int stmmac_xpcs_setup(struct mii_bus *bus)
 {
        struct net_device *ndev = bus->priv;
-       struct mdio_device *mdiodev;
        struct stmmac_priv *priv;
        struct dw_xpcs *xpcs;
        int mode, addr;
 
        /* Try to probe the XPCS by scanning all addresses. */
        for (addr = 0; addr < PHY_MAX_ADDR; addr++) {
-               mdiodev = mdio_device_create(bus, addr);
-               if (IS_ERR(mdiodev))
+               xpcs = xpcs_create_mdiodev(bus, addr, mode);
+               if (IS_ERR(xpcs))
                        continue;
 
-               xpcs = xpcs_create(mdiodev, mode);
-               if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(xpcs)) {
-                       mdio_device_free(mdiodev);
-                       continue;
-               }
-
                priv->hw->xpcs = xpcs;
                break;
        }
        if (!priv->mii)
                return 0;
 
-       if (priv->hw->xpcs) {
-               mdio_device_free(priv->hw->xpcs->mdiodev);
+       if (priv->hw->xpcs)
                xpcs_destroy(priv->hw->xpcs);
-       }
 
        mdiobus_unregister(priv->mii);
        priv->mii->priv = NULL;