diff --git a/include/net/netrom.h b/include/net/netrom.h
index f06852bba62afb8a1cd42d1c3af51ee7efcc6c49..15696b1fd30fbe85c248ad95fba4a4e7db4f4454 100644
--- a/include/net/netrom.h
+++ b/include/net/netrom.h
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ enum {
 #define NR_MAX_WINDOW_SIZE		127			/* Maximum Window Allowable - 127 */
 #define	NR_MAX_PACKET_SIZE		236			/* Maximum Packet Length - 236 */
 
-struct nr_private {
-	struct net_device_stats	stats;
-};
-
 struct nr_sock {
 	struct sock		sock;
 	ax25_address		user_addr, source_addr, dest_addr;
diff --git a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
index e9c05b8f4f4517fc5b13b6295eebfd1cf75e0a1c..cba7849de98e26988d93bd4ee6058be4ce7f0558 100644
--- a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ static int __init nr_proto_init(void)
 		struct net_device *dev;
 
 		sprintf(name, "nr%d", i);
-		dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct nr_private), name, nr_setup);
+		dev = alloc_netdev(0, name, nr_setup);
 		if (!dev) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "NET/ROM: nr_proto_init - unable to allocate device structure\n");
 			goto fail;
diff --git a/net/netrom/nr_dev.c b/net/netrom/nr_dev.c
index 6caf459665f2c78e5d1f1b35344c227bdd5da813..5b9a31a6e68585b1f6d793825eead352928a88ad 100644
--- a/net/netrom/nr_dev.c
+++ b/net/netrom/nr_dev.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 int nr_rx_ip(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct net_device_stats *stats = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct net_device_stats *stats = &dev->stats;
 
 	if (!netif_running(dev)) {
 		stats->rx_dropped++;
@@ -171,8 +171,7 @@ static int nr_close(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static int nr_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct nr_private *nr = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct net_device_stats *stats = &nr->stats;
+	struct net_device_stats *stats = &dev->stats;
 	unsigned int len = skb->len;
 
 	if (!nr_route_frame(skb, NULL)) {
@@ -187,13 +186,6 @@ static int nr_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct net_device_stats *nr_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct nr_private *nr = netdev_priv(dev);
-
-	return &nr->stats;
-}
-
 static const struct header_ops nr_header_ops = {
 	.create	= nr_header,
 	.rebuild= nr_rebuild_header,
@@ -215,6 +207,4 @@ void nr_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	/* New-style flags. */
 	dev->flags		= IFF_NOARP;
-
-	dev->get_stats 		= nr_get_stats;
 }