diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c b/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c
index adc93abf4551..9e4c9bd6abcc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c
@@ -2227,16 +2227,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(b53_eee_init);
 int b53_get_mac_eee(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port, struct ethtool_keee *e)
 {
 	struct b53_device *dev = ds->priv;
-	struct ethtool_keee *p = &dev->ports[port].eee;
-	u16 reg;
 
 	if (is5325(dev) || is5365(dev))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	b53_read16(dev, B53_EEE_PAGE, B53_EEE_LPI_INDICATE, &reg);
-	e->eee_enabled = p->eee_enabled;
-	e->eee_active = !!(reg & BIT(port));
-
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(b53_get_mac_eee);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/asp2/bcmasp_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/asp2/bcmasp_ethtool.c
index 2851bed153e6..484fc2b5626f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/asp2/bcmasp_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/asp2/bcmasp_ethtool.c
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ void bcmasp_eee_enable_set(struct bcmasp_intf *intf, bool enable)
 	umac_wl(intf, reg, UMC_EEE_CTRL);
 
 	intf->eee.eee_enabled = enable;
-	intf->eee.eee_active = enable;
 }
 
 static int bcmasp_get_eee(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_keee *e)
@@ -371,8 +370,6 @@ static int bcmasp_get_eee(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_keee *e)
 	if (!dev->phydev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	e->eee_enabled = p->eee_enabled;
-	e->eee_active = p->eee_active;
 	e->tx_lpi_enabled = p->tx_lpi_enabled;
 	e->tx_lpi_timer = umac_rl(intf, UMC_EEE_LPI_TIMER);
 
@@ -399,7 +396,6 @@ static int bcmasp_set_eee(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_keee *e)
 		}
 
 		umac_wl(intf, e->tx_lpi_timer, UMC_EEE_LPI_TIMER);
-		intf->eee.eee_active = ret >= 0;
 		intf->eee.tx_lpi_enabled = e->tx_lpi_enabled;
 		bcmasp_eee_enable_set(intf, true);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/asp2/bcmasp_intf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/asp2/bcmasp_intf.c
index 53e542881255..3a15f269c7d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/asp2/bcmasp_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/asp2/bcmasp_intf.c
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ static void bcmasp_adj_link(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct phy_device *phydev = dev->phydev;
 	u32 cmd_bits = 0, reg;
 	int changed = 0;
+	bool active;
 
 	if (intf->old_link != phydev->link) {
 		changed = 1;
@@ -658,8 +659,8 @@ static void bcmasp_adj_link(struct net_device *dev)
 		reg |= cmd_bits;
 		umac_wl(intf, reg, UMC_CMD);
 
-		intf->eee.eee_active = phy_init_eee(phydev, 0) >= 0;
-		bcmasp_eee_enable_set(intf, intf->eee.eee_active);
+		active = phy_init_eee(phydev, 0) >= 0;
+		bcmasp_eee_enable_set(intf, active);
 	}
 
 	reg = rgmii_rl(intf, RGMII_OOB_CNTRL);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index 051c31fb17c2..7396e2823e32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -1313,7 +1313,6 @@ void bcmgenet_eee_enable_set(struct net_device *dev, bool enable,
 	}
 
 	priv->eee.eee_enabled = enable;
-	priv->eee.eee_active = enable;
 	priv->eee.tx_lpi_enabled = tx_lpi_enabled;
 }
 
@@ -1328,8 +1327,6 @@ static int bcmgenet_get_eee(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_keee *e)
 	if (!dev->phydev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	e->eee_enabled = p->eee_enabled;
-	e->eee_active = p->eee_active;
 	e->tx_lpi_enabled = p->tx_lpi_enabled;
 	e->tx_lpi_timer = bcmgenet_umac_readl(priv, UMAC_EEE_LPI_TIMER);
 
