diff --git a/include/net/switchdev.h b/include/net/switchdev.h
index 63843ae5dc81..5e87b54c5dc5 100644
--- a/include/net/switchdev.h
+++ b/include/net/switchdev.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ static inline bool switchdev_trans_ph_commit(struct switchdev_trans *trans)
 
 enum switchdev_attr_id {
 	SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_UNDEFINED,
-	SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_PARENT_ID,
 	SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_STP_STATE,
 	SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_BRIDGE_FLAGS,
 	SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_BRIDGE_FLAGS_SUPPORT,
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ struct switchdev_attr {
 	void *complete_priv;
 	void (*complete)(struct net_device *dev, int err, void *priv);
 	union {
-		struct netdev_phys_item_id ppid;	/* PORT_PARENT_ID */
 		u8 stp_state;				/* PORT_STP_STATE */
 		unsigned long brport_flags;		/* PORT_BRIDGE_FLAGS */
 		unsigned long brport_flags_support;	/* PORT_BRIDGE_FLAGS_SUPPORT */
@@ -208,9 +206,6 @@ void switchdev_port_fwd_mark_set(struct net_device *dev,
 				 struct net_device *group_dev,
 				 bool joining);
 
-bool switchdev_port_same_parent_id(struct net_device *a,
-				   struct net_device *b);
-
 int switchdev_handle_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev,
 			struct switchdev_notifier_port_obj_info *port_obj_info,
 			bool (*check_cb)(const struct net_device *dev),
@@ -295,12 +290,6 @@ call_switchdev_blocking_notifiers(unsigned long val,
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
 
-static inline bool switchdev_port_same_parent_id(struct net_device *a,
-						 struct net_device *b)
-{
-	return false;
-}
-
 static inline int
 switchdev_handle_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev,
 			struct switchdev_notifier_port_obj_info *port_obj_info,
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c b/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c
index 06b0ae44585f..db9e8ab96d48 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ static int br_switchdev_mark_get(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	/* dev is yet to be added to the port list. */
 	list_for_each_entry(p, &br->port_list, list) {
-		if (netdev_port_same_parent_id(dev, p->dev) ||
-		    switchdev_port_same_parent_id(dev, p->dev))
+		if (netdev_port_same_parent_id(dev, p->dev))
 			return p->offload_fwd_mark;
 	}
 
@@ -24,19 +23,12 @@ static int br_switchdev_mark_get(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_device *dev)
 
 int nbp_switchdev_mark_set(struct net_bridge_port *p)
 {
-	const struct net_device_ops *ops = p->dev->netdev_ops;
-	struct switchdev_attr attr = {
-		.orig_dev = p->dev,
-		.id = SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_PARENT_ID,
-	};
+	struct netdev_phys_item_id ppid = { };
 	int err;
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
-	if (ops->ndo_get_port_parent_id)
-		err = dev_get_port_parent_id(p->dev, &attr.u.ppid, true);
-	else
-		err = switchdev_port_attr_get(p->dev, &attr);
+	err = dev_get_port_parent_id(p->dev, &ppid, true);
 	if (err) {
 		if (err == -EOPNOTSUPP)
 			return 0;
diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index 4eace9f1dcf9..7c5061123ead 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <linux/capability.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
-#include <net/switchdev.h>
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/sched/signal.h>
@@ -495,27 +494,17 @@ static ssize_t phys_switch_id_show(struct device *dev,
 				   struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct net_device *netdev = to_net_dev(dev);
-	const struct net_device_ops *ops = netdev->netdev_ops;
 	ssize_t ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!rtnl_trylock())
 		return restart_syscall();
 
 	if (dev_isalive(netdev)) {
-		struct switchdev_attr attr = {
-			.orig_dev = netdev,
-			.id = SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_PARENT_ID,
-			.flags = SWITCHDEV_F_NO_RECURSE,
-		};
-
-		if (ops->ndo_get_port_parent_id)
-			ret = dev_get_port_parent_id(netdev, &attr.u.ppid,
-						     false);
-		else
-			ret = switchdev_port_attr_get(netdev, &attr);
+		struct netdev_phys_item_id ppid = { };
+
+		ret = dev_get_port_parent_id(netdev, &ppid, false);
 		if (!ret)
-			ret = sprintf(buf, "%*phN\n", attr.u.ppid.id_len,
-				      attr.u.ppid.id);
+			ret = sprintf(buf, "%*phN\n", ppid.id_len, ppid.id);
 	}
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 90dd02c1f561..a51cab95ba64 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/inet.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
-#include <net/switchdev.h>
 #include <net/ip.h>
 #include <net/protocol.h>
 #include <net/arp.h>
@@ -1146,26 +1145,17 @@ static int rtnl_phys_port_name_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 static int rtnl_phys_switch_id_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
+	struct netdev_phys_item_id ppid = { };
 	int err;
-	struct switchdev_attr attr = {
-		.orig_dev = dev,
-		.id = SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_PARENT_ID,
-		.flags = SWITCHDEV_F_NO_RECURSE,
-	};
 
