diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da830-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da830-evm.c
index 212d970..76e9a9b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da830-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da830-evm.c
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
 #include <mach/da8xx.h>
 #include <mach/usb.h>
 
-#define DA830_EVM_PHY_MASK		0x0
-#define DA830_EVM_MDIO_FREQUENCY	2200000	/* PHY bus frequency */
-
 /*
  * USB1 VBUS is controlled by GPIO1[15], over-current is reported on GPIO2[4].
  */
@@ -516,8 +513,6 @@ static __init void da830_evm_init(void)
 
 	da830_evm_usb_init();
 
-	soc_info->emac_pdata->phy_mask = DA830_EVM_PHY_MASK;
-	soc_info->emac_pdata->mdio_max_freq = DA830_EVM_MDIO_FREQUENCY;
 	soc_info->emac_pdata->rmii_en = 1;
 
 	ret = davinci_cfg_reg_list(da830_cpgmac_pins);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
index abd0493..53dce72 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@
 #include <mach/nand.h>
 #include <mach/mux.h>
 
-#define DA850_EVM_PHY_MASK		0x1
-#define DA850_EVM_MDIO_FREQUENCY	2200000 /* PHY bus frequency */
-
 #define DA850_LCD_PWR_PIN		GPIO_TO_PIN(2, 8)
 #define DA850_LCD_BL_PIN		GPIO_TO_PIN(2, 15)
 
@@ -600,9 +597,6 @@ static int __init da850_evm_config_emac(void)
 	/* Enable/Disable MII MDIO clock */
 	gpio_direction_output(DA850_MII_MDIO_CLKEN_PIN, rmii_en);
 
-	soc_info->emac_pdata->phy_mask = DA850_EVM_PHY_MASK;
-	soc_info->emac_pdata->mdio_max_freq = DA850_EVM_MDIO_FREQUENCY;
-
 	ret = da8xx_register_emac();
 	if (ret)
 		pr_warning("da850_evm_init: emac registration failed: %d\n",
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm365-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm365-evm.c
index 98814e6..e2a5e20 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm365-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm365-evm.c
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ static inline int have_tvp7002(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#define DM365_EVM_PHY_MASK		(0x2)
-#define DM365_EVM_MDIO_FREQUENCY	(2200000) /* PHY bus frequency */
-
 /*
  * A MAX-II CPLD is used for various board control functions.
  */
@@ -525,16 +522,12 @@ fail:
 		/* externally mux MMC1/ENET/AIC33 to imager */
 		mux |= BIT(6) | BIT(5) | BIT(3);
 	} else {
-		struct davinci_soc_info *soc_info = &davinci_soc_info;
-
 		/* we can use MMC1 ... */
 		dm365evm_mmc_configure();
 		davinci_setup_mmc(1, &dm365evm_mmc_config);
 
 		/* ... and ENET ... */
 		dm365evm_emac_configure();
-		soc_info->emac_pdata->phy_mask = DM365_EVM_PHY_MASK;
-		soc_info->emac_pdata->mdio_max_freq = DM365_EVM_MDIO_FREQUENCY;
 		resets &= ~BIT(3);
 
 		/* ... and AIC33 */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm644x-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm644x-evm.c
index 34c8b41..9e8193e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm644x-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm644x-evm.c
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@
 #include <mach/mmc.h>
 #include <mach/usb.h>
 
-#define DM644X_EVM_PHY_MASK		(0x2)
-#define DM644X_EVM_MDIO_FREQUENCY	(2200000) /* PHY bus frequency */
-
 #define LXT971_PHY_ID	(0x001378e2)
 #define LXT971_PHY_MASK	(0xfffffff0)
 
