diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
index 4a234a8d3896..da7028df3fb6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ const char *const efx_reset_type_names[] = {
 	[RESET_TYPE_DISABLE]            = "DISABLE",
 	[RESET_TYPE_TX_WATCHDOG]        = "TX_WATCHDOG",
 	[RESET_TYPE_INT_ERROR]          = "INT_ERROR",
-	[RESET_TYPE_RX_RECOVERY]        = "RX_RECOVERY",
 	[RESET_TYPE_DMA_ERROR]          = "DMA_ERROR",
 	[RESET_TYPE_TX_SKIP]            = "TX_SKIP",
 	[RESET_TYPE_MC_FAILURE]         = "MC_FAILURE",
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/enum.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/enum.h
index c94f56271dd4..6fa824211d91 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/enum.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/enum.h
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ enum efx_loopback_mode {
  * @RESET_TYPE_DISABLE: Reset datapath, MAC and PHY; leave NIC disabled
  * @RESET_TYPE_TX_WATCHDOG: reset due to TX watchdog
  * @RESET_TYPE_INT_ERROR: reset due to internal error
- * @RESET_TYPE_RX_RECOVERY: reset to recover from RX datapath errors
  * @RESET_TYPE_DMA_ERROR: DMA error
  * @RESET_TYPE_TX_SKIP: hardware completed empty tx descriptors
  * @RESET_TYPE_MC_FAILURE: MC reboot/assertion
@@ -166,15 +165,13 @@ enum reset_type {
 	RESET_TYPE_MAX_METHOD,
 	RESET_TYPE_TX_WATCHDOG,
 	RESET_TYPE_INT_ERROR,
-	RESET_TYPE_RX_RECOVERY,
 	RESET_TYPE_DMA_ERROR,
 	RESET_TYPE_TX_SKIP,
 	RESET_TYPE_MC_FAILURE,
 	/* RESET_TYPE_MCDI_TIMEOUT is actually a method, not just a reason, but
 	 * it doesn't fit the scope hierarchy (not well-ordered by inclusion).
 	 * We encode this by having its enum value be greater than
-	 * RESET_TYPE_MAX_METHOD. This also prevents issuing it with
-	 * efx_ioctl_reset.
+	 * RESET_TYPE_MAX_METHOD.
 	 */
 	RESET_TYPE_MCDI_TIMEOUT,
 	RESET_TYPE_MAX,