case ixgbe_phy_tn:
                phy->ops.setup_link = &ixgbe_setup_phy_link_tnx;
                phy->ops.check_link = &ixgbe_check_phy_link_tnx;
-               phy->ops.get_firmware_version =
-                            &ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_tnx;
                break;
        case ixgbe_phy_nl:
                phy->ops.reset = &ixgbe_reset_phy_nl;
 
        case ixgbe_phy_tn:
                phy->ops.check_link = &ixgbe_check_phy_link_tnx;
                phy->ops.setup_link = &ixgbe_setup_phy_link_tnx;
-               phy->ops.get_firmware_version =
-                            &ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_tnx;
                break;
        default:
                break;
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- *  ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_tnx - Gets the PHY Firmware Version
- *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
- *  @firmware_version: pointer to the PHY Firmware Version
- **/
-s32 ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_tnx(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
-                                      u16 *firmware_version)
-{
-       s32 status;
-
-       status = hw->phy.ops.read_reg(hw, TNX_FW_REV,
-                                     MDIO_MMD_VEND1,
-                                     firmware_version);
-
-       return status;
-}
-
-/**
- *  ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_generic - Gets the PHY Firmware Version
- *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
- *  @firmware_version: pointer to the PHY Firmware Version
- **/
-s32 ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
-                                          u16 *firmware_version)
-{
-       s32 status;
-
-       status = hw->phy.ops.read_reg(hw, AQ_FW_REV,
-                                     MDIO_MMD_VEND1,
-                                     firmware_version);
-
-       return status;
-}
-
 /**
  *  ixgbe_reset_phy_nl - Performs a PHY reset
  *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
 
                             ixgbe_link_speed *speed,
                             bool *link_up);
 s32 ixgbe_setup_phy_link_tnx(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
-s32 ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_tnx(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
-                                      u16 *firmware_version);
-s32 ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
-                                          u16 *firmware_version);
 
 s32 ixgbe_reset_phy_nl(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
 s32 ixgbe_set_copper_phy_power(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, bool on);
 
        s32 (*setup_internal_link)(struct ixgbe_hw *);
        s32 (*setup_link_speed)(struct ixgbe_hw *, ixgbe_link_speed, bool);
        s32 (*check_link)(struct ixgbe_hw *, ixgbe_link_speed *, bool *);
-       s32 (*get_firmware_version)(struct ixgbe_hw *, u16 *);
        s32 (*read_i2c_byte)(struct ixgbe_hw *, u8, u8, u8 *);
        s32 (*write_i2c_byte)(struct ixgbe_hw *, u8, u8, u8);
        s32 (*read_i2c_sff8472)(struct ixgbe_hw *, u8 , u8 *);
 
        .write_i2c_eeprom       = &ixgbe_write_i2c_eeprom_generic,
        .check_overtemp         = &ixgbe_tn_check_overtemp,
        .set_phy_power          = &ixgbe_set_copper_phy_power,
-       .get_firmware_version   = &ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_generic,
 };
 
 static const u32 ixgbe_mvals_X540[IXGBE_MVALS_IDX_LIMIT] = {
 
        .write_i2c_eeprom       = &ixgbe_write_i2c_eeprom_generic, \
        .setup_link             = &ixgbe_setup_phy_link_generic, \
        .set_phy_power          = NULL, \
-       .check_overtemp         = &ixgbe_tn_check_overtemp, \
-       .get_firmware_version   = &ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_generic,
+       .check_overtemp         = &ixgbe_tn_check_overtemp,
 
 static const struct ixgbe_phy_operations phy_ops_X550 = {
        X550_COMMON_PHY