diff --git a/core/rmnet_config.c b/core/rmnet_config.c
index 4448a8efaf3b..1d0d71dd0d99 100644
--- a/core/rmnet_config.c
+++ b/core/rmnet_config.c
@@ -331,9 +331,7 @@ static int rmnet_config_notify_cb(struct notifier_block *nb,
 		netdev_dbg(dev, "Kernel unregister\n");
 		rmnet_force_unassociate_device(dev);
 		break;
-	case NETDEV_DOWN:
-		rmnet_vnd_reset_mac_addr(dev);
-		break;
+
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/core/rmnet_vnd.c b/core/rmnet_vnd.c
index d5187be0497d..3674b3f94ef6 100644
--- a/core/rmnet_vnd.c
+++ b/core/rmnet_vnd.c
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ void rmnet_vnd_setup(struct net_device *rmnet_dev)
 	rmnet_dev->netdev_ops = &rmnet_vnd_ops;
 	rmnet_dev->mtu = RMNET_DFLT_PACKET_SIZE;
 	rmnet_dev->needed_headroom = RMNET_NEEDED_HEADROOM;
-	random_ether_addr(rmnet_dev->perm_addr);
+	random_ether_addr(rmnet_dev->dev_addr);
 	rmnet_dev->tx_queue_len = RMNET_TX_QUEUE_LEN;
 
 	/* Raw IP mode */
@@ -444,11 +444,3 @@ int rmnet_vnd_do_flow_control(struct net_device *rmnet_dev, int enable)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-void rmnet_vnd_reset_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	if (dev->netdev_ops != &rmnet_vnd_ops)
-		return;
-
-	random_ether_addr(dev->perm_addr);
-}
diff --git a/core/rmnet_vnd.h b/core/rmnet_vnd.h
index 7fa9500a2aca..8b26f7cb63f9 100644
--- a/core/rmnet_vnd.h
+++ b/core/rmnet_vnd.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 2013-2018, 2020 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+/* Copyright (c) 2013-2018, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and
@@ -27,5 +27,4 @@ void rmnet_vnd_rx_fixup(struct net_device *dev, u32 skb_len);
 void rmnet_vnd_tx_fixup(struct net_device *dev, u32 skb_len);
 u8 rmnet_vnd_get_mux(struct net_device *rmnet_dev);
 void rmnet_vnd_setup(struct net_device *dev);
-void rmnet_vnd_reset_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev);
 #endif /* _RMNET_VND_H_ */