@@ -660,7 +657,6 @@ static int davinci_phy_fixup(struct phy_device *phydev)
 static __init void davinci_evm_init(void)
 {
 	struct clk *aemif_clk;
-	struct davinci_soc_info *soc_info = &davinci_soc_info;
 
 	aemif_clk = clk_get(NULL, "aemif");
 	clk_enable(aemif_clk);
@@ -695,9 +691,6 @@ static __init void davinci_evm_init(void)
 	davinci_serial_init(&uart_config);
 	dm644x_init_asp(&dm644x_evm_snd_data);
 
-	soc_info->emac_pdata->phy_mask = DM644X_EVM_PHY_MASK;
-	soc_info->emac_pdata->mdio_max_freq = DM644X_EVM_MDIO_FREQUENCY;
-
 	/* Register the fixup for PHY on DaVinci */
 	phy_register_fixup_for_uid(LXT971_PHY_ID, LXT971_PHY_MASK,
 					davinci_phy_fixup);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm646x-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm646x-evm.c
index 6d88893..a3ce716 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm646x-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm646x-evm.c
@@ -718,13 +718,8 @@ static struct davinci_uart_config uart_config __initdata = {
 	.enabled_uarts = (1 << 0),
 };
 
-#define DM646X_EVM_PHY_MASK		(0x2)
-#define DM646X_EVM_MDIO_FREQUENCY	(2200000) /* PHY bus frequency */
-
 static __init void evm_init(void)
 {
-	struct davinci_soc_info *soc_info = &davinci_soc_info;
-
 	evm_init_i2c();
 	davinci_serial_init(&uart_config);
 	dm646x_init_mcasp0(&dm646x_evm_snd_data[0]);
@@ -734,9 +729,6 @@ static __init void evm_init(void)
 
 	if (HAS_ATA)
 		davinci_init_ide();
-
-	soc_info->emac_pdata->phy_mask = DM646X_EVM_PHY_MASK;
-	soc_info->emac_pdata->mdio_max_freq = DM646X_EVM_MDIO_FREQUENCY;
 }
 
 #define DM646X_EVM_REF_FREQ		27000000
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-neuros-osd2.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-neuros-osd2.c
index 4c30e92..4b32f0a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-neuros-osd2.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-neuros-osd2.c
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@
 #include <mach/mmc.h>
 #include <mach/usb.h>
 
-#define NEUROS_OSD2_PHY_MASK		0x2
-#define NEUROS_OSD2_MDIO_FREQUENCY	2200000 /* PHY bus frequency */
-
 #define LXT971_PHY_ID			0x001378e2
 #define LXT971_PHY_MASK			0xfffffff0
 
@@ -218,7 +215,6 @@ static struct davinci_mmc_config davinci_ntosd2_mmc_config = {
 static __init void davinci_ntosd2_init(void)
 {
 	struct clk *aemif_clk;
-	struct davinci_soc_info *soc_info = &davinci_soc_info;
 	int	status;
 
 	aemif_clk = clk_get(NULL, "aemif");
@@ -252,9 +248,6 @@ static __init void davinci_ntosd2_init(void)
 	davinci_serial_init(&uart_config);
 	dm644x_init_asp(&dm644x_ntosd2_snd_data);
 
-	soc_info->emac_pdata->phy_mask = NEUROS_OSD2_PHY_MASK;
-	soc_info->emac_pdata->mdio_max_freq = NEUROS_OSD2_MDIO_FREQUENCY;
-
 	davinci_setup_usb(1000, 8);
 	/*
 	 * Mux the pins to be GPIOs, VLYNQEN is already done at startup.
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-sffsdr.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-sffsdr.c
index 23e664a..b372d7f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-sffsdr.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-sffsdr.c
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
 #include <mach/mux.h>
 #include <mach/usb.h>
 
