diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_mdio.c b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_mdio.c
index 01f1cb719042..833e55e4b961 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_mdio.c
@@ -400,7 +400,6 @@ static int sja1105_mdiobus_pcs_register(struct sja1105_private *priv)
 	}
 
 	for (port = 0; port < ds->num_ports; port++) {
-		struct mdio_device *mdiodev;
 		struct dw_xpcs *xpcs;
 
 		if (dsa_is_unused_port(ds, port))
@@ -410,13 +409,7 @@ static int sja1105_mdiobus_pcs_register(struct sja1105_private *priv)
 		    priv->phy_mode[port] != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_2500BASEX)
 			continue;
 
-		mdiodev = mdio_device_create(bus, port);
-		if (IS_ERR(mdiodev)) {
-			rc = PTR_ERR(mdiodev);
-			goto out_pcs_free;
-		}
-
-		xpcs = xpcs_create(mdiodev, priv->phy_mode[port]);
+		xpcs = xpcs_create_mdiodev(bus, port, priv->phy_mode[port]);
 		if (IS_ERR(xpcs)) {
 			rc = PTR_ERR(xpcs);
 			goto out_pcs_free;
@@ -434,7 +427,6 @@ out_pcs_free:
 		if (!priv->xpcs[port])
 			continue;
 
-		mdio_device_free(priv->xpcs[port]->mdiodev);
 		xpcs_destroy(priv->xpcs[port]);
 		priv->xpcs[port] = NULL;
 	}
@@ -457,7 +449,6 @@ static void sja1105_mdiobus_pcs_unregister(struct sja1105_private *priv)
 		if (!priv->xpcs[port])
 			continue;
 
-		mdio_device_free(priv->xpcs[port]->mdiodev);
 		xpcs_destroy(priv->xpcs[port]);
 		priv->xpcs[port] = NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c
index 1ba214429e01..23223f0f8cad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c
@@ -1224,8 +1224,8 @@ static const struct phylink_pcs_ops xpcs_phylink_ops = {
 	.pcs_link_up = xpcs_link_up,
 };
 
-struct dw_xpcs *xpcs_create(struct mdio_device *mdiodev,
-			    phy_interface_t interface)
+static struct dw_xpcs *xpcs_create(struct mdio_device *mdiodev,
+				   phy_interface_t interface)
 {
 	struct dw_xpcs *xpcs;
 	u32 xpcs_id;
@@ -1273,7 +1273,6 @@ out:
 
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xpcs_create);
 
 void xpcs_destroy(struct dw_xpcs *xpcs)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/pcs/pcs-xpcs.h b/include/linux/pcs/pcs-xpcs.h
index a99972a6d046..914e387d5387 100644
--- a/include/linux/pcs/pcs-xpcs.h
+++ b/include/linux/pcs/pcs-xpcs.h
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ int xpcs_do_config(struct dw_xpcs *xpcs, phy_interface_t interface,
 void xpcs_get_interfaces(struct dw_xpcs *xpcs, unsigned long *interfaces);
 int xpcs_config_eee(struct dw_xpcs *xpcs, int mult_fact_100ns,
 		    int enable);
-struct dw_xpcs *xpcs_create(struct mdio_device *mdiodev,
-			    phy_interface_t interface);
 struct dw_xpcs *xpcs_create_mdiodev(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr,
 				    phy_interface_t interface);
 void xpcs_destroy(struct dw_xpcs *xpcs);