diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h b/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h
index f7015efbff05cfc91da412e43e664af72594ce41..da4033c6efa20f677342a8f6aff4bbca224548cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ struct ixgbevf_adapter {
 	/* OS defined structs */
 	struct net_device *netdev;
 	struct pci_dev *pdev;
-	struct net_device_stats net_stats;
 
 	/* structs defined in ixgbe_vf.h */
 	struct ixgbe_hw hw;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index bdbd26c60ae6314f481373f3c91163dfc8b87fdf..3eda1bdbbb7a61c31b17644af53b7212afcb877b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ static bool ixgbevf_clean_tx_irq(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter,
 	tx_ring->total_bytes += total_bytes;
 	tx_ring->total_packets += total_packets;
 
-	adapter->net_stats.tx_bytes += total_bytes;
-	adapter->net_stats.tx_packets += total_packets;
+	netdev->stats.tx_bytes += total_bytes;
+	netdev->stats.tx_packets += total_packets;
 
 	return (count < tx_ring->work_limit);
 }
@@ -639,8 +639,8 @@ next_desc:
 
 	rx_ring->total_packets += total_rx_packets;
 	rx_ring->total_bytes += total_rx_bytes;
-	adapter->net_stats.rx_bytes += total_rx_bytes;
-	adapter->net_stats.rx_packets += total_rx_packets;
+	adapter->netdev->stats.rx_bytes += total_rx_bytes;
+	adapter->netdev->stats.rx_packets += total_rx_packets;
 
 	return cleaned;
 }
@@ -2297,7 +2297,7 @@ void ixgbevf_update_stats(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
 				adapter->stats.vfmprc);
 
 	/* Fill out the OS statistics structure */
-	adapter->net_stats.multicast = adapter->stats.vfmprc -
+	adapter->netdev->stats.multicast = adapter->stats.vfmprc -
 		adapter->stats.base_vfmprc;
 }
 
@@ -3180,21 +3180,6 @@ static int ixgbevf_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
-/**
- * ixgbevf_get_stats - Get System Network Statistics
- * @netdev: network interface device structure
- *
- * Returns the address of the device statistics structure.
- * The statistics are actually updated from the timer callback.
- **/
-static struct net_device_stats *ixgbevf_get_stats(struct net_device *netdev)
-{
-	struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
-
-	/* only return the current stats */
-	return &adapter->net_stats;
-}
-
 /**
  * ixgbevf_set_mac - Change the Ethernet Address of the NIC
  * @netdev: network interface device structure
@@ -3272,7 +3257,6 @@ static const struct net_device_ops ixgbe_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_open		= &ixgbevf_open,
 	.ndo_stop		= &ixgbevf_close,
 	.ndo_start_xmit		= &ixgbevf_xmit_frame,
-	.ndo_get_stats		= &ixgbevf_get_stats,
 	.ndo_set_rx_mode	= &ixgbevf_set_rx_mode,
 	.ndo_set_multicast_list	= &ixgbevf_set_rx_mode,
 	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,