diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa2.c b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
index 8278385dcd21..cffc19e972a1 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa2.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
@@ -308,10 +308,6 @@ static int dsa_ds_apply(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst, struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
-	err = ds->ops->set_addr(ds, dst->master_netdev->dev_addr);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-
 	if (!ds->slave_mii_bus && ds->ops->phy_read) {
 		ds->slave_mii_bus = devm_mdiobus_alloc(ds->dev);
 		if (!ds->slave_mii_bus)