diff --git a/drivers/phy/mediatek/phy-mtk-tphy.c b/drivers/phy/mediatek/phy-mtk-tphy.c
index 96c62e3..c6424fd 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/mediatek/phy-mtk-tphy.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/mediatek/phy-mtk-tphy.c
@@ -312,8 +312,6 @@ struct mtk_phy_instance {
 struct mtk_tphy {
 	struct device *dev;
 	void __iomem *sif_base;	/* only shared sif */
-	/* deprecated, use @ref_clk instead in phy instance */
-	struct clk *u3phya_ref;	/* reference clock of usb3 anolog phy */
 	const struct mtk_phy_pdata *pdata;
 	struct mtk_phy_instance **phys;
 	int nphys;
@@ -921,12 +919,6 @@ static int mtk_phy_init(struct phy *phy)
 	struct mtk_tphy *tphy = dev_get_drvdata(phy->dev.parent);
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = clk_prepare_enable(tphy->u3phya_ref);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(tphy->dev, "failed to enable u3phya_ref\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	ret = clk_prepare_enable(instance->ref_clk);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(tphy->dev, "failed to enable ref_clk\n");
@@ -992,7 +984,6 @@ static int mtk_phy_exit(struct phy *phy)
 		u2_phy_instance_exit(tphy, instance);
 
 	clk_disable_unprepare(instance->ref_clk);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(tphy->u3phya_ref);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1127,11 +1118,6 @@ static int mtk_tphy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* it's deprecated, make it optional for backward compatibility */
-	tphy->u3phya_ref = devm_clk_get_optional(dev, "u3phya_ref");
-	if (IS_ERR(tphy->u3phya_ref))
-		return PTR_ERR(tphy->u3phya_ref);
-
 	tphy->src_ref_clk = U3P_REF_CLK;
 	tphy->src_coef = U3P_SLEW_RATE_COEF;
 	/* update parameters of slew rate calibrate if exist */
@@ -1178,10 +1164,6 @@ static int mtk_tphy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		phy_set_drvdata(phy, instance);
 		port++;
 
-		/* if deprecated clock is provided, ignore instance's one */
-		if (tphy->u3phya_ref)
-			continue;
-
 		instance->ref_clk = devm_clk_get_optional(&phy->dev, "ref");
 		if (IS_ERR(instance->ref_clk)) {
 			dev_err(dev, "failed to get ref_clk(id-%d)\n", port);