diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000.h b/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000.h
index c2ec095d2163980953e0bd4ad464fdb8736a9450..118bdf4835938301b37af18b10a45c206abe2b24 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000.h
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000.h
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ struct e1000_adapter {
 
 	struct napi_struct napi;
 
-	unsigned long tx_queue_len;
 	unsigned int restart_queue;
 	u32 txd_cmd;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index 88d54d3efcef2ff78bd66bd2cd358c8809c22820..e1cceb6065769bf040027049a6fd90f5291d14cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -2289,8 +2289,6 @@ static void e1000_configure_tx(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 	ew32(TCTL, tctl);
 
 	e1000e_config_collision_dist(hw);
-
-	adapter->tx_queue_len = adapter->netdev->tx_queue_len;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2877,7 +2875,6 @@ void e1000e_down(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 	del_timer_sync(&adapter->watchdog_timer);
 	del_timer_sync(&adapter->phy_info_timer);
 
-	netdev->tx_queue_len = adapter->tx_queue_len;
 	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
 	adapter->link_speed = 0;
 	adapter->link_duplex = 0;
@@ -3588,21 +3585,15 @@ static void e1000_watchdog_task(struct work_struct *work)
 					       "link gets many collisions.\n");
 			}
 
-			/*
-			 * tweak tx_queue_len according to speed/duplex
-			 * and adjust the timeout factor
-			 */
-			netdev->tx_queue_len = adapter->tx_queue_len;
+			/* adjust timeout factor according to speed/duplex */
 			adapter->tx_timeout_factor = 1;
 			switch (adapter->link_speed) {
 			case SPEED_10:
 				txb2b = 0;
-				netdev->tx_queue_len = 10;
 				adapter->tx_timeout_factor = 16;
 				break;
 			case SPEED_100:
 				txb2b = 0;
-				netdev->tx_queue_len = 100;
 				adapter->tx_timeout_factor = 10;
 				break;
 			}