diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
index ba5e728ae630..89ece3dbd773 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
@@ -1089,7 +1089,6 @@ int xgbe_powerdown(struct net_device *netdev, unsigned int caller)
 {
 	struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct xgbe_hw_if *hw_if = &pdata->hw_if;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	DBGPR("-->xgbe_powerdown\n");
 
@@ -1100,8 +1099,6 @@ int xgbe_powerdown(struct net_device *netdev, unsigned int caller)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&pdata->lock, flags);
-
 	if (caller == XGMAC_DRIVER_CONTEXT)
 		netif_device_detach(netdev);
 
@@ -1117,8 +1114,6 @@ int xgbe_powerdown(struct net_device *netdev, unsigned int caller)
 
 	pdata->power_down = 1;
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pdata->lock, flags);
-
 	DBGPR("<--xgbe_powerdown\n");
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1128,7 +1123,6 @@ int xgbe_powerup(struct net_device *netdev, unsigned int caller)
 {
 	struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct xgbe_hw_if *hw_if = &pdata->hw_if;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	DBGPR("-->xgbe_powerup\n");
 
@@ -1139,8 +1133,6 @@ int xgbe_powerup(struct net_device *netdev, unsigned int caller)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&pdata->lock, flags);
-
 	pdata->power_down = 0;
 
 	xgbe_napi_enable(pdata, 0);
@@ -1155,8 +1147,6 @@ int xgbe_powerup(struct net_device *netdev, unsigned int caller)
 
 	xgbe_start_timers(pdata);
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pdata->lock, flags);
-
 	DBGPR("<--xgbe_powerup\n");
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-main.c
index d1f0419edb23..7d45ea22a02e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-main.c
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ struct xgbe_prv_data *xgbe_alloc_pdata(struct device *dev)
 	pdata->netdev = netdev;
 	pdata->dev = dev;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&pdata->lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&pdata->xpcs_lock);
 	mutex_init(&pdata->rss_mutex);
 	spin_lock_init(&pdata->tstamp_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h
index e8bbb6805901..6fec51a065e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h
@@ -1003,9 +1003,6 @@ struct xgbe_prv_data {
 	unsigned int pp3;
 	unsigned int pp4;
 
-	/* Overall device lock */
-	spinlock_t lock;
-
 	/* XPCS indirect addressing lock */
 	spinlock_t xpcs_lock;
 	unsigned int xpcs_window_def_reg;