-#define SFFSDR_PHY_MASK		(0x2)
-#define SFFSDR_MDIO_FREQUENCY	(2200000) /* PHY bus frequency */
-
 static struct mtd_partition davinci_sffsdr_nandflash_partition[] = {
 	/* U-Boot Environment: Block 0
 	 * UBL:                Block 1
@@ -137,14 +134,10 @@ static void __init davinci_sffsdr_map_io(void)
 
 static __init void davinci_sffsdr_init(void)
 {
-	struct davinci_soc_info *soc_info = &davinci_soc_info;
-
 	platform_add_devices(davinci_sffsdr_devices,
 			     ARRAY_SIZE(davinci_sffsdr_devices));
 	sffsdr_init_i2c();
 	davinci_serial_init(&uart_config);
-	soc_info->emac_pdata->phy_mask = SFFSDR_PHY_MASK;
-	soc_info->emac_pdata->mdio_max_freq = SFFSDR_MDIO_FREQUENCY;
 	davinci_setup_usb(0, 0); /* We support only peripheral mode. */
 
 	/* mux VLYNQ pins */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c
index 0a1e7d4..ebd5518 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #define DA8XX_EMAC_CTRL_REG_OFFSET	0x3000
 #define DA8XX_EMAC_MOD_REG_OFFSET	0x2000
 #define DA8XX_EMAC_RAM_OFFSET		0x0000
-#define DA8XX_MDIO_REG_OFFSET		0x4000
 #define DA8XX_EMAC_CTRL_RAM_SIZE	SZ_8K
 
 void __iomem *da8xx_syscfg0_base;
@@ -341,7 +340,7 @@ int __init da8xx_register_watchdog(void)
 static struct resource da8xx_emac_resources[] = {
 	{
 		.start	= DA8XX_EMAC_CPPI_PORT_BASE,
-		.end	= DA8XX_EMAC_CPPI_PORT_BASE + 0x5000 - 1,
+		.end	= DA8XX_EMAC_CPPI_PORT_BASE + SZ_16K - 1,
 		.flags	= IORESOURCE_MEM,
 	},
 	{
@@ -370,7 +369,6 @@ struct emac_platform_data da8xx_emac_pdata = {
 	.ctrl_reg_offset	= DA8XX_EMAC_CTRL_REG_OFFSET,
 	.ctrl_mod_reg_offset	= DA8XX_EMAC_MOD_REG_OFFSET,
 	.ctrl_ram_offset	= DA8XX_EMAC_RAM_OFFSET,
-	.mdio_reg_offset	= DA8XX_MDIO_REG_OFFSET,
 	.ctrl_ram_size		= DA8XX_EMAC_CTRL_RAM_SIZE,
 	.version		= EMAC_VERSION_2,
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c
index 685116f..578111c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c
@@ -682,7 +682,6 @@ static struct emac_platform_data dm365_emac_pdata = {
 	.ctrl_reg_offset	= DM365_EMAC_CNTRL_OFFSET,
 	.ctrl_mod_reg_offset	= DM365_EMAC_CNTRL_MOD_OFFSET,
 	.ctrl_ram_offset	= DM365_EMAC_CNTRL_RAM_OFFSET,
-	.mdio_reg_offset	= DM365_EMAC_MDIO_OFFSET,
 	.ctrl_ram_size		= DM365_EMAC_CNTRL_RAM_SIZE,
 	.version		= EMAC_VERSION_2,
 };
