diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index 660429e..5ccdf22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -171,23 +171,6 @@
 	return mlxsw_reg_write(mlxsw_sp->core, MLXSW_REG(paos), paos_pl);
 }
 
-static int mlxsw_sp_port_oper_status_get(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
-					 bool *p_is_up)
-{
-	struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp = mlxsw_sp_port->mlxsw_sp;
-	char paos_pl[MLXSW_REG_PAOS_LEN];
-	u8 oper_status;
-	int err;
-
-	mlxsw_reg_paos_pack(paos_pl, mlxsw_sp_port->local_port, 0);
-	err = mlxsw_reg_query(mlxsw_sp->core, MLXSW_REG(paos), paos_pl);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-	oper_status = mlxsw_reg_paos_oper_status_get(paos_pl);
-	*p_is_up = oper_status == MLXSW_PORT_ADMIN_STATUS_UP ? true : false;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int mlxsw_sp_port_dev_addr_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
 				      unsigned char *addr)
 {
@@ -1493,7 +1476,6 @@
 	u32 eth_proto_new;
 	u32 eth_proto_cap;
 	u32 eth_proto_admin;
-	bool is_up;
 	int err;
 
 	speed = ethtool_cmd_speed(cmd);
@@ -1525,12 +1507,7 @@
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	err = mlxsw_sp_port_oper_status_get(mlxsw_sp_port, &is_up);
-	if (err) {
-		netdev_err(dev, "Failed to get oper status");
-		return err;
-	}
-	if (!is_up)
+	if (!netif_running(dev))
 		return 0;
 
 	err = mlxsw_sp_port_admin_status_set(mlxsw_sp_port, false);