diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index 0eeb0cb3a85..ae21acb059b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -812,8 +812,8 @@ struct phy_device *phy_find_by_mask(struct mii_dev *bus, uint phy_mask)
 	return get_phy_device_by_mask(bus, phy_mask);
 }
 
-void phy_connect_dev(struct phy_device *phydev, struct udevice *dev,
-		     phy_interface_t interface)
+static void phy_connect_dev(struct phy_device *phydev, struct udevice *dev,
+			    phy_interface_t interface)
 {
 	/* Soft Reset the PHY */
 	phy_reset(phydev);
diff --git a/include/phy.h b/include/phy.h
index 247223d92be..f023a3c2685 100644
--- a/include/phy.h
+++ b/include/phy.h
@@ -223,15 +223,6 @@ static inline struct phy_device *fixed_phy_create(ofnode node)
 
 #endif
 
-/**
- * phy_connect_dev() - Associates the given pair of PHY and Ethernet devices
- * @phydev:	PHY device
- * @dev:	Ethernet device
- * @interface:	type of MAC-PHY interface
- */
-void phy_connect_dev(struct phy_device *phydev, struct udevice *dev,
-		     phy_interface_t interface);
-
 /**
  * phy_connect() - Creates a PHY device for the Ethernet interface
  * Creates a PHY device for the PHY at the given address, if one doesn't exist