diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-common.c b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-common.c
index 64a55cb1ea05..058c16cea6c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-common.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int realtek_common_setup_user_mdio(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 {
 	struct realtek_priv *priv =  ds->priv;
 	struct device_node *mdio_np;
-	const char compatible = "realtek,smi-mdio";
+	const char *compatible = "realtek,smi-mdio";
 	int ret;
 
 	mdio_np = of_get_child_by_name(priv->dev->of_node, "mdio");
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ int realtek_common_probe_post(struct realtek_priv *priv)
 
 	priv->ds->priv = priv;
 	priv->ds->dev = priv->dev;
-	priv->ds->ops = priv->ds_ops;
+	priv->ds->ops = priv->variant->ds_ops;
 	priv->ds->num_ports = priv->num_ports;
 
 	ret = dsa_register_switch(priv->ds);
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-mdio.c b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-mdio.c
index 37a41bab20b4..bfa2bda35232 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-mdio.c
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ int realtek_mdio_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 	priv->bus = mdiodev->bus;
 	priv->mdio_addr = mdiodev->addr;
 	priv->write_reg_noack = realtek_mdio_write;
-	priv->ds_ops = priv->variant->ds_ops_default_user_mdio;
 
 	return realtek_common_probe_post(priv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-smi.c b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-smi.c
index 84dde2123b09..9a62c9993d7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-smi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-smi.c
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ int realtek_smi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return PTR_ERR(priv->mdio);
 
 	priv->write_reg_noack = realtek_smi_write_reg_noack;
-	priv->ds_ops = priv->variant->ds_ops_custom_user_mdio;
 
 	return realtek_common_probe_post(priv);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek.h b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek.h
index 3fa8479c396f..7af6dcc1bb24 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ struct realtek_priv {
 
 	spinlock_t		lock; /* Locks around command writes */
 	struct dsa_switch	*ds;
-	const struct dsa_switch_ops *ds_ops;
 	struct irq_domain	*irqdomain;
 	bool			leds_disabled;
 
@@ -114,8 +113,7 @@ struct realtek_ops {
 };
 
 struct realtek_variant {
-	const struct dsa_switch_ops *ds_ops_default_user_mdio;
-	const struct dsa_switch_ops *ds_ops_custom_user_mdio;
+	const struct dsa_switch_ops *ds_ops;
 	const struct realtek_ops *ops;
 	unsigned int clk_delay;
 	u8 cmd_read;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8365mb.c b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8365mb.c
index a52fb07504b5..eb20ade9e025 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8365mb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8365mb.c
@@ -828,17 +828,6 @@ static int rtl8365mb_phy_write(struct realtek_priv *priv, int phy, int regnum,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int rtl8365mb_dsa_phy_read(struct dsa_switch *ds, int phy, int regnum)
-{
-	return rtl8365mb_phy_read(ds->priv, phy, regnum);
-}
-
-static int rtl8365mb_dsa_phy_write(struct dsa_switch *ds, int phy, int regnum,
-				   u16 val)
-{
-	return rtl8365mb_phy_write(ds->priv, phy, regnum, val);
-}
-
 static const struct rtl8365mb_extint *
 rtl8365mb_get_port_extint(struct realtek_priv *priv, int port)
 {
@@ -2017,12 +2006,10 @@ static int rtl8365mb_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_teardown_irq;
 
-	if (!priv->ds_ops->phy_read) {
-		ret = realtek_common_setup_user_mdio(ds);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(priv->dev, "could not set up MDIO bus\n");
-			goto out_teardown_irq;
-		}
+	ret = realtek_common_setup_user_mdio(ds);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(priv->dev, "could not set up MDIO bus\n");
+		goto out_teardown_irq;
 	}
 
 	/* Start statistics counter polling */
@@ -2116,28 +2103,7 @@ static int rtl8365mb_detect(struct realtek_priv *priv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct dsa_switch_ops rtl8365mb_switch_ops_custom_user_mdio = {
-	.get_tag_protocol = rtl8365mb_get_tag_protocol,
-	.change_tag_protocol = rtl8365mb_change_tag_protocol,
-	.setup = rtl8365mb_setup,
-	.teardown = rtl8365mb_teardown,
-	.phylink_get_caps = rtl8365mb_phylink_get_caps,
-	.phylink_mac_config = rtl8365mb_phylink_mac_config,
-	.phylink_mac_link_down = rtl8365mb_phylink_mac_link_down,
-	.phylink_mac_link_up = rtl8365mb_phylink_mac_link_up,
-	.port_stp_state_set = rtl8365mb_port_stp_state_set,
-	.get_strings = rtl8365mb_get_strings,
-	.get_ethtool_stats = rtl8365mb_get_ethtool_stats,
-	.get_sset_count = rtl8365mb_get_sset_count,
-	.get_eth_phy_stats = rtl8365mb_get_phy_stats,
-	.get_eth_mac_stats = rtl8365mb_get_mac_stats,
-	.get_eth_ctrl_stats = rtl8365mb_get_ctrl_stats,
-	.get_stats64 = rtl8365mb_get_stats64,
-	.port_change_mtu = rtl8365mb_port_change_mtu,
-	.port_max_mtu = rtl8365mb_port_max_mtu,
-};
-
-static const struct dsa_switch_ops rtl8365mb_switch_ops_default_user_mdio = {
+static const struct dsa_switch_ops rtl8365mb_switch_ops = {
 	.get_tag_protocol = rtl8365mb_get_tag_protocol,
 	.change_tag_protocol = rtl8365mb_change_tag_protocol,
 	.setup = rtl8365mb_setup,
@@ -2146,8 +2112,6 @@ static const struct dsa_switch_ops rtl8365mb_switch_ops_default_user_mdio = {
 	.phylink_mac_config = rtl8365mb_phylink_mac_config,
 	.phylink_mac_link_down = rtl8365mb_phylink_mac_link_down,
 	.phylink_mac_link_up = rtl8365mb_phylink_mac_link_up,
-	.phy_read = rtl8365mb_dsa_phy_read,
-	.phy_write = rtl8365mb_dsa_phy_write,
 	.port_stp_state_set = rtl8365mb_port_stp_state_set,
 	.get_strings = rtl8365mb_get_strings,
 	.get_ethtool_stats = rtl8365mb_get_ethtool_stats,
@@ -2167,8 +2131,7 @@ static const struct realtek_ops rtl8365mb_ops = {
 };
 
