diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/adi/bfin_mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/adi/bfin_mac.c
index afa6684..8ed4d340 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/adi/bfin_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/adi/bfin_mac.c
@@ -1692,9 +1692,6 @@
 	lp->vlan1_mask = ETH_P_8021Q | mii_bus_data->vlan1_mask;
 	lp->vlan2_mask = ETH_P_8021Q | mii_bus_data->vlan2_mask;
 
-	/* Fill in the fields of the device structure with ethernet values. */
-	ether_setup(ndev);
-
 	ndev->netdev_ops = &bfin_mac_netdev_ops;
 	ndev->ethtool_ops = &bfin_mac_ethtool_ops;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c
index 29b9f08..1fcd556 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c
@@ -878,8 +878,6 @@
 	emac_powerup(ndev);
 	emac_reset(db);
 
-	ether_setup(ndev);
-
 	ndev->netdev_ops = &emac_netdev_ops;
 	ndev->watchdog_timeo = msecs_to_jiffies(watchdog);
 	ndev->ethtool_ops = &emac_ethtool_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
index 7330681..fc2d555 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
@@ -1433,7 +1433,6 @@
 		goto err_free_netdev;
 
 	/* initialize netdev */
-	ether_setup(ndev);
 	ndev->mem_start = control_port->start;
 	ndev->mem_end = control_port->end;
 	ndev->netdev_ops = &altera_tse_netdev_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/at91_ether.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/at91_ether.c
index 4a79eda..4a24b9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/at91_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/at91_ether.c
@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@
 	if (res)
 		goto err_disable_clock;
 
-	ether_setup(dev);
 	dev->netdev_ops = &at91ether_netdev_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &macb_ethtool_ops;
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/calxeda/xgmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/calxeda/xgmac.c
index 25d6b2a..47bfea2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/calxeda/xgmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/calxeda/xgmac.c
@@ -1735,7 +1735,6 @@
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, &pdev->dev);
 	priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ndev);
-	ether_setup(ndev);
 	ndev->netdev_ops = &xgmac_netdev_ops;
 	ndev->ethtool_ops = &xgmac_ethtool_ops;
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->stats_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/davicom/dm9000.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/davicom/dm9000.c
index 70089c2..f3ba840 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/davicom/dm9000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/davicom/dm9000.c
@@ -1613,9 +1613,6 @@
 
 	/* from this point we assume that we have found a DM9000 */
 
-	/* driver system function */
-	ether_setup(ndev);
-
 	ndev->netdev_ops	= &dm9000_netdev_ops;
 	ndev->watchdog_timeo	= msecs_to_jiffies(watchdog);
 	ndev->ethtool_ops	= &dm9000_ethtool_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c
index f3658bd..0bc6c10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c
@@ -1222,8 +1222,6 @@
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	ether_setup(netdev);
-
 	/* setup the net_device structure */
 	netdev->netdev_ops = &ethoc_netdev_ops;
 	netdev->watchdog_timeo = ETHOC_TIMEOUT;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c
index fd4b6ae..2dad4d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c
@@ -633,7 +633,6 @@
 	int err;
 	bool random_mac = false;
 
-	ether_setup(dev);
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = 10 * HZ;
 	err = ltq_etop_hw_init(dev);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/moxa/moxart_ether.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/moxa/moxart_ether.c
index 2f12c88..bde1b70 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/moxa/moxart_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/moxa/moxart_ether.c
@@ -511,7 +511,6 @@
 		goto init_fail;
 	}
 
-	ether_setup(ndev);
 	ndev->netdev_ops = &moxart_netdev_ops;
 	netif_napi_add(ndev, &priv->napi, moxart_rx_poll, RX_DESC_NUM);
 	ndev->priv_flags |= IFF_UNICAST_FLT;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netx-eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netx-eth.c
index 31eb911..8176c8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netx-eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netx-eth.c
@@ -315,8 +315,6 @@
 	unsigned int mac4321, mac65;
 	int running, i;
 
-	ether_setup(ndev);
-
 	ndev->netdev_ops = &netx_eth_netdev_ops;
 	ndev->watchdog_timeo = msecs_to_jiffies(5000);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/nuvoton/w90p910_ether.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/nuvoton/w90p910_ether.c
index 79645f7..379b7fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/nuvoton/w90p910_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/nuvoton/w90p910_ether.c
@@ -943,7 +943,6 @@
 {
 	struct w90p910_ether *ether = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	ether_setup(dev);
 	dev->netdev_ops = &w90p910_ether_netdev_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &w90p910_ether_ethtool_ops;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/nxp/lpc_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/nxp/lpc_eth.c
index a44a03c..66fd868 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/nxp/lpc_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/nxp/lpc_eth.c
@@ -1377,9 +1377,6 @@
 		goto err_out_iounmap;
 	}
 
-	/* Fill in the fields of the device structure with ethernet values. */
-	ether_setup(ndev);
-
 	/* Setup driver functions */
 	ndev->netdev_ops = &lpc_netdev_ops;
 	ndev->ethtool_ops = &lpc_eth_ethtool_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
index 74eb520..2c811f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
@@ -810,8 +810,6 @@
 {
 	struct qcaspi *qca = NULL;
 
-	ether_setup(dev);
-
 	dev->netdev_ops = &qcaspi_netdev_ops;
 	qcaspi_set_ethtool_ops(dev);
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = QCASPI_TX_TIMEOUT;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc911x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc911x.c
index 9778cba..e88df9c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc911x.c
@@ -1927,9 +1927,6 @@
 	}
 	dev->irq = irq_canonicalize(dev->irq);
 
-	/* Fill in the fields of the device structure with ethernet values. */
-	ether_setup(dev);
-
 	dev->netdev_ops = &smc911x_netdev_ops;
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = msecs_to_jiffies(watchdog);
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &smc911x_ethtool_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c
index bcaa41a..5e94d00 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c
@@ -1967,9 +1967,6 @@
 	}
 	dev->irq = irq_canonicalize(dev->irq);
 
-	/* Fill in the fields of the device structure with ethernet values. */
-	ether_setup(dev);
-
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = msecs_to_jiffies(watchdog);
 	dev->netdev_ops = &smc_netdev_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &smc_ethtool_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
index 5e13fa5..affb29d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
@@ -2255,7 +2255,6 @@
 	if (smsc911x_soft_reset(pdata))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	ether_setup(dev);
 	dev->flags |= IFF_MULTICAST;
 	netif_napi_add(dev, &pdata->napi, smsc911x_poll, SMSC_NAPI_WEIGHT);
 	dev->netdev_ops = &smsc911x_netdev_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 9979f67..6f77a46 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -2765,8 +2765,6 @@
 	priv->device = device;
 	priv->dev = ndev;
 
-	ether_setup(ndev);
-
 	stmmac_set_ethtool_ops(ndev);
 	priv->pause = pause;
 	priv->plat = plat_dat;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.c
index 104d46f..0f56b1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.c
@@ -708,7 +708,6 @@
 	priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	priv->ndev = ndev;
 
-	ether_setup(ndev);
 	ndev->netdev_ops = &w5100_netdev_ops;
 	ndev->ethtool_ops = &w5100_ethtool_ops;
 	ndev->watchdog_timeo = HZ;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5300.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5300.c
index 1f33c4c..f961f14 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5300.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5300.c
@@ -620,7 +620,6 @@
 	priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	priv->ndev = ndev;
 
-	ether_setup(ndev);
 	ndev->netdev_ops = &w5300_netdev_ops;
 	ndev->ethtool_ops = &w5300_ethtool_ops;
 	ndev->watchdog_timeo = HZ;