diff --git a/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw-ethtool.c b/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw-ethtool.c
index 95e9f1096999..12e33a3a1bf1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw-ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw-ethtool.c
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ ethsw_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *netdev,
 	struct dpsw_link_cfg cfg = {0};
 	int err = 0;
 
-	netdev_dbg(netdev, "Setting link parameters...");
-
 	/* Due to a temporary MC limitation, the DPSW port must be down
 	 * in order to be able to change link settings. Taking steps to let
 	 * the user know that.
@@ -116,11 +114,6 @@ ethsw_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *netdev,
 				   port_priv->ethsw_data->dpsw_handle,
 				   port_priv->idx,
 				   &cfg);
-	if (err)
-		/* ethtool will be loud enough if we return an error; no point
-		 * in putting our own error message on the console by default
-		 */
-		netdev_dbg(netdev, "ERROR %d setting link cfg", err);
 
 	return err;
 }