1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 0dda45481d16..77ea0db0bbfc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -294,11 +294,6 @@ fec_enet_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
         unsigned short  status;
         unsigned int index;
 
-        if (!fep->link) {
-                /* Link is down or auto-negotiation is in progress. */
-                return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
-        }
-
         /* Fill in a Tx ring entry */
         bdp = fep->cur_tx;