1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c b/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c
index 79ce8e857ea..8edac8915ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c
@@ -2136,9 +2136,6 @@ static int emac_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
         u32 status = 0;
         u32 num_pkts = 0;
 
-        if (!netif_running(ndev))
-                return 0;
-
         /* Check interrupt vectors and call packet processing */
         status = emac_read(EMAC_MACINVECTOR);