@@ -690,7 +689,7 @@ static struct emac_platform_data dm365_emac_pdata = {
 static struct resource dm365_emac_resources[] = {
 	{
 		.start	= DM365_EMAC_BASE,
-		.end	= DM365_EMAC_BASE + 0x47ff,
+		.end	= DM365_EMAC_BASE + SZ_16K - 1,
 		.flags	= IORESOURCE_MEM,
 	},
 	{
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c
index 8d08047..6720d20 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ static struct emac_platform_data dm644x_emac_pdata = {
 	.ctrl_reg_offset	= DM644X_EMAC_CNTRL_OFFSET,
 	.ctrl_mod_reg_offset	= DM644X_EMAC_CNTRL_MOD_OFFSET,
 	.ctrl_ram_offset	= DM644X_EMAC_CNTRL_RAM_OFFSET,
-	.mdio_reg_offset	= DM644X_EMAC_MDIO_OFFSET,
 	.ctrl_ram_size		= DM644X_EMAC_CNTRL_RAM_SIZE,
 	.version		= EMAC_VERSION_1,
 };
@@ -331,7 +330,7 @@ static struct emac_platform_data dm644x_emac_pdata = {
 static struct resource dm644x_emac_resources[] = {
 	{
 		.start	= DM644X_EMAC_BASE,
-		.end	= DM644X_EMAC_BASE + 0x47ff,
+		.end	= DM644X_EMAC_BASE + SZ_16K - 1,
 		.flags	= IORESOURCE_MEM,
 	},
 	{
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c
index ecf0ba8..b42c1f0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ static struct emac_platform_data dm646x_emac_pdata = {
 	.ctrl_reg_offset	= DM646X_EMAC_CNTRL_OFFSET,
 	.ctrl_mod_reg_offset	= DM646X_EMAC_CNTRL_MOD_OFFSET,
 	.ctrl_ram_offset	= DM646X_EMAC_CNTRL_RAM_OFFSET,
-	.mdio_reg_offset	= DM646X_EMAC_MDIO_OFFSET,
 	.ctrl_ram_size		= DM646X_EMAC_CNTRL_RAM_SIZE,
 	.version		= EMAC_VERSION_2,
 };
@@ -367,7 +366,7 @@ static struct emac_platform_data dm646x_emac_pdata = {
 static struct resource dm646x_emac_resources[] = {
 	{
 		.start	= DM646X_EMAC_BASE,
-		.end	= DM646X_EMAC_BASE + 0x47ff,
+		.end	= DM646X_EMAC_BASE + SZ_16K - 1,
 		.flags	= IORESOURCE_MEM,
 	},
 	{
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/dm365.h b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/dm365.h
index dbb5052..2563bf4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/dm365.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/dm365.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #define DM365_EMAC_CNTRL_OFFSET		(0x0000)
 #define DM365_EMAC_CNTRL_MOD_OFFSET	(0x3000)
 #define DM365_EMAC_CNTRL_RAM_OFFSET	(0x1000)
-#define DM365_EMAC_MDIO_OFFSET		(0x4000)
 #define DM365_EMAC_CNTRL_RAM_SIZE	(0x2000)
 
