diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-octeon.c b/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-octeon.c
index 8ce99c4888e1..e096e68ac667 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-octeon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-octeon.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ static int octeon_mdiobus_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	return 0;
 fail_register:
-	mdiobus_free(bus->mii_bus);
 	smi_en.u64 = 0;
 	oct_mdio_writeq(smi_en.u64, bus->register_base + SMI_EN);
 	return err;
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ static int octeon_mdiobus_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	bus = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	mdiobus_unregister(bus->mii_bus);
-	mdiobus_free(bus->mii_bus);
 	smi_en.u64 = 0;
 	oct_mdio_writeq(smi_en.u64, bus->register_base + SMI_EN);
 	return 0;