diff --git a/src/confd/yang/infix-ethernet-interface@2023-11-22.yang b/src/confd/yang/infix-ethernet-interface@2023-11-22.yang
index 3b8f5073..f4653a0e 100644
--- a/src/confd/yang/infix-ethernet-interface@2023-11-22.yang
+++ b/src/confd/yang/infix-ethernet-interface@2023-11-22.yang
@@ -25,18 +25,6 @@ module infix-ethernet-interface {
 
   /* Deviations for config and status */
 
-/* The following works with yanglint but is not supported by pyang.
-   Actually, the same error message is shown also by NETCONFc, so
-   we drop this for the v23.11 release.  Despite not supporting
-   writing to any of these nodes.
-
-  deviation "/if:interfaces/if:interface/eth:ethernet" {
-    deviate add {
-      config false;
-    }
-  }
-*/
-
   deviation "/if:interfaces/if:interface/eth:ethernet/eth:flow-control" {
     deviate not-supported;
   }