 /* Base of key scan register bank */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/dm644x.h b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/dm644x.h
index 5159117..5a1b26d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/dm644x.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/dm644x.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #define DM644X_EMAC_CNTRL_OFFSET	(0x0000)
 #define DM644X_EMAC_CNTRL_MOD_OFFSET	(0x1000)
 #define DM644X_EMAC_CNTRL_RAM_OFFSET	(0x2000)
-#define DM644X_EMAC_MDIO_OFFSET		(0x4000)
 #define DM644X_EMAC_CNTRL_RAM_SIZE	(0x2000)
 
 #define DM644X_ASYNC_EMIF_CONTROL_BASE	0x01E00000
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/dm646x.h b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/dm646x.h
index fc2bdd0..38e54c6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/dm646x.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/dm646x.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #define DM646X_EMAC_CNTRL_OFFSET	(0x0000)
 #define DM646X_EMAC_CNTRL_MOD_OFFSET	(0x1000)
 #define DM646X_EMAC_CNTRL_RAM_OFFSET	(0x2000)
-#define DM646X_EMAC_MDIO_OFFSET		(0x4000)
 #define DM646X_EMAC_CNTRL_RAM_SIZE	(0x2000)
 
 #define DM646X_ASYNC_EMIF_CONTROL_BASE	0x20008000
diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index 2f27aeb..9bee1e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -933,6 +933,7 @@ config NET_NETX
 config TI_DAVINCI_EMAC
 	tristate "TI DaVinci EMAC Support"
 	depends on ARM && ( ARCH_DAVINCI || ARCH_OMAP3 )
+	select TI_DAVINCI_MDIO
 	select PHYLIB
 	help
 	  This driver supports TI's DaVinci Ethernet .
diff --git a/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c b/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c
index 2b8edd2..c311b60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c
@@ -479,9 +479,7 @@ struct emac_priv {
 	struct timer_list periodic_timer;
 	u32 periodic_ticks;
 	u32 timer_active;
-	u32 phy_mask;
-	/* mii_bus,phy members */
-	struct mii_bus *mii_bus;
+	const char *phy_id;
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	/*platform specific members*/
@@ -492,7 +490,6 @@ struct emac_priv {
 /* clock frequency for EMAC */
 static struct clk *emac_clk;
 static unsigned long emac_bus_frequency;
-static unsigned long mdio_max_freq;
 
 #define emac_virt_to_phys(addr, priv) \
 	(((u32 __force)(addr) - (u32 __force)(priv->emac_ctrl_ram)) \
@@ -530,9 +527,6 @@ static char *emac_rxhost_errcodes[16] = {
 #define emac_ctrl_read(reg)	  ioread32((priv->ctrl_base + (reg)))
 #define emac_ctrl_write(reg, val) iowrite32(val, (priv->ctrl_base + (reg)))
 
-#define emac_mdio_read(reg)	  ioread32(bus->priv + (reg))
-#define emac_mdio_write(reg, val) iowrite32(val, (bus->priv + (reg)))
-
 /**
  * emac_dump_regs: Dump important EMAC registers to debug terminal
  * @priv: The DaVinci EMAC private adapter structure
@@ -666,7 +660,7 @@ static int emac_get_settings(struct net_device *ndev,
 			     struct ethtool_cmd *ecmd)
 {
 	struct emac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	if (priv->phy_mask)
+	if (priv->phydev)
 		return phy_ethtool_gset(priv->phydev, ecmd);
 	else
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -684,7 +678,7 @@ static int emac_get_settings(struct net_device *ndev,
 static int emac_set_settings(struct net_device *ndev, struct ethtool_cmd *ecmd)
 {
 	struct emac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	if (priv->phy_mask)
+	if (priv->phydev)
 		return phy_ethtool_sset(priv->phydev, ecmd);
 	else
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -722,7 +716,7 @@ static void emac_update_phystatus(struct emac_priv *priv)
 	mac_control = emac_read(EMAC_MACCONTROL);
 	cur_duplex = (mac_control & EMAC_MACCONTROL_FULLDUPLEXEN) ?
 			DUPLEX_FULL : DUPLEX_HALF;
-	if (priv->phy_mask)
+	if (priv->phydev)
 		new_duplex = priv->phydev->duplex;
 	else
 		new_duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
@@ -2233,79 +2227,6 @@ void emac_poll_controller(struct net_device *ndev)
 }
 #endif
 
