diff --git a/drivers/net/r8169.c b/drivers/net/r8169.c
index 2b4e975770f3..4b7cb389dc49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -1915,92 +1915,6 @@ static void rtl_disable_msi(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	}
 }
 
-static int rtl_eeprom_read(struct pci_dev *pdev, int cap, int addr, __le32 *val)
-{
-	int ret, count = 100;
-	u16 status = 0;
-	u32 value;
-
-	ret = pci_write_config_word(pdev, cap + PCI_VPD_ADDR, addr);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	do {
-		udelay(10);
-		ret = pci_read_config_word(pdev, cap + PCI_VPD_ADDR, &status);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
-	} while (!(status & PCI_VPD_ADDR_F) && --count);
-
-	if (!(status & PCI_VPD_ADDR_F))
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
-
-	ret = pci_read_config_dword(pdev, cap + PCI_VPD_DATA, &value);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	*val = cpu_to_le32(value);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void rtl_init_mac_address(struct rtl8169_private *tp,
-				 void __iomem *ioaddr)
-{
-	struct pci_dev *pdev = tp->pci_dev;
-	int vpd_cap;
-	__le32 sig;
-	u8 mac[8];
-	u8 cfg1;
-
-	cfg1 = RTL_R8(Config1);
-	if (!(cfg1  & VPD)) {
-		if (netif_msg_probe(tp))
-			dev_info(&pdev->dev, "VPD access disabled, enabling\n");
-		RTL_W8(Cfg9346, Cfg9346_Unlock);
-		RTL_W8(Config1, cfg1 | VPD);
-		RTL_W8(Cfg9346, Cfg9346_Lock);
-	}
-
-	vpd_cap = pci_find_capability(pdev, PCI_CAP_ID_VPD);
-	if (!vpd_cap)
-		return;
-
-	if (rtl_eeprom_read(pdev, vpd_cap, RTL_EEPROM_SIG_ADDR, &sig) < 0)
-		return;
-
-	if ((sig & RTL_EEPROM_SIG_MASK) != RTL_EEPROM_SIG) {
-		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Missing EEPROM signature: %08x\n", sig);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * MAC address is stored in EEPROM at offset 0x0e
-	 * Realtek says: "The VPD address does not have to be a DWORD-aligned
-	 * address as defined in the PCI 2.2 Specifications, but the VPD data
-	 * is always consecutive 4-byte data starting from the VPD address
-	 * specified."
-	 */
-	if (rtl_eeprom_read(pdev, vpd_cap, 0x000e, (__le32*)&mac[0]) < 0 ||
-	    rtl_eeprom_read(pdev, vpd_cap, 0x0012, (__le32*)&mac[4]) < 0) {
-		if (netif_msg_probe(tp)) {
-			dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
-				 "reading MAC address from EEPROM failed\n");
-		}
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (netif_msg_probe(tp)) {
-		DECLARE_MAC_BUF(buf);
-
-		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "MAC address found in EEPROM: %s\n",
-			 print_mac(buf, mac));
-	}
-
-	if (is_valid_ether_addr(mac))
-		rtl_rar_set(tp, mac);
-}
-
 static int __devinit
 rtl8169_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 {
@@ -2178,8 +2092,6 @@ rtl8169_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	tp->mmio_addr = ioaddr;
 
-	rtl_init_mac_address(tp, ioaddr);
-
 	/* Get MAC address */
 	for (i = 0; i < MAC_ADDR_LEN; i++)
 		dev->dev_addr[i] = RTL_R8(MAC0 + i);