diff --git a/drivers/ethernet/Kconfig.adin2111 b/drivers/ethernet/Kconfig.adin2111
index 11914519667..2e1cbd8a0af 100644
--- a/drivers/ethernet/Kconfig.adin2111
+++ b/drivers/ethernet/Kconfig.adin2111
@@ -20,16 +20,6 @@ menuconfig ETH_ADIN2111
 
 if ETH_ADIN2111
 
-config ETH_ADIN2111_INIT_PRIORITY
-	int "ADIN2111 driver init priority"
-	default 72
-	help
-	  ADIN2111 device driver initialization priority.
-	  Must be initialized after SPI, but before MDIO
-	  and ports.
-
-	  Both ports use ETH_INIT_PRIORITY initialization priority.
-
 config ETH_ADIN2111_IRQ_THREAD_STACK_SIZE
 	int "Stack size for a thread that processes ADIN IRQ"
 	default 2048
diff --git a/drivers/ethernet/eth_adin2111.c b/drivers/ethernet/eth_adin2111.c
index f2ebb24a680..c26671b0e3f 100644
--- a/drivers/ethernet/eth_adin2111.c
+++ b/drivers/ethernet/eth_adin2111.c
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ static const struct ethernet_api adin2111_port_api = {
 	/* adin */										\
 	DEVICE_DT_DEFINE(DT_DRV_INST(inst), adin2111_init, NULL,				\
 			 &name##_data_##inst, &name##_config_##inst,				\
-			 POST_KERNEL, CONFIG_ETH_ADIN2111_INIT_PRIORITY,			\
+			 POST_KERNEL, CONFIG_ETH_INIT_PRIORITY,					\
 			 NULL);
 
 #define ADIN2111_MAC_INIT(inst)	ADIN2111_MAC_INITIALIZE(inst, ADIN2111_MAC, 2, adin2111)	\