.type           = PORT_HW_CFG_XGXS_EXT_PHY_TYPE_DIRECT,
        .addr           = 0xff,
        .def_md_devad   = 0,
-       .flags          = (FLAGS_HW_LOCK_REQUIRED |
-                          FLAGS_TX_ERROR_CHECK),
+       .flags          = FLAGS_HW_LOCK_REQUIRED,
        .rx_preemphasis = {0xffff, 0xffff, 0xffff, 0xffff},
        .tx_preemphasis = {0xffff, 0xffff, 0xffff, 0xffff},
        .mdio_ctrl      = 0,
        .type           = PORT_HW_CFG_XGXS_EXT_PHY_TYPE_BCM8706,
        .addr           = 0xff,
        .def_md_devad   = 0,
-       .flags          = (FLAGS_INIT_XGXS_FIRST |
-                          FLAGS_TX_ERROR_CHECK),
+       .flags          = FLAGS_INIT_XGXS_FIRST,
        .rx_preemphasis = {0xffff, 0xffff, 0xffff, 0xffff},
        .tx_preemphasis = {0xffff, 0xffff, 0xffff, 0xffff},
        .mdio_ctrl      = 0,
        .addr           = 0xff,
        .def_md_devad   = 0,
        .flags          = (FLAGS_HW_LOCK_REQUIRED |
-                          FLAGS_INIT_XGXS_FIRST |
-                          FLAGS_TX_ERROR_CHECK),
+                          FLAGS_INIT_XGXS_FIRST),
        .rx_preemphasis = {0xffff, 0xffff, 0xffff, 0xffff},
        .tx_preemphasis = {0xffff, 0xffff, 0xffff, 0xffff},
        .mdio_ctrl      = 0,
        .type           = PORT_HW_CFG_XGXS_EXT_PHY_TYPE_BCM8727,
        .addr           = 0xff,
        .def_md_devad   = 0,
-       .flags          = (FLAGS_FAN_FAILURE_DET_REQ |
-                          FLAGS_TX_ERROR_CHECK),
+       .flags          = FLAGS_FAN_FAILURE_DET_REQ,
        .rx_preemphasis = {0xffff, 0xffff, 0xffff, 0xffff},
        .tx_preemphasis = {0xffff, 0xffff, 0xffff, 0xffff},
        .mdio_ctrl      = 0,