 const struct realtek_variant rtl8365mb_variant = {
-	.ds_ops_default_user_mdio = &rtl8365mb_switch_ops_default_user_mdio,
-	.ds_ops_custom_user_mdio = &rtl8365mb_switch_ops_custom_user_mdio,
+	.ds_ops = &rtl8365mb_switch_ops,
 	.ops = &rtl8365mb_ops,
 	.clk_delay = 10,
 	.cmd_read = 0xb9,
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8366rb.c b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8366rb.c
index 9b6997574d2c..a6caa3cb4e30 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8366rb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8366rb.c
@@ -1027,12 +1027,10 @@ static int rtl8366rb_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	if (ret)
 		dev_info(priv->dev, "no interrupt support\n");
 
-	if (!priv->ds_ops->phy_read) {
-		ret = realtek_common_setup_user_mdio(ds);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(priv->dev, "could not set up MDIO bus\n");
-			return -ENODEV;
-		}
+	ret = realtek_common_setup_user_mdio(ds);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(priv->dev, "could not set up MDIO bus\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1772,17 +1770,6 @@ static int rtl8366rb_phy_write(struct realtek_priv *priv, int phy, int regnum,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int rtl8366rb_dsa_phy_read(struct dsa_switch *ds, int phy, int regnum)
-{
-	return rtl8366rb_phy_read(ds->priv, phy, regnum);
-}
-
-static int rtl8366rb_dsa_phy_write(struct dsa_switch *ds, int phy, int regnum,
-				   u16 val)
-{
-	return rtl8366rb_phy_write(ds->priv, phy, regnum, val);
-}
-
 static int rtl8366rb_reset_chip(struct realtek_priv *priv)
 {
 	int timeout = 10;
@@ -1848,35 +1835,9 @@ static int rtl8366rb_detect(struct realtek_priv *priv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct dsa_switch_ops rtl8366rb_switch_ops_custom_user_mdio = {
-	.get_tag_protocol = rtl8366_get_tag_protocol,
-	.setup = rtl8366rb_setup,
-	.phylink_get_caps = rtl8366rb_phylink_get_caps,
-	.phylink_mac_link_up = rtl8366rb_mac_link_up,
-	.phylink_mac_link_down = rtl8366rb_mac_link_down,
-	.get_strings = rtl8366_get_strings,
-	.get_ethtool_stats = rtl8366_get_ethtool_stats,
-	.get_sset_count = rtl8366_get_sset_count,
-	.port_bridge_join = rtl8366rb_port_bridge_join,
-	.port_bridge_leave = rtl8366rb_port_bridge_leave,
-	.port_vlan_filtering = rtl8366rb_vlan_filtering,
-	.port_vlan_add = rtl8366_vlan_add,
-	.port_vlan_del = rtl8366_vlan_del,
-	.port_enable = rtl8366rb_port_enable,
-	.port_disable = rtl8366rb_port_disable,
-	.port_pre_bridge_flags = rtl8366rb_port_pre_bridge_flags,
-	.port_bridge_flags = rtl8366rb_port_bridge_flags,
-	.port_stp_state_set = rtl8366rb_port_stp_state_set,
-	.port_fast_age = rtl8366rb_port_fast_age,
-	.port_change_mtu = rtl8366rb_change_mtu,
-	.port_max_mtu = rtl8366rb_max_mtu,
-};
-
-static const struct dsa_switch_ops rtl8366rb_switch_ops_default_user_mdio = {
+static const struct dsa_switch_ops rtl8366rb_switch_ops = {
 	.get_tag_protocol = rtl8366_get_tag_protocol,
 	.setup = rtl8366rb_setup,
-	.phy_read = rtl8366rb_dsa_phy_read,
-	.phy_write = rtl8366rb_dsa_phy_write,
 	.phylink_get_caps = rtl8366rb_phylink_get_caps,
 	.phylink_mac_link_up = rtl8366rb_mac_link_up,
 	.phylink_mac_link_down = rtl8366rb_mac_link_down,
@@ -1915,8 +1876,7 @@ static const struct realtek_ops rtl8366rb_ops = {
 };
 
 const struct realtek_variant rtl8366rb_variant = {
-	.ds_ops_default_user_mdio = &rtl8366rb_switch_ops_default_user_mdio,
-	.ds_ops_custom_user_mdio = &rtl8366rb_switch_ops_custom_user_mdio,
+	.ds_ops = &rtl8366rb_switch_ops,
 	.ops = &rtl8366rb_ops,
 	.clk_delay = 10,
 	.cmd_read = 0xa9,
