* at this time.
         */
        if (soc_device_match(r8a7795es10)) {
-               err = phy_set_max_speed(phydev, SPEED_100);
-               if (err) {
-                       netdev_err(ndev, "failed to limit PHY to 100Mbit/s\n");
-                       goto err_phy_disconnect;
-               }
+               phy_set_max_speed(phydev, SPEED_100);
 
                netdev_info(ndev, "limited PHY to 100Mbit/s\n");
        }
 
        return 0;
 
-err_phy_disconnect:
-       phy_disconnect(phydev);
 err_deregister_fixed_link:
        if (of_phy_is_fixed_link(np))
                of_phy_deregister_fixed_link(np);
 
        }
 
        /* mask with MAC supported features */
-       if (mdp->cd->register_type != SH_ETH_REG_GIGABIT) {
-               int err = phy_set_max_speed(phydev, SPEED_100);
-               if (err) {
-                       netdev_err(ndev, "failed to limit PHY to 100 Mbit/s\n");
-                       phy_disconnect(phydev);
-                       return err;
-               }
-       }
+       if (mdp->cd->register_type != SH_ETH_REG_GIGABIT)
+               phy_set_max_speed(phydev, SPEED_100);
 
        phy_attached_info(phydev);
 
 
         * PMA speed ability bits are the same for all members of the family,
         * AQCS109 however supports speeds up to 2.5G only.
         */
-       ret = phy_set_max_speed(phydev, SPEED_2500);
-       if (ret)
-               return ret;
+       phy_set_max_speed(phydev, SPEED_2500);
 
        return aqr107_set_downshift(phydev, MDIO_AN_VEND_PROV_DOWNSHIFT_DFLT);
 }
 
        return count;
 }
 
-static int __set_linkmode_max_speed(u32 max_speed, unsigned long *addr)
+static void __set_linkmode_max_speed(u32 max_speed, unsigned long *addr)
 {
        const struct phy_setting *p;
        int i;
                else
                        break;
        }
-
-       return 0;
 }
 
-static int __set_phy_supported(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 max_speed)
+static void __set_phy_supported(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 max_speed)
 {
-       return __set_linkmode_max_speed(max_speed, phydev->supported);
+       __set_linkmode_max_speed(max_speed, phydev->supported);
 }
 
 /**
  * is connected to a 1G PHY. This function allows the MAC to indicate its
  * maximum speed, and so limit what the PHY will advertise.
  */
-int phy_set_max_speed(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 max_speed)
+void phy_set_max_speed(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 max_speed)
 {
-       int err;
-
-       err = __set_phy_supported(phydev, max_speed);
-       if (err)
-               return err;
+       __set_phy_supported(phydev, max_speed);
 
        phy_advertise_supported(phydev);
-
-       return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_set_max_speed);
 
        if (min_common_speed == SPEED_UNKNOWN)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       return __set_linkmode_max_speed(min_common_speed, phydev->advertising);
+       __set_linkmode_max_speed(min_common_speed, phydev->advertising);
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static void mmd_phy_indirect(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_addr, int devad,
 
 void phy_request_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev);
 void phy_free_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev);
 void phy_print_status(struct phy_device *phydev);
-int phy_set_max_speed(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 max_speed);
+void phy_set_max_speed(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 max_speed);
 void phy_remove_link_mode(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 link_mode);
 void phy_advertise_supported(struct phy_device *phydev);
 void phy_support_sym_pause(struct phy_device *phydev);