diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000.h b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000.h
index b1b23ddd4eed..8676899120c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000.h
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000.h
@@ -238,9 +238,6 @@ struct e1000_adapter {
 	struct work_struct reset_task;
 	u8 fc_autoneg;
 
-	struct timer_list blink_timer;
-	unsigned long led_status;
-
 	/* TX */
 	struct e1000_tx_ring *tx_ring;      /* One per active queue */
 	unsigned int restart_queue;
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c
index 4fa727ce8374..ec0fa426cce2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c
@@ -1755,46 +1755,28 @@ static int e1000_set_wol(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* toggle LED 4 times per second = 2 "blinks" per second */
-#define E1000_ID_INTERVAL	(HZ/4)
-
-/* bit defines for adapter->led_status */
-#define E1000_LED_ON		0
-
-static void e1000_led_blink_callback(unsigned long data)
-{
-	struct e1000_adapter *adapter = (struct e1000_adapter *) data;
-	struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
-
-	if (test_and_change_bit(E1000_LED_ON, &adapter->led_status))
-		e1000_led_off(hw);
-	else
-		e1000_led_on(hw);
-
-	mod_timer(&adapter->blink_timer, jiffies + E1000_ID_INTERVAL);
-}
-
-static int e1000_phys_id(struct net_device *netdev, u32 data)
+static int e1000_set_phys_id(struct net_device *netdev,
+			     enum ethtool_phys_id_state state)
 {
 	struct e1000_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 
-	if (!data)
-		data = INT_MAX;
+	switch (state) {
+	case ETHTOOL_ID_ACTIVE:
+		e1000_setup_led(hw);
+		return 2;
 
-	if (!adapter->blink_timer.function) {
-		init_timer(&adapter->blink_timer);
-		adapter->blink_timer.function = e1000_led_blink_callback;
-		adapter->blink_timer.data = (unsigned long)adapter;
+	case ETHTOOL_ID_ON:
+		e1000_led_on(hw);
+		break;
+
+	case ETHTOOL_ID_OFF:
+		e1000_led_off(hw);
+		break;
+
+	case ETHTOOL_ID_INACTIVE:
+		e1000_cleanup_led(hw);
 	}
-	e1000_setup_led(hw);
-	mod_timer(&adapter->blink_timer, jiffies);
-	msleep_interruptible(data * 1000);
-	del_timer_sync(&adapter->blink_timer);
-
-	e1000_led_off(hw);
-	clear_bit(E1000_LED_ON, &adapter->led_status);
-	e1000_cleanup_led(hw);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1931,7 +1913,7 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops e1000_ethtool_ops = {
 	.set_tso                = e1000_set_tso,
 	.self_test              = e1000_diag_test,
 	.get_strings            = e1000_get_strings,
-	.phys_id                = e1000_phys_id,
+	.set_phys_id            = e1000_set_phys_id,
 	.get_ethtool_stats      = e1000_get_ethtool_stats,
 	.get_sset_count         = e1000_get_sset_count,
 	.get_coalesce           = e1000_get_coalesce,