diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc.h
index 8b14c029eda1..c38b4d0f00ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc.h
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ struct igc_adapter {
 	struct net_device *netdev;
 
 	struct ethtool_keee eee;
-	u16 eee_advert;
 
 	unsigned long state;
 	unsigned int flags;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c
index 0cd2bd695db1..ab17170fe7e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c
@@ -1636,10 +1636,6 @@ static int igc_ethtool_get_eee(struct net_device *netdev,
 	linkmode_set_bit(ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_100baseT_Full_BIT,
 			 edata->supported);
 
-	if (hw->dev_spec._base.eee_enable)
-		mii_eee_cap1_mod_linkmode_t(edata->advertised,
-					    adapter->eee_advert);
-
 	eeer = rd32(IGC_EEER);
 
 	/* EEE status on negotiated link */
@@ -1700,8 +1696,6 @@ static int igc_ethtool_set_eee(struct net_device *netdev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	adapter->eee_advert = linkmode_to_mii_eee_cap1_t(edata->advertised);
-
 	if (hw->dev_spec._base.eee_enable != edata->eee_enabled) {
 		hw->dev_spec._base.eee_enable = edata->eee_enabled;
 		adapter->flags |= IGC_FLAG_EEE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
index 7a7cbed237d3..cb5c7b09e8a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
@@ -4975,9 +4975,6 @@ void igc_up(struct igc_adapter *adapter)
 	/* start the watchdog. */
 	hw->mac.get_link_status = true;
 	schedule_work(&adapter->watchdog_task);
-
-	adapter->eee_advert = MDIO_EEE_100TX | MDIO_EEE_1000T |
-			      MDIO_EEE_2_5GT;
 }
 
 /**