diff --git a/EmbeddedPkg/Drivers/Lan9118Dxe/Lan9118Dxe.c b/EmbeddedPkg/Drivers/Lan9118Dxe/Lan9118Dxe.c
index 60b8c96dda..0503dbce1e 100644
--- a/EmbeddedPkg/Drivers/Lan9118Dxe/Lan9118Dxe.c
+++ b/EmbeddedPkg/Drivers/Lan9118Dxe/Lan9118Dxe.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ SnpInitialize (
   }
 
   // Initiate a PHY reset
-  Status = PhySoftReset (PHY_RESET_PMT | PHY_RESET_CHECK_LINK, Snp);
+  Status = PhySoftReset (PHY_RESET_PMT, Snp);
   if (EFI_ERROR (Status)) {
     Snp->Mode->State = EfiSimpleNetworkStopped;
     DEBUG ((EFI_D_WARN, "Warning: Link not ready after TimeOut. Check ethernet cable\n"));
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ SnpReset (
   }
 
   // Initiate a PHY reset
-  Status = PhySoftReset (PHY_RESET_PMT | PHY_RESET_CHECK_LINK, Snp);
+  Status = PhySoftReset (PHY_RESET_PMT, Snp);
   if (EFI_ERROR (Status)) {
     Snp->Mode->State = EfiSimpleNetworkStopped;
     return EFI_NOT_STARTED;
diff --git a/EmbeddedPkg/Drivers/Lan9118Dxe/Lan9118DxeUtil.c b/EmbeddedPkg/Drivers/Lan9118Dxe/Lan9118DxeUtil.c
index 301c42ff18..9531b0ba2a 100644
--- a/EmbeddedPkg/Drivers/Lan9118Dxe/Lan9118DxeUtil.c
+++ b/EmbeddedPkg/Drivers/Lan9118Dxe/Lan9118DxeUtil.c
@@ -491,7 +491,6 @@ PhySoftReset (
   )
 {
   UINT32 PmtCtrl = 0;
-  UINT32 LinkTo = 0;
 
   // PMT PHY reset takes precedence over BCR
   if (Flags & PHY_RESET_PMT) {
@@ -513,20 +512,6 @@ PhySoftReset (
     }
   }
 
-  // Check the link status
-  if (Flags & PHY_RESET_CHECK_LINK) {
-    LinkTo = 100000; // 2 second (could be 50% more)
-    while (EFI_ERROR (CheckLinkStatus (0, Snp)) && (LinkTo > 0)) {
-      gBS->Stall (LAN9118_STALL);
-      LinkTo--;
-    }
-
-    // Timed out
-    if (LinkTo <= 0) {
-      return EFI_TIMEOUT;
-    }
-  }
-
   // Clear and acknowledge all interrupts
   if (Flags & PHY_SOFT_RESET_CLEAR_INT) {
     MmioWrite32 (LAN9118_INT_EN, 0);
diff --git a/EmbeddedPkg/Drivers/Lan9118Dxe/Lan9118DxeUtil.h b/EmbeddedPkg/Drivers/Lan9118Dxe/Lan9118DxeUtil.h
index 5bc4501c1a..424bdc5a85 100644
--- a/EmbeddedPkg/Drivers/Lan9118Dxe/Lan9118DxeUtil.h
+++ b/EmbeddedPkg/Drivers/Lan9118Dxe/Lan9118DxeUtil.h
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ SoftReset (
 // Flags for PHY reset
 #define PHY_RESET_PMT                                   BIT0
 #define PHY_RESET_BCR                                   BIT1
-#define PHY_RESET_CHECK_LINK                            BIT2
-#define PHY_SOFT_RESET_CLEAR_INT                        BIT3
+#define PHY_SOFT_RESET_CLEAR_INT                        BIT2
 
 // Perform PHY software reset
 EFI_STATUS