diff --git a/drivers/net/spider_net.c b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
index b36838b..394339d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/spider_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
@@ -1794,15 +1794,7 @@
 	if (phy->def->ops->setup_forced)
 		phy->def->ops->setup_forced(phy, SPEED_1000, DUPLEX_FULL);
 
-	/* the following two writes could be moved to sungem_phy.c */
-	/* enable fiber mode */
-	spider_net_write_phy(card->netdev, 1, MII_NCONFIG, 0x9020);
-	/* LEDs active in both modes, autosense prio = fiber */
-	spider_net_write_phy(card->netdev, 1, MII_NCONFIG, 0x945f);
-
-	/* switch off fibre autoneg */
-	spider_net_write_phy(card->netdev, 1, MII_NCONFIG, 0xfc01);
-	spider_net_write_phy(card->netdev, 1, 0x0b, 0x0004);
+	phy->def->ops->enable_fiber(phy);
 
 	phy->def->ops->read_link(phy);
 	pr_info("Found %s with %i Mbps, %s-duplex.\n", phy->def->name,