diff --git a/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c b/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
index 3ab61e40e86aa833e32d1acc82b8ae9985ef433d..cb8be490e5aed1f9f7afd7f9a68522ee2d6192ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
@@ -911,9 +911,8 @@ au1000_adjust_link(struct net_device *dev)
 	if(phydev->link != aup->old_link) {
 		// link state changed
 
-		if (phydev->link) // link went up
-			netif_tx_schedule_all(dev);
-		else { // link went down
+		if (!phydev->link) {
+			/* link went down */
 			aup->old_speed = 0;
 			aup->old_duplex = -1;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c b/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c
index a6a3da89f590138eea9e563674bde2a5cf786de1..a8ec60e1ed7573224c5c5a5147399dadef142469 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c
@@ -357,7 +357,6 @@ static void bfin_mac_adjust_link(struct net_device *dev)
 		if (!lp->old_link) {
 			new_state = 1;
 			lp->old_link = 1;
-			netif_tx_schedule_all(dev);
 		}
 	} else if (lp->old_link) {
 		new_state = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/net/cpmac.c b/drivers/net/cpmac.c
index fbd4280c102c219a60ef9ca5918d19cf9f886a3b..a7800e55909099d07594c4e13c05c09c040d380d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cpmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cpmac.c
@@ -945,10 +945,8 @@ static void cpmac_adjust_link(struct net_device *dev)
 		if (!priv->oldlink) {
 			new_state = 1;
 			priv->oldlink = 1;
-			netif_tx_schedule_all(dev);
 		}
 	} else if (priv->oldlink) {
-		netif_tx_stop_all_queues(dev);
 		new_state = 1;
 		priv->oldlink = 0;
 		priv->oldspeed = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx.c b/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx.c
index ae9ecb7df22be16f19038c8d0d2c63c7618e7a6e..4e4f68304e822ed9a1356ee9d225d5f5324358fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx.c
@@ -197,9 +197,6 @@ static void mpc52xx_fec_adjust_link(struct net_device *dev)
 		if (priv->link == PHY_DOWN) {
 			new_state = 1;
 			priv->link = phydev->link;
-			netif_tx_schedule_all(dev);
-			netif_carrier_on(dev);
-			netif_start_queue(dev);
 		}
 
 	} else if (priv->link) {
@@ -207,8 +204,6 @@ static void mpc52xx_fec_adjust_link(struct net_device *dev)
 		priv->link = PHY_DOWN;
 		priv->speed = 0;
 		priv->duplex = -1;
-		netif_stop_queue(dev);
-		netif_carrier_off(dev);
 	}
 
 	if (new_state && netif_msg_link(priv))
diff --git a/drivers/net/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c b/drivers/net/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
index 445763e5648eef9951e4858762fc9872daeeace2..52911889fd122fb7dad0f69a3c4a0dcb53b48d28 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
@@ -738,9 +738,6 @@ static void generic_adjust_link(struct  net_device *dev)
 		if (!fep->oldlink) {
 			new_state = 1;
 			fep->oldlink = 1;
-			netif_tx_schedule_all(dev);
-			netif_carrier_on(dev);
-			netif_start_queue(dev);
 		}
 
 		if (new_state)
@@ -750,8 +747,6 @@ static void generic_adjust_link(struct  net_device *dev)
 		fep->oldlink = 0;
 		fep->oldspeed = 0;
 		fep->oldduplex = -1;
-		netif_carrier_off(dev);
-		netif_stop_queue(dev);
 	}
 
 	if (new_state && netif_msg_link(fep))
@@ -826,6 +821,8 @@ static int fs_enet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 	phy_start(fep->phydev);
 
+	netif_start_queue(dev);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/macb.c b/drivers/net/macb.c
index 0496d16f9de5f39a690597991c1bdcb4cc0eca9b..daba82bbcb5672fad842e135202abae4bed5c878 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macb.c
@@ -164,9 +164,7 @@ static void macb_handle_link_change(struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 
 	if (phydev->link != bp->link) {
-		if (phydev->link)
-			netif_tx_schedule_all(dev);
-		else {
+		if (!phydev->link) {
 			bp->speed = 0;
 			bp->duplex = -1;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/net/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/sh_eth.c
index a4bc812aa99910ecce1d188058df916d9188da27..c69ba1395fa9d54b0ddcf2044209b202c32343ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sh_eth.c
@@ -642,17 +642,12 @@ static void sh_eth_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
 					| ECMR_DM, ioaddr + ECMR);
 			new_state = 1;
 			mdp->link = phydev->link;
-			netif_tx_schedule_all(ndev);
-			netif_carrier_on(ndev);
-			netif_start_queue(ndev);
 		}
 	} else if (mdp->link) {
 		new_state = 1;
 		mdp->link = PHY_DOWN;
 		mdp->speed = 0;
 		mdp->duplex = -1;
-		netif_stop_queue(ndev);
-		netif_carrier_off(ndev);
 	}
 
 	if (new_state)
diff --git a/drivers/net/tc35815.c b/drivers/net/tc35815.c
index 41d3ac45685f768857392addf61d291737a34f5b..a645e5028c14bcd12053d77b31f4f0cfd7003c9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tc35815.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tc35815.c
@@ -672,7 +672,6 @@ static void tc_handle_link_change(struct net_device *dev)
 			if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
 				tc35815_set_multicast_list(dev);
 #endif
-			netif_tx_schedule_all(dev);
 		} else {
 			lp->speed = 0;
 			lp->duplex = -1;