diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
index 3dc731c22ff2..81fa1ac1c9ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -412,11 +412,6 @@ static int ixgbe_set_rx_csum(struct net_device *netdev, u32 data)
 	else
 		adapter->flags &= ~IXGBE_FLAG_RX_CSUM_ENABLED;
 
-	if (netif_running(netdev))
-		ixgbe_reinit_locked(adapter);
-	else
-		ixgbe_reset(adapter);
-
 	return 0;
 }