diff --git a/include/configs/socfpga_common.h b/include/configs/socfpga_common.h
index 7b5417a75bca351ad233fcd771857d346a890fb3..7281bda6ac85ff2e3a9fa7716755d21ec432429e 100644
--- a/include/configs/socfpga_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/socfpga_common.h
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET) && !defined(CONFIG_SOCFPGA_VIRTUAL_TARGET)
 #define CONFIG_DW_ALTDESCRIPTOR
 #define CONFIG_MII
-#define CONFIG_AUTONEG_TIMEOUT		(15 * CONFIG_SYS_HZ)
 #endif
 
 /*