
-	eth_devices = NULL;
-	eth_current = NULL;
-	eth_common_init();
-	/*
-	 * If board-specific initialization exists, call it.
-	 * If not, call a CPU-specific one
-	 */
-	if (board_eth_init != __def_eth_init) {
-		if (board_eth_init(gd->bd) < 0)
-			printf("Board Net Initialization Failed\n");
-	} else if (cpu_eth_init != __def_eth_init) {
-		if (cpu_eth_init(gd->bd) < 0)
-			printf("CPU Net Initialization Failed\n");
-	} else {
-		printf("Net Initialization Skipped\n");
-	}
-
-	if (!eth_devices) {
-		log_err("No ethernet found.\n");
-		bootstage_error(BOOTSTAGE_ID_NET_ETH_START);
-	} else {
-		struct eth_device *dev = eth_devices;
-		char *ethprime = env_get("ethprime");
-
-		bootstage_mark(BOOTSTAGE_ID_NET_ETH_INIT);
-		do {
-			if (dev->index)
-				puts(", ");
-
-			printf("%s", dev->name);
-
-			if (ethprime && strcmp(dev->name, ethprime) == 0) {
-				eth_current = dev;
-				puts(" [PRIME]");
-			}
-
-			if (strchr(dev->name, ' '))
-				puts("\nWarning: eth device name has a space!"
-					"\n");
-
-			eth_write_hwaddr(dev, "eth", dev->index);
-
-			dev = dev->next;
-			num_devices++;
-		} while (dev != eth_devices);
-
-		eth_current_changed();
-		putc('\n');
-	}
-
-	return num_devices;
-}
-
-/* Multicast.
- * mcast_addr: multicast ipaddr from which multicast Mac is made
- * join: 1=join, 0=leave.
- */
-int eth_mcast_join(struct in_addr mcast_ip, int join)
-{
-	u8 mcast_mac[ARP_HLEN];
-	if (!eth_current || !eth_current->mcast)
-		return -1;
-	mcast_mac[5] = htonl(mcast_ip.s_addr) & 0xff;
-	mcast_mac[4] = (htonl(mcast_ip.s_addr)>>8) & 0xff;
-	mcast_mac[3] = (htonl(mcast_ip.s_addr)>>16) & 0x7f;
-	mcast_mac[2] = 0x5e;
-	mcast_mac[1] = 0x0;
-	mcast_mac[0] = 0x1;
-	return eth_current->mcast(eth_current, mcast_mac, join);
-}
-
-int eth_init(void)
-{
-	struct eth_device *old_current;
-
-	if (!eth_current) {
-		log_err("No ethernet found.\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	old_current = eth_current;
-	do {
-		debug("Trying %s\n", eth_current->name);
-
-		if (eth_current->init(eth_current, gd->bd) >= 0) {
-			eth_current->state = ETH_STATE_ACTIVE;
-
-			return 0;
-		}
-		debug("FAIL\n");
-
-		eth_try_another(0);
-	} while (old_current != eth_current);
-
-	return -ETIMEDOUT;
-}
-
-void eth_halt(void)
-{
-	if (!eth_current)
-		return;
-
-	eth_current->halt(eth_current);
-
-	eth_current->state = ETH_STATE_PASSIVE;
-}
-
-int eth_is_active(struct eth_device *dev)
-{
-	return dev && dev->state == ETH_STATE_ACTIVE;
-}
-
-int eth_send(void *packet, int length)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	if (!eth_current)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	ret = eth_current->send(eth_current, packet, length);
-#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_PCAP)
-	if (ret >= 0)
-		pcap_post(packet, length, true);
-#endif
-	return ret;
-}
-
-int eth_rx(void)
-{
-	if (!eth_current)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	return eth_current->recv(eth_current);
-}
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_API
-static void eth_save_packet(void *packet, int length)
-{
-	char *p = packet;
-	int i;
-
-	if ((eth_rcv_last+1) % PKTBUFSRX == eth_rcv_current)
-		return;
-
-	if (PKTSIZE < length)
-		return;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < length; i++)
-		eth_rcv_bufs[eth_rcv_last].data[i] = p[i];
-
-	eth_rcv_bufs[eth_rcv_last].length = length;
-	eth_rcv_last = (eth_rcv_last + 1) % PKTBUFSRX;
-}
-
-int eth_receive(void *packet, int length)
-{
-	char *p = packet;
-	void *pp = push_packet;
-	int i;
-
-	if (eth_rcv_current == eth_rcv_last) {
-		push_packet = eth_save_packet;
-		eth_rx();
-		push_packet = pp;
-
-		if (eth_rcv_current == eth_rcv_last)
-			return -1;
-	}
-
-	length = min(eth_rcv_bufs[eth_rcv_current].length, length);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < length; i++)
-		p[i] = eth_rcv_bufs[eth_rcv_current].data[i];
-
-	eth_rcv_current = (eth_rcv_current + 1) % PKTBUFSRX;
-	return length;
-}
-#endif /* CONFIG_API */