diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
index e9daa072ebb4..45b13fda6bed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/of_mdio.h>
 #include <linux/of_net.h>
-#include <linux/pinctrl/consumer.h>
 
 #include "macb.h"
 
@@ -1803,7 +1802,6 @@ static int __init macb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
 	u32 config;
 	int err = -ENXIO;
-	struct pinctrl *pinctrl;
 	const char *mac;
 
 	regs = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
@@ -1812,15 +1810,6 @@ static int __init macb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
-	pinctrl = devm_pinctrl_get_select_default(&pdev->dev);
-	if (IS_ERR(pinctrl)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(pinctrl);
-		if (err == -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			goto err_out;
-
-		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "No pinctrl provided\n");
-	}
-
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(*bp));
 	if (!dev)