diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index e8320bc8ba98..3906b9b0bb6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(phy_standalone);
  *
  * Return: 0 on success, otherwise a negative error code.
  */
-int phy_sfp_connect_phy(void *upstream, struct phy_device *phy)
+static int phy_sfp_connect_phy(void *upstream, struct phy_device *phy)
 {
 	struct phy_device *phydev = upstream;
 	struct net_device *dev = phydev->attached_dev;
@@ -1394,7 +1394,6 @@ int phy_sfp_connect_phy(void *upstream, struct phy_device *phy)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_sfp_connect_phy);
 
 /**
  * phy_sfp_disconnect_phy - Disconnect the SFP module's PHY from the upstream PHY
@@ -1406,7 +1405,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_sfp_connect_phy);
  * will be destroyed, re-inserting the same module will add a new phy with a
  * new index.
  */
-void phy_sfp_disconnect_phy(void *upstream, struct phy_device *phy)
+static void phy_sfp_disconnect_phy(void *upstream, struct phy_device *phy)
 {
 	struct phy_device *phydev = upstream;
 	struct net_device *dev = phydev->attached_dev;
@@ -1414,7 +1413,6 @@ void phy_sfp_disconnect_phy(void *upstream, struct phy_device *phy)
 	if (dev)
 		phy_link_topo_del_phy(dev, phy);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_sfp_disconnect_phy);
 
 /**
  * phy_sfp_attach - attach the SFP bus to the PHY upstream network device
@@ -1423,7 +1421,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_sfp_disconnect_phy);
  *
  * This is used to fill in the sfp_upstream_ops .attach member.
  */
-void phy_sfp_attach(void *upstream, struct sfp_bus *bus)
+static void phy_sfp_attach(void *upstream, struct sfp_bus *bus)
 {
 	struct phy_device *phydev = upstream;
 
@@ -1431,7 +1429,6 @@ void phy_sfp_attach(void *upstream, struct sfp_bus *bus)
 		phydev->attached_dev->sfp_bus = bus;
 	phydev->sfp_bus_attached = true;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_sfp_attach);
 
 /**
  * phy_sfp_detach - detach the SFP bus from the PHY upstream network device
@@ -1440,7 +1437,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_sfp_attach);
  *
  * This is used to fill in the sfp_upstream_ops .detach member.
  */
-void phy_sfp_detach(void *upstream, struct sfp_bus *bus)
+static void phy_sfp_detach(void *upstream, struct sfp_bus *bus)
 {
 	struct phy_device *phydev = upstream;
 
@@ -1448,7 +1445,6 @@ void phy_sfp_detach(void *upstream, struct sfp_bus *bus)
 		phydev->attached_dev->sfp_bus = NULL;
 	phydev->sfp_bus_attached = false;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_sfp_detach);
 
 static int phy_sfp_module_insert(void *upstream, const struct sfp_eeprom_id *id)
 {
@@ -1591,10 +1587,8 @@ static int phy_setup_sfp_port(struct phy_device *phydev)
 /**
  * phy_sfp_probe - probe for a SFP cage attached to this PHY device
  * @phydev: Pointer to phy_device
- * @ops: SFP's upstream operations
  */
-int phy_sfp_probe(struct phy_device *phydev,
-		  const struct sfp_upstream_ops *ops)
+static int phy_sfp_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	struct sfp_bus *bus;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -1606,7 +1600,7 @@ int phy_sfp_probe(struct phy_device *phydev,
 
 		phydev->sfp_bus = bus;
 
-		ret = sfp_bus_add_upstream(bus, phydev, ops);
+		ret = sfp_bus_add_upstream(bus, phydev, &sfp_phydev_ops);
 		sfp_bus_put(bus);
 	}
 
@@ -1615,7 +1609,6 @@ int phy_sfp_probe(struct phy_device *phydev,
 
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_sfp_probe);
 
 static bool phy_drv_supports_irq(const struct phy_driver *phydrv)
 {
@@ -3432,12 +3425,9 @@ static int phy_setup_ports(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* Use generic SFP probing only if the driver didn't do so already */
-	if (!phydev->sfp_bus) {
-		ret = phy_sfp_probe(phydev, &sfp_phydev_ops);
-		if (ret)
-			goto out;
-	}
+	ret = phy_sfp_probe(phydev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
 
 	if (phydev->n_ports < phydev->max_n_ports) {
 		ret = phy_default_setup_single_port(phydev);
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index b8f8f2d95a62..92479b777837 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -1796,12 +1796,6 @@ int phy_suspend(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int phy_resume(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int __phy_resume(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int phy_loopback(struct phy_device *phydev, bool enable, int speed);
-int phy_sfp_connect_phy(void *upstream, struct phy_device *phy);
-void phy_sfp_disconnect_phy(void *upstream, struct phy_device *phy);
-void phy_sfp_attach(void *upstream, struct sfp_bus *bus);
-void phy_sfp_detach(void *upstream, struct sfp_bus *bus);
-int phy_sfp_probe(struct phy_device *phydev,
-	          const struct sfp_upstream_ops *ops);
 struct phy_device *phy_attach(struct net_device *dev, const char *bus_id,
 			      phy_interface_t interface);
 struct phy_device *phy_find_first(struct mii_bus *bus);