@@ -1340,6 +1337,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_set_eee(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_keee *e)
 {
 	struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct ethtool_keee *p = &priv->eee;
+	bool active;
 
 	if (GENET_IS_V1(priv))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -1352,9 +1350,9 @@ static int bcmgenet_set_eee(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_keee *e)
 	if (!p->eee_enabled) {
 		bcmgenet_eee_enable_set(dev, false, false);
 	} else {
-		p->eee_active = phy_init_eee(dev->phydev, false) >= 0;
+		active = phy_init_eee(dev->phydev, false) >= 0;
 		bcmgenet_umac_writel(priv, e->tx_lpi_timer, UMAC_EEE_LPI_TIMER);
-		bcmgenet_eee_enable_set(dev, p->eee_active, e->tx_lpi_enabled);
+		bcmgenet_eee_enable_set(dev, active, e->tx_lpi_enabled);
 	}
 
 	return phy_ethtool_set_eee(dev->phydev, e);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
index 97ea76d443ab..cbbe004621bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ static void bcmgenet_mac_config(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct phy_device *phydev = dev->phydev;
 	u32 reg, cmd_bits = 0;
+	bool active;
 
 	/* speed */
 	if (phydev->speed == SPEED_1000)
@@ -88,9 +89,9 @@ static void bcmgenet_mac_config(struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 	bcmgenet_umac_writel(priv, reg, UMAC_CMD);
 
-	priv->eee.eee_active = phy_init_eee(phydev, 0) >= 0;
+	active = phy_init_eee(phydev, 0) >= 0;
 	bcmgenet_eee_enable_set(dev,
-				priv->eee.eee_enabled && priv->eee.eee_active,
+				priv->eee.eee_enabled && active,
 				priv->eee.tx_lpi_enabled);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 63707e065141..42bdc01a304e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -3139,8 +3139,6 @@ static int fec_enet_eee_mode_set(struct net_device *ndev, bool enable)
 	}
 
 	p->tx_lpi_enabled = enable;
-	p->eee_enabled = enable;
-	p->eee_active = enable;
 
 	writel(sleep_cycle, fep->hwp + FEC_LPI_SLEEP);
 	writel(wake_cycle, fep->hwp + FEC_LPI_WAKE);
@@ -3160,8 +3158,6 @@ fec_enet_get_eee(struct net_device *ndev, struct ethtool_keee *edata)
 	if (!netif_running(ndev))
 		return -ENETDOWN;
 
-	edata->eee_enabled = p->eee_enabled;
-	edata->eee_active = p->eee_active;
 	edata->tx_lpi_timer = p->tx_lpi_timer;
 	edata->tx_lpi_enabled = p->tx_lpi_enabled;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_common.h
index d14e0cfc3a6b..1458939c3bf5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_common.h
@@ -503,7 +503,6 @@ struct sxgbe_priv_data {
 	bool tx_path_in_lpi_mode;
 	int lpi_irq;
 	int eee_enabled;
-	int eee_active;
 	int tx_lpi_timer;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_ethtool.c
index d93b628b7046..4a439b34114d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ static int sxgbe_get_eee(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!priv->hw_cap.eee)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	edata->eee_enabled = priv->eee_enabled;
-	edata->eee_active = priv->eee_active;
 	edata->tx_lpi_timer = priv->tx_lpi_timer;
 
 	return phy_ethtool_get_eee(dev->phydev, edata);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_main.c
index 71439825ea4e..ecbe3994f2b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_main.c
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ bool sxgbe_eee_init(struct sxgbe_priv_data * const priv)
 		if (phy_init_eee(ndev->phydev, true))
 			return false;
 
-		priv->eee_active = 1;
 		timer_setup(&priv->eee_ctrl_timer, sxgbe_eee_ctrl_timer, 0);
 		priv->eee_ctrl_timer.expires = SXGBE_LPI_TIMER(eee_timer);
 		add_timer(&priv->eee_ctrl_timer);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
index bbecb3b89535..411c3ac8cb17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
@@ -859,8 +859,6 @@ static int stmmac_ethtool_op_get_eee(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!priv->dma_cap.eee)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	edata->eee_enabled = priv->eee_enabled;
-	edata->eee_active = priv->eee_active;
 	edata->tx_lpi_timer = priv->tx_lpi_timer;
 	edata->tx_lpi_enabled = priv->tx_lpi_enabled;