diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
index 1a5aca55ea9f1764e59624ddf0703c4f1d2ecb5a..c0bc4b9658fe7fb85b51c213e8d41f621ae26891 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
@@ -2040,7 +2040,6 @@ static int netcp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct device_node *child, *interfaces;
 	struct netcp_device *netcp_device;
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
-	struct netcp_module *module;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!node) {
@@ -2087,14 +2086,6 @@ static int netcp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* Add the device instance to the list */
 	list_add_tail(&netcp_device->device_list, &netcp_devices);
 
-	/* Probe & attach any modules already registered */
-	mutex_lock(&netcp_modules_lock);
-	for_each_netcp_module(module) {
-		ret = netcp_module_probe(netcp_device, module);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			dev_err(dev, "module(%s) probe failed\n", module->name);
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&netcp_modules_lock);
 	return 0;
 
 probe_quit_interface: