diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c
index dd3a18cc89dd..44e160f32067 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c
@@ -1048,21 +1048,14 @@ static void felix_phylink_get_caps(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
 	 */
 	config->legacy_pre_march2020 = false;
 
+	config->mac_capabilities = MAC_ASYM_PAUSE | MAC_SYM_PAUSE |
+				   MAC_10 | MAC_100 | MAC_1000FD |
+				   MAC_2500FD;
+
 	__set_bit(ocelot->ports[port]->phy_mode,
 		  config->supported_interfaces);
 }
 
-static void felix_phylink_validate(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
-				   unsigned long *supported,
-				   struct phylink_link_state *state)
-{
-	struct ocelot *ocelot = ds->priv;
-	struct felix *felix = ocelot_to_felix(ocelot);
-
-	if (felix->info->phylink_validate)
-		felix->info->phylink_validate(ocelot, port, supported, state);
-}
-
 static struct phylink_pcs *felix_phylink_mac_select_pcs(struct dsa_switch *ds,
 							int port,
 							phy_interface_t iface)
@@ -2050,7 +2043,6 @@ const struct dsa_switch_ops felix_switch_ops = {
 	.get_sset_count			= felix_get_sset_count,
 	.get_ts_info			= felix_get_ts_info,
 	.phylink_get_caps		= felix_phylink_get_caps,
-	.phylink_validate		= felix_phylink_validate,
 	.phylink_mac_select_pcs		= felix_phylink_mac_select_pcs,
 	.phylink_mac_link_down		= felix_phylink_mac_link_down,
 	.phylink_mac_link_up		= felix_phylink_mac_link_up,
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.h b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.h
index c9c29999c336..42338116eed0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.h
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ struct felix_info {
 
 	int	(*mdio_bus_alloc)(struct ocelot *ocelot);
 	void	(*mdio_bus_free)(struct ocelot *ocelot);
-	void	(*phylink_validate)(struct ocelot *ocelot, int port,
-				    unsigned long *supported,
-				    struct phylink_link_state *state);
 	int	(*port_setup_tc)(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
 				 enum tc_setup_type type, void *type_data);
 	void	(*tas_guard_bands_update)(struct ocelot *ocelot, int port);
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c
index 26a35ae322d1..b0ae8d6156f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c
@@ -885,35 +885,6 @@ static int vsc9959_reset(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void vsc9959_phylink_validate(struct ocelot *ocelot, int port,
-				     unsigned long *supported,
-				     struct phylink_link_state *state)
-{
-	__ETHTOOL_DECLARE_LINK_MODE_MASK(mask) = { 0, };
-
-	phylink_set_port_modes(mask);
-	phylink_set(mask, Autoneg);
-	phylink_set(mask, Pause);
-	phylink_set(mask, Asym_Pause);
-	phylink_set(mask, 10baseT_Half);
-	phylink_set(mask, 10baseT_Full);
-	phylink_set(mask, 100baseT_Half);
-	phylink_set(mask, 100baseT_Full);
-	phylink_set(mask, 1000baseT_Half);
-	phylink_set(mask, 1000baseT_Full);
-	phylink_set(mask, 1000baseX_Full);
-
-	if (state->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_INTERNAL ||
-	    state->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_2500BASEX ||
-	    state->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_USXGMII) {
-		phylink_set(mask, 2500baseT_Full);
-		phylink_set(mask, 2500baseX_Full);
-	}
-
-	linkmode_and(supported, supported, mask);
-	linkmode_and(state->advertising, state->advertising, mask);
-}
-
 /* Watermark encode
  * Bit 8:   Unit; 0:1, 1:16
  * Bit 7-0: Value to be multiplied with unit
@@ -2588,7 +2559,6 @@ static const struct felix_info felix_info_vsc9959 = {
 	.ptp_caps		= &vsc9959_ptp_caps,
 	.mdio_bus_alloc		= vsc9959_mdio_bus_alloc,
 	.mdio_bus_free		= vsc9959_mdio_bus_free,
-	.phylink_validate	= vsc9959_phylink_validate,
 	.port_modes		= vsc9959_port_modes,
 	.port_setup_tc		= vsc9959_port_setup_tc,
 	.port_sched_speed_set	= vsc9959_sched_speed_set,
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/seville_vsc9953.c b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/seville_vsc9953.c
index 7af33b2c685d..6500c1697dd6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/seville_vsc9953.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/seville_vsc9953.c
@@ -840,32 +840,6 @@ static int vsc9953_reset(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void vsc9953_phylink_validate(struct ocelot *ocelot, int port,
-				     unsigned long *supported,
-				     struct phylink_link_state *state)
-{
-	__ETHTOOL_DECLARE_LINK_MODE_MASK(mask) = { 0, };
-
-	phylink_set_port_modes(mask);
-	phylink_set(mask, Autoneg);
-	phylink_set(mask, Pause);
-	phylink_set(mask, Asym_Pause);
-	phylink_set(mask, 10baseT_Full);
-	phylink_set(mask, 10baseT_Half);
-	phylink_set(mask, 100baseT_Full);
-	phylink_set(mask, 100baseT_Half);
-	phylink_set(mask, 1000baseT_Full);
-	phylink_set(mask, 1000baseX_Full);
-
-	if (state->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_INTERNAL) {
-		phylink_set(mask, 2500baseT_Full);
-		phylink_set(mask, 2500baseX_Full);
-	}
-
-	linkmode_and(supported, supported, mask);
-	linkmode_and(state->advertising, state->advertising, mask);
-}
-
 /* Watermark encode
  * Bit 9:   Unit; 0:1, 1:16
  * Bit 8-0: Value to be multiplied with unit
@@ -1007,7 +981,6 @@ static const struct felix_info seville_info_vsc9953 = {
 	.num_tx_queues		= OCELOT_NUM_TC,
 	.mdio_bus_alloc		= vsc9953_mdio_bus_alloc,
 	.mdio_bus_free		= vsc9953_mdio_bus_free,
-	.phylink_validate	= vsc9953_phylink_validate,
 	.port_modes		= vsc9953_port_modes,
 };