Ether2 always running even with cable unplugged

I am facing a weird problem! My ether2 interface on my rb3011 is always showing running even when no cable is plugged in! I am on latest bugfix firmware.Can anyone hep me out.

Aren’t other ethernets enslaved to it?

yes ether 5 is having ether 2 as master port.Is it the reason?

It is.