-	if (ops->ndo_get_port_parent_id)
-		err = dev_get_port_parent_id(dev, &attr.u.ppid, false);
-	else
-		err = switchdev_port_attr_get(dev, &attr);
+	err = dev_get_port_parent_id(dev, &ppid, false);
 	if (err) {
 		if (err == -EOPNOTSUPP)
 			return 0;
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	if (nla_put(skb, IFLA_PHYS_SWITCH_ID, attr.u.ppid.id_len,
-		    attr.u.ppid.id))
+	if (nla_put(skb, IFLA_PHYS_SWITCH_ID, ppid.id_len, ppid.id))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index c71bcc42d66d..e536970557dd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
 #include <net/fib_rules.h>
 #include <linux/netconf.h>
 #include <net/nexthop.h>
-#include <net/switchdev.h>
 
 #include <linux/nospec.h>
 
@@ -837,11 +836,8 @@ static void ipmr_update_thresholds(struct mr_table *mrt, struct mr_mfc *cache,
 static int vif_add(struct net *net, struct mr_table *mrt,
 		   struct vifctl *vifc, int mrtsock)
 {
-	const struct net_device_ops *ops;
+	struct netdev_phys_item_id ppid = { };
 	int vifi = vifc->vifc_vifi;
-	struct switchdev_attr attr = {
-		.id = SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_PARENT_ID,
-	};
 	struct vif_device *v = &mrt->vif_table[vifi];
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct in_device *in_dev;
@@ -920,15 +916,10 @@ static int vif_add(struct net *net, struct mr_table *mrt,
 			vifc->vifc_flags | (!mrtsock ? VIFF_STATIC : 0),
 			(VIFF_TUNNEL | VIFF_REGISTER));
 
-	attr.orig_dev = dev;
-	ops = dev->netdev_ops;
-	if (ops->ndo_get_port_parent_id &&
-	    !dev_get_port_parent_id(dev, &attr.u.ppid, true)) {
-		memcpy(v->dev_parent_id.id, attr.u.ppid.id, attr.u.ppid.id_len);
-		v->dev_parent_id.id_len = attr.u.ppid.id_len;
-	} else if (!switchdev_port_attr_get(dev, &attr)) {
-		memcpy(v->dev_parent_id.id, attr.u.ppid.id, attr.u.ppid.id_len);
-		v->dev_parent_id.id_len = attr.u.ppid.id_len;
+	err = dev_get_port_parent_id(dev, &ppid, true);
+	if (err == 0) {
+		memcpy(v->dev_parent_id.id, ppid.id, ppid.id_len);
+		v->dev_parent_id.id_len = ppid.id_len;
 	} else {
 		v->dev_parent_id.id_len = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
index cd78253de31d..7e1357db33d7 100644
--- a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
+++ b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
@@ -592,26 +592,6 @@ int call_switchdev_blocking_notifiers(unsigned long val, struct net_device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(call_switchdev_blocking_notifiers);
 
-bool switchdev_port_same_parent_id(struct net_device *a,
-				   struct net_device *b)
-{
-	struct switchdev_attr a_attr = {
-		.orig_dev = a,
-		.id = SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_PARENT_ID,
-	};
-	struct switchdev_attr b_attr = {
-		.orig_dev = b,
-		.id = SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_PARENT_ID,
-	};
-
-	if (switchdev_port_attr_get(a, &a_attr) ||
-	    switchdev_port_attr_get(b, &b_attr))
-		return false;
-
-	return netdev_phys_item_id_same(&a_attr.u.ppid, &b_attr.u.ppid);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(switchdev_port_same_parent_id);
-
 static int __switchdev_handle_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev,
 			struct switchdev_notifier_port_obj_info *port_obj_info,
 			bool (*check_cb)(const struct net_device *dev),
