diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xscale/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/xscale/Kconfig
index 0e878fa6e322..b33f64c54b0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xscale/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xscale/Kconfig
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ if NET_VENDOR_XSCALE
 
 config IXP4XX_ETH
 	tristate "Intel IXP4xx Ethernet support"
-	depends on ARM && ARCH_IXP4XX && IXP4XX_NPE && IXP4XX_QMGR
+	depends on ARM && ARCH_IXP4XX && IXP4XX_NPE && IXP4XX_QMGR && OF
 	select PHYLIB
-	select OF_MDIO if OF
+	select OF_MDIO
 	select NET_PTP_CLASSIFY
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you want to use built-in Ethernet ports
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xscale/ixp4xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xscale/ixp4xx_eth.c
index df77a22d1b81..d947955621ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xscale/ixp4xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xscale/ixp4xx_eth.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_mdio.h>
 #include <linux/phy.h>
-#include <linux/platform_data/eth_ixp4xx.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/ptp_classify.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -38,6 +37,11 @@
 #include <linux/soc/ixp4xx/npe.h>
 #include <linux/soc/ixp4xx/qmgr.h>
 #include <linux/soc/ixp4xx/cpu.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+#define IXP4XX_ETH_NPEA		0x00
+#define IXP4XX_ETH_NPEB		0x10
+#define IXP4XX_ETH_NPEC		0x20
 
 #include "ixp46x_ts.h"
 
@@ -147,6 +151,16 @@ typedef void buffer_t;
 #define free_buffer_irq kfree
 #endif
 
+/* Information about built-in Ethernet MAC interfaces */
+struct eth_plat_info {
+	u8 phy;		/* MII PHY ID, 0 - 31 */
+	u8 rxq;		/* configurable, currently 0 - 31 only */
+	u8 txreadyq;
+	u8 hwaddr[6];
+	u8 npe;		/* NPE instance used by this interface */
+	bool has_mdio;	/* If this instance has an MDIO bus */
+};
+
 struct eth_regs {
 	u32 tx_control[2], __res1[2];		/* 000 */
 	u32 rx_control[2], __res2[2];		/* 010 */
@@ -1366,7 +1380,6 @@ static const struct net_device_ops ixp4xx_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_validate_addr = eth_validate_addr,
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_OF
 static struct eth_plat_info *ixp4xx_of_get_platdata(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct device_node *np = dev->of_node;
@@ -1417,12 +1430,6 @@ static struct eth_plat_info *ixp4xx_of_get_platdata(struct device *dev)
 
 	return plat;
 }
-#else
-static struct eth_plat_info *ixp4xx_of_get_platdata(struct device *dev)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
-#endif
 
 static int ixp4xx_eth_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
@@ -1434,49 +1441,9 @@ static int ixp4xx_eth_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct port *port;
 	int err;
 
-	if (np) {
-		plat = ixp4xx_of_get_platdata(dev);
-		if (!plat)
-			return -ENODEV;
-	} else {
-		plat = dev_get_platdata(dev);
-		if (!plat)
-			return -ENODEV;
-		plat->npe = pdev->id;
-		switch (plat->npe) {
-		case IXP4XX_ETH_NPEA:
-			/* If the MDIO bus is not up yet, defer probe */
-			break;
-		case IXP4XX_ETH_NPEB:
-			/* On all except IXP43x, NPE-B is used for the MDIO bus.
-			 * If there is no NPE-B in the feature set, bail out,
-			 * else we have the MDIO bus here.
-			 */
-			if (!cpu_is_ixp43x()) {
-				if (!(ixp4xx_read_feature_bits() &
-				      IXP4XX_FEATURE_NPEB_ETH0))
-					return -ENODEV;
-				/* Else register the MDIO bus on NPE-B */
-				plat->has_mdio = true;
-			}
-			break;
-		case IXP4XX_ETH_NPEC:
-			/* IXP43x lacks NPE-B and uses NPE-C for the MDIO bus
-			 * access, if there is no NPE-C, no bus, nothing works,
-			 * so bail out.
-			 */
-			if (cpu_is_ixp43x()) {
-				if (!(ixp4xx_read_feature_bits() &
-				      IXP4XX_FEATURE_NPEC_ETH))
-					return -ENODEV;
-				/* Else register the MDIO bus on NPE-B */
-				plat->has_mdio = true;
-			}
-			break;
-		default:
-			return -ENODEV;
-		}
-	}
+	plat = ixp4xx_of_get_platdata(dev);
+	if (!plat)
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (!(ndev = devm_alloc_etherdev(dev, sizeof(struct port))))
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1530,21 +1497,7 @@ static int ixp4xx_eth_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	__raw_writel(DEFAULT_CORE_CNTRL, &port->regs->core_control);
 	udelay(50);
 
-	if (np) {
-		phydev = of_phy_get_and_connect(ndev, np, ixp4xx_adjust_link);
-	} else {
-		phydev = mdiobus_get_phy(mdio_bus, plat->phy);
-		if (!phydev) {
-			err = -ENODEV;
-			dev_err(dev, "could not connect phydev (%d)\n", err);
-			goto err_free_mem;
-		}
-		err = phy_connect_direct(ndev, phydev, ixp4xx_adjust_link,
-					 PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII);
-		if (err)
-			goto err_free_mem;
-
-	}
+	phydev = of_phy_get_and_connect(ndev, np, ixp4xx_adjust_link);
 	if (!phydev) {
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		dev_err(dev, "no phydev\n");
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/eth_ixp4xx.h b/include/linux/platform_data/eth_ixp4xx.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 114b0940729f..000000000000
--- a/include/linux/platform_data/eth_ixp4xx.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-#ifndef __PLATFORM_DATA_ETH_IXP4XX
-#define __PLATFORM_DATA_ETH_IXP4XX
-
-#include <linux/types.h>
-
-#define IXP4XX_ETH_NPEA		0x00
-#define IXP4XX_ETH_NPEB		0x10
-#define IXP4XX_ETH_NPEC		0x20
-
-/* Information about built-in Ethernet MAC interfaces */
-struct eth_plat_info {
-	u8 phy;		/* MII PHY ID, 0 - 31 */
-	u8 rxq;		/* configurable, currently 0 - 31 only */
-	u8 txreadyq;
-	u8 hwaddr[6];
-	u8 npe;		/* NPE instance used by this interface */
-	bool has_mdio;	/* If this instance has an MDIO bus */
-};
-
-#endif