diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.c
index ad09ab1d1209..f833c84a7876 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.c
@@ -431,71 +431,6 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(wx_read_ee_hostif_buffer);
 
-/**
- *  wx_calculate_checksum - Calculate checksum for buffer
- *  @buffer: pointer to EEPROM
- *  @length: size of EEPROM to calculate a checksum for
- *  Calculates the checksum for some buffer on a specified length.  The
- *  checksum calculated is returned.
- **/
-static u8 wx_calculate_checksum(u8 *buffer, u32 length)
-{
-	u8 sum = 0;
-	u32 i;
-
-	if (!buffer)
-		return 0;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < length; i++)
-		sum += buffer[i];
-
-	return (u8)(0 - sum);
-}
-
-/**
- *  wx_reset_hostif - send reset cmd to fw
- *  @wx: pointer to hardware structure
- *
- *  Sends reset cmd to firmware through the manageability
- *  block.
- **/
-int wx_reset_hostif(struct wx *wx)
-{
-	struct wx_hic_reset reset_cmd;
-	int ret_val = 0;
-	int i;
-
-	reset_cmd.hdr.cmd = FW_RESET_CMD;
-	reset_cmd.hdr.buf_len = FW_RESET_LEN;
-	reset_cmd.hdr.cmd_or_resp.cmd_resv = FW_CEM_CMD_RESERVED;
-	reset_cmd.lan_id = wx->bus.func;
-	reset_cmd.reset_type = (u16)wx->reset_type;
-	reset_cmd.hdr.checksum = 0;
-	reset_cmd.hdr.checksum = wx_calculate_checksum((u8 *)&reset_cmd,
-						       (FW_CEM_HDR_LEN +
-							reset_cmd.hdr.buf_len));
-
-	for (i = 0; i <= FW_CEM_MAX_RETRIES; i++) {
-		ret_val = wx_host_interface_command(wx, (u32 *)&reset_cmd,
-						    sizeof(reset_cmd),
-						    WX_HI_COMMAND_TIMEOUT,
-						    true);
-		if (ret_val != 0)
-			continue;
-
-		if (reset_cmd.hdr.cmd_or_resp.ret_status ==
-		    FW_CEM_RESP_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-			ret_val = 0;
-		else
-			ret_val = -EFAULT;
-
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return ret_val;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(wx_reset_hostif);
-
 /**
  *  wx_init_eeprom_params - Initialize EEPROM params
  *  @wx: pointer to hardware structure
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.h
index b95090e973ae..0b3447bc6f2f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ int wx_host_interface_command(struct wx *wx, u32 *buffer,
 int wx_read_ee_hostif(struct wx *wx, u16 offset, u16 *data);
 int wx_read_ee_hostif_buffer(struct wx *wx,
 			     u16 offset, u16 words, u16 *data);
-int wx_reset_hostif(struct wx *wx);
 void wx_init_eeprom_params(struct wx *wx);
 void wx_get_mac_addr(struct wx *wx, u8 *mac_addr);
 void wx_init_rx_addrs(struct wx *wx);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_hw.c
index 0772eb14eabf..6e130d1f7a7b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_hw.c
@@ -257,16 +257,16 @@ static void txgbe_reset_misc(struct wx *wx)
 int txgbe_reset_hw(struct wx *wx)
 {
 	int status;
+	u32 val;
 
 	/* Call adapter stop to disable tx/rx and clear interrupts */
 	status = wx_stop_adapter(wx);
 	if (status != 0)
 		return status;
 
-	if (!(((wx->subsystem_device_id & WX_NCSI_MASK) == WX_NCSI_SUP) ||
-	      ((wx->subsystem_device_id & WX_WOL_MASK) == WX_WOL_SUP)))
-		wx_reset_hostif(wx);
-
+	val = WX_MIS_RST_LAN_RST(wx->bus.func);
+	wr32(wx, WX_MIS_RST, val | rd32(wx, WX_MIS_RST));
+	WX_WRITE_FLUSH(wx);
 	usleep_range(10, 100);
 
 	status = wx_check_flash_load(wx, TXGBE_SPI_ILDR_STATUS_LAN_SW_RST(wx->bus.func));