diff --git a/board/spear/spear600/spear600.c b/board/spear/spear600/spear600.c
index fc0918f91d..858a9cae76 100644
--- a/board/spear/spear600/spear600.c
+++ b/board/spear/spear600/spear600.c
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_ETH_DESIGNWARE)
 	u32 interface = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII;
-#if defined(CONFIG_DW_AUTONEG)
-	interface = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII;
-#endif
 	if (designware_initialize(CONFIG_SPEAR_ETHBASE, interface) >= 0)
 		ret++;
 #endif
diff --git a/include/configs/axs101.h b/include/configs/axs101.h
index eeb2ae6353..ee2a9c0433 100644
--- a/include/configs/axs101.h
+++ b/include/configs/axs101.h
@@ -98,11 +98,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_MII
 #define CONFIG_PHY_GIGE
 
-/*
- * Ethernet configuration
- */
-#define CONFIG_DW_AUTONEG
-
 /*
  * Commands still not supported in Kconfig
  */
diff --git a/include/configs/sunxi-common.h b/include/configs/sunxi-common.h
index 46f7994222..921d912d96 100644
--- a/include/configs/sunxi-common.h
+++ b/include/configs/sunxi-common.h
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@ extern int soft_i2c_gpio_scl;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SUNXI_GMAC
-#define CONFIG_DW_AUTONEG
 #define CONFIG_PHY_GIGE			/* GMAC can use gigabit PHY	*/
 #define CONFIG_PHY_ADDR		1
 #define CONFIG_MII			/* MII PHY management		*/