diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 49be393e1c1dc5acf40ae88c7ebc5b6bbf9f2ebf..cbc7febe9cdcdc1c1692aa1f857276e865549953 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -1431,10 +1431,6 @@ e1000_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 	/* From here on the code is the same as e1000_up() */
 	clear_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->flags);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_E1000_NAPI
-	netif_poll_enable(netdev);
-#endif
-
 	e1000_irq_enable(adapter);
 
 	/* fire a link status change interrupt to start the watchdog */