diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c
index 411898a4f38c..cf7b73f8f450 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c
@@ -1489,9 +1489,6 @@ static int emac_ndo_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
 	/* Destroying the queued work in ndo_stop() */
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&emac->stats_work);
 
-	/* stop PRUs */
-	prueth_emac_stop(emac);
-
 	if (prueth->emacs_initialized == 1)
 		icss_iep_exit(emac->iep);
 
@@ -1502,7 +1499,6 @@ static int emac_ndo_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	free_irq(emac->rx_chns.irq[rx_flow], emac);
 	prueth_ndev_del_tx_napi(emac, emac->tx_ch_num);
-	prueth_cleanup_tx_chns(emac);
 
 	prueth_cleanup_rx_chns(emac, &emac->rx_chns, max_rx_flows);
 	prueth_cleanup_tx_chns(emac);