diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/nxp-c45-tja11xx.c b/drivers/net/phy/nxp-c45-tja11xx.c
index 1b7d6941b0f3..029875a59ff8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/nxp-c45-tja11xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/nxp-c45-tja11xx.c
@@ -1337,6 +1337,17 @@ no_ptp_support:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void nxp_c45_remove(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	struct nxp_c45_phy *priv = phydev->priv;
+
+	if (priv->ptp_clock)
+		ptp_clock_unregister(priv->ptp_clock);
+
+	skb_queue_purge(&priv->tx_queue);
+	skb_queue_purge(&priv->rx_queue);
+}
+
 static struct phy_driver nxp_c45_driver[] = {
 	{
 		PHY_ID_MATCH_MODEL(PHY_ID_TJA_1103),
@@ -1359,6 +1370,7 @@ static struct phy_driver nxp_c45_driver[] = {
 		.set_loopback		= genphy_c45_loopback,
 		.get_sqi		= nxp_c45_get_sqi,
 		.get_sqi_max		= nxp_c45_get_sqi_max,
+		.remove			= nxp_c45_remove,
 	},
 };