-/* PHY/MII bus related */
-
-/* Wait until mdio is ready for next command */
-#define MDIO_WAIT_FOR_USER_ACCESS\
-		while ((emac_mdio_read((MDIO_USERACCESS(0))) &\
-			MDIO_USERACCESS_GO) != 0)
-
-static int emac_mii_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id, int phy_reg)
-{
-	unsigned int phy_data = 0;
-	unsigned int phy_control;
-
-	/* Wait until mdio is ready for next command */
-	MDIO_WAIT_FOR_USER_ACCESS;
-
-	phy_control = (MDIO_USERACCESS_GO |
-		       MDIO_USERACCESS_READ |
-		       ((phy_reg << 21) & MDIO_USERACCESS_REGADR) |
-		       ((phy_id << 16) & MDIO_USERACCESS_PHYADR) |
-		       (phy_data & MDIO_USERACCESS_DATA));
-	emac_mdio_write(MDIO_USERACCESS(0), phy_control);
-
-	/* Wait until mdio is ready for next command */
-	MDIO_WAIT_FOR_USER_ACCESS;
-
-	return emac_mdio_read(MDIO_USERACCESS(0)) & MDIO_USERACCESS_DATA;
-
-}
-
-static int emac_mii_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id,
-			  int phy_reg, u16 phy_data)
-{
-
-	unsigned int control;
-
-	/*  until mdio is ready for next command */
-	MDIO_WAIT_FOR_USER_ACCESS;
-
-	control = (MDIO_USERACCESS_GO |
-		   MDIO_USERACCESS_WRITE |
-		   ((phy_reg << 21) & MDIO_USERACCESS_REGADR) |
-		   ((phy_id << 16) & MDIO_USERACCESS_PHYADR) |
-		   (phy_data & MDIO_USERACCESS_DATA));
-	emac_mdio_write(MDIO_USERACCESS(0), control);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int emac_mii_reset(struct mii_bus *bus)
-{
-	unsigned int clk_div;
-	int mdio_bus_freq = emac_bus_frequency;
-
-	if (mdio_max_freq && mdio_bus_freq)
-		clk_div = ((mdio_bus_freq / mdio_max_freq) - 1);
-	else
-		clk_div = 0xFF;
-
-	clk_div &= MDIO_CONTROL_CLKDIV;
-
-	/* Set enable and clock divider in MDIOControl */
-	emac_mdio_write(MDIO_CONTROL, (clk_div | MDIO_CONTROL_ENABLE));
-
-	return 0;
-
-}
-
-static int mii_irqs[PHY_MAX_ADDR] = { PHY_POLL, PHY_POLL };
-
-/* emac_driver: EMAC MII bus structure */
-
-static struct mii_bus *emac_mii;
-
 static void emac_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct emac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
@@ -2370,6 +2291,11 @@ static int emac_devioctl(struct net_device *ndev, struct ifreq *ifrq, int cmd)
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 
+static int match_first_device(struct device *dev, void *data)
+{
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /**
  * emac_dev_open: EMAC device open
  * @ndev: The DaVinci EMAC network adapter
@@ -2384,7 +2310,6 @@ static int emac_dev_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct device *emac_dev = &ndev->dev;
 	u32 rc, cnt, ch;
-	int phy_addr;
 	struct resource *res;
 	int q, m;
 	int i = 0;
@@ -2437,28 +2362,27 @@ static int emac_dev_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 	/* Start/Enable EMAC hardware */
 	emac_hw_enable(priv);
 
-	/* find the first phy */
 	priv->phydev = NULL;
-	if (priv->phy_mask) {
-		emac_mii_reset(priv->mii_bus);
-		for (phy_addr = 0; phy_addr < PHY_MAX_ADDR; phy_addr++) {
-			if (priv->mii_bus->phy_map[phy_addr]) {
-				priv->phydev = priv->mii_bus->phy_map[phy_addr];
-				break;
-			}
-		}
 
-		if (!priv->phydev) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: no PHY found\n", ndev->name);
-			return -1;
-		}
+	/* use the first phy on the bus if pdata did not give us a phy id */
+	if (!priv->phy_id) {
+		struct device *phy;
 
-		priv->phydev = phy_connect(ndev, dev_name(&priv->phydev->dev),
-				&emac_adjust_link, 0, PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII);
+		phy = bus_find_device(&mdio_bus_type, NULL, NULL,
+				      match_first_device);
+		if (phy)
+			priv->phy_id = dev_name(phy);
+	}
+
+	if (priv->phy_id) {
+		priv->phydev = phy_connect(ndev, priv->phy_id,
+					   &emac_adjust_link, 0,
+					   PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII);
 
 		if (IS_ERR(priv->phydev)) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Could not attach to PHY\n",
-								ndev->name);
+			dev_err(emac_dev, "could not connect to phy %s\n",
+				priv->phy_id);
+			priv->phydev = NULL;
 			return PTR_ERR(priv->phydev);
 		}
 
