diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_82599.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_82599.c
index befe8ad134c541b4f79b149d6642a56f9bf18c32..ade98200288c617d812f2b3fd29ab3fb22a635bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_82599.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_82599.c
@@ -318,62 +318,6 @@ static s32 ixgbe_dcb_config_tc_stats_82599(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * ixgbe_dcb_config_82599 - Configure general DCB parameters
- * @hw: pointer to hardware structure
- *
- * Configure general DCB parameters.
- */
-static s32 ixgbe_dcb_config_82599(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
-{
-	u32 reg;
-	u32 q;
-
-	/* Disable the Tx desc arbiter so that MTQC can be changed */
-	reg = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_RTTDCS);
-	reg |= IXGBE_RTTDCS_ARBDIS;
-	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_RTTDCS, reg);
-
-	/* Enable DCB for Rx with 8 TCs */
-	reg = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_MRQC);
-	switch (reg & IXGBE_MRQC_MRQE_MASK) {
-	case 0:
-	case IXGBE_MRQC_RT4TCEN:
-		/* RSS disabled cases */
-		reg = (reg & ~IXGBE_MRQC_MRQE_MASK) | IXGBE_MRQC_RT8TCEN;
-		break;
-	case IXGBE_MRQC_RSSEN:
-	case IXGBE_MRQC_RTRSS4TCEN:
-		/* RSS enabled cases */
-		reg = (reg & ~IXGBE_MRQC_MRQE_MASK) | IXGBE_MRQC_RTRSS8TCEN;
-		break;
-	default:
-		/* Unsupported value, assume stale data, overwrite no RSS */
-		reg = (reg & ~IXGBE_MRQC_MRQE_MASK) | IXGBE_MRQC_RT8TCEN;
-	}
-	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_MRQC, reg);
-
-	/* Enable DCB for Tx with 8 TCs */
-	reg = IXGBE_MTQC_RT_ENA | IXGBE_MTQC_8TC_8TQ;
-	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_MTQC, reg);
-
-	/* Disable drop for all queues */
-	for (q = 0; q < 128; q++)
-		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_QDE, q << IXGBE_QDE_IDX_SHIFT);
-
-	/* Enable the Tx desc arbiter */
-	reg = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_RTTDCS);
-	reg &= ~IXGBE_RTTDCS_ARBDIS;
-	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_RTTDCS, reg);
-
-	/* Enable Security TX Buffer IFG for DCB */
-	reg = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_SECTXMINIFG);
-	reg |= IXGBE_SECTX_DCB;
-	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_SECTXMINIFG, reg);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * ixgbe_dcb_hw_config_82599 - Configure and enable DCB
  * @hw: pointer to hardware structure
@@ -388,7 +332,6 @@ static s32 ixgbe_dcb_config_82599(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 s32 ixgbe_dcb_hw_config_82599(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u8 pfc_en, u16 *refill,
 			      u16 *max, u8 *bwg_id, u8 *prio_type, u8 *prio_tc)
 {
-	ixgbe_dcb_config_82599(hw);
 	ixgbe_dcb_config_rx_arbiter_82599(hw, refill, max, bwg_id,
 					  prio_type, prio_tc);
 	ixgbe_dcb_config_tx_desc_arbiter_82599(hw, refill, max,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index fba1e323495e03c3cd0130233f7f64d0d1aa2428..20467da4f90ee692fea05134de3766b427164092 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -2816,6 +2816,7 @@ static void ixgbe_setup_mtqc(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	u32 rttdcs;
 	u32 mask;
+	u32 reg;
 
 	if (hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82598EB)
 		return;
@@ -2838,6 +2839,12 @@ static void ixgbe_setup_mtqc(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 		/* We enable 8 traffic classes, DCB only */
 		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_MTQC,
 			      (IXGBE_MTQC_RT_ENA | IXGBE_MTQC_8TC_8TQ));
+
+		/* Enable Security TX Buffer IFG for DCB */
+		reg = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_SECTXMINIFG);
+		reg |= IXGBE_SECTX_DCB;
+		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_SECTXMINIFG, reg);
+
 		break;
 
 	default: