diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac100.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac100.h
index 35ab8d0bdce7..7ab791c8d355 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac100.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac100.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 #define MAC_CONTROL_TE		0x00000008	/* Transmitter Enable */
 #define MAC_CONTROL_RE		0x00000004	/* Receiver Enable */
 
-#define MAC_CORE_INIT (MAC_CONTROL_HBD | MAC_CONTROL_ASTP)
+#define MAC_CORE_INIT (MAC_CONTROL_HBD)
 
 /* MAC FLOW CTRL defines */
 #define MAC_FLOW_CTRL_PT_MASK	0xffff0000	/* Pause Time Mask */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000.h
index 3c73453725f9..4296ddda8aaa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ enum inter_frame_gap {
 #define GMAC_CONTROL_TE		0x00000008	/* Transmitter Enable */
 #define GMAC_CONTROL_RE		0x00000004	/* Receiver Enable */
 
-#define GMAC_CORE_INIT (GMAC_CONTROL_JD | GMAC_CONTROL_PS | GMAC_CONTROL_ACS | \
+#define GMAC_CORE_INIT (GMAC_CONTROL_JD | GMAC_CONTROL_PS | \
 			GMAC_CONTROL_BE | GMAC_CONTROL_DCRS)
 
 /* GMAC Frame Filter defines */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c
index 76edb9b72675..0e00dd83d027 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <linux/crc32.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/ethtool.h>
-#include <net/dsa.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include "stmmac.h"
 #include "stmmac_pcs.h"
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@
 static void dwmac1000_core_init(struct mac_device_info *hw,
 				struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = hw->pcsr;
 	u32 value = readl(ioaddr + GMAC_CONTROL);
 	int mtu = dev->mtu;
@@ -32,13 +30,6 @@ static void dwmac1000_core_init(struct mac_device_info *hw,
 	/* Configure GMAC core */
 	value |= GMAC_CORE_INIT;
 
-	/* Clear ACS bit because Ethernet switch tagging formats such as
-	 * Broadcom tags can look like invalid LLC/SNAP packets and cause the
-	 * hardware to truncate packets on reception.
-	 */
-	if (netdev_uses_dsa(dev) || !priv->plat->enh_desc)
-		value &= ~GMAC_CONTROL_ACS;
-
 	if (mtu > 1500)
 		value |= GMAC_CONTROL_2K;
 	if (mtu > 2000)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac100_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac100_core.c
index 75071a7d551a..a6e8d7bd9588 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac100_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac100_core.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 *******************************************************************************/
 
 #include <linux/crc32.h>
-#include <net/dsa.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include "stmmac.h"
 #include "dwmac100.h"
@@ -28,13 +27,6 @@ static void dwmac100_core_init(struct mac_device_info *hw,
 
 	value |= MAC_CORE_INIT;
 
-	/* Clear ASTP bit because Ethernet switch tagging formats such as
-	 * Broadcom tags can look like invalid LLC/SNAP packets and cause the
-	 * hardware to truncate packets on reception.
-	 */
-	if (netdev_uses_dsa(dev))
-		value &= ~MAC_CONTROL_ASTP;
-
 	writel(value, ioaddr + MAC_CONTROL);
 
 #ifdef STMMAC_VLAN_TAG_USED
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
index d8f1fbc25bdd..c25bfecb4a2d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/ethtool.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
-#include <net/dsa.h>
 #include "stmmac.h"
 #include "stmmac_pcs.h"
 #include "dwmac4.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 592d29abcb1c..8418e795cc21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -5076,16 +5076,8 @@ read_again:
 		buf1_len = stmmac_rx_buf1_len(priv, p, status, len);
 		len += buf1_len;
 
-		/* ACS is set; GMAC core strips PAD/FCS for IEEE 802.3
-		 * Type frames (LLC/LLC-SNAP)
-		 *
-		 * llc_snap is never checked in GMAC >= 4, so this ACS
-		 * feature is always disabled and packets need to be
-		 * stripped manually.
-		 */
-		if (likely(!(status & rx_not_ls)) &&
-		    (likely(priv->synopsys_id >= DWMAC_CORE_4_00) ||
-		     unlikely(status != llc_snap))) {
+		/* ACS is disabled; strip manually. */
+		if (likely(!(status & rx_not_ls))) {
 			buf1_len -= ETH_FCS_LEN;
 			len -= ETH_FCS_LEN;
 		}
@@ -5262,16 +5254,8 @@ read_again:
 		buf2_len = stmmac_rx_buf2_len(priv, p, status, len);
 		len += buf2_len;
 
-		/* ACS is set; GMAC core strips PAD/FCS for IEEE 802.3
-		 * Type frames (LLC/LLC-SNAP)
-		 *
-		 * llc_snap is never checked in GMAC >= 4, so this ACS
-		 * feature is always disabled and packets need to be
-		 * stripped manually.
-		 */
-		if (likely(!(status & rx_not_ls)) &&
-		    (likely(priv->synopsys_id >= DWMAC_CORE_4_00) ||
-		     unlikely(status != llc_snap))) {
+		/* ACS is disabled; strip manually. */
+		if (likely(!(status & rx_not_ls))) {
 			if (buf2_len) {
 				buf2_len -= ETH_FCS_LEN;
 				len -= ETH_FCS_LEN;