@@ -2470,7 +2394,7 @@ static int emac_dev_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 			"(mii_bus:phy_addr=%s, id=%x)\n", ndev->name,
 			priv->phydev->drv->name, dev_name(&priv->phydev->dev),
 			priv->phydev->phy_id);
-	} else{
+	} else {
 		/* No PHY , fix the link, speed and duplex settings */
 		priv->link = 1;
 		priv->speed = SPEED_100;
@@ -2484,7 +2408,7 @@ static int emac_dev_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 	if (netif_msg_drv(priv))
 		dev_notice(emac_dev, "DaVinci EMAC: Opened %s\n", ndev->name);
 
-	if (priv->phy_mask)
+	if (priv->phydev)
 		phy_start(priv->phydev);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2671,7 +2595,7 @@ static int __devinit davinci_emac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* MAC addr and PHY mask , RMII enable info from platform_data */
 	memcpy(priv->mac_addr, pdata->mac_addr, 6);
-	priv->phy_mask = pdata->phy_mask;
+	priv->phy_id = pdata->phy_id;
 	priv->rmii_en = pdata->rmii_en;
 	priv->version = pdata->version;
 	priv->int_enable = pdata->interrupt_enable;
@@ -2745,32 +2669,6 @@ static int __devinit davinci_emac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 
-	/* MII/Phy intialisation, mdio bus registration */
-	emac_mii = mdiobus_alloc();
-	if (emac_mii == NULL) {
-		dev_err(emac_dev, "DaVinci EMAC: Error allocating mii_bus\n");
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		goto mdio_alloc_err;
-	}
-
-	priv->mii_bus = emac_mii;
-	emac_mii->name  = "emac-mii",
-	emac_mii->read  = emac_mii_read,
-	emac_mii->write = emac_mii_write,
-	emac_mii->reset = emac_mii_reset,
-	emac_mii->irq   = mii_irqs,
-	emac_mii->phy_mask = ~(priv->phy_mask);
-	emac_mii->parent = &pdev->dev;
-	emac_mii->priv = priv->remap_addr + pdata->mdio_reg_offset;
-	snprintf(priv->mii_bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "%x", priv->pdev->id);
-	mdio_max_freq = pdata->mdio_max_freq;
-	emac_mii->reset(emac_mii);
-
-	/* Register the MII bus */
-	rc = mdiobus_register(emac_mii);
-	if (rc)
-		goto mdiobus_quit;
-
 	if (netif_msg_probe(priv)) {
 		dev_notice(emac_dev, "DaVinci EMAC Probe found device "\
 			   "(regs: %p, irq: %d)\n",
@@ -2778,11 +2676,7 @@ static int __devinit davinci_emac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 	return 0;
 
-mdiobus_quit:
-	mdiobus_free(emac_mii);
-
 netdev_reg_err:
-mdio_alloc_err:
 	clk_disable(emac_clk);
 no_irq_res:
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
@@ -2812,8 +2706,6 @@ static int __devexit davinci_emac_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	mdiobus_unregister(priv->mii_bus);
-	mdiobus_free(priv->mii_bus);
 
 	release_mem_region(res->start, res->end - res->start + 1);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/davinci_emac.h b/include/linux/davinci_emac.h
index 7c930db..ff801eb 100644
--- a/include/linux/davinci_emac.h
+++ b/include/linux/davinci_emac.h
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@ struct emac_platform_data {
 	u32 ctrl_mod_reg_offset;
 	u32 ctrl_ram_offset;
 	u32 hw_ram_addr;
-	u32 mdio_reg_offset;
 	u32 ctrl_ram_size;
-	u32 phy_mask;
-	u32 mdio_max_freq;
+	const char *phy_id;
 	u8 rmii_en;
 	u8 version;
 	void (*interrupt_enable) (void);
