diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
index 174507ccd7d77c2d3e1fd8bcd80413956bf4e86b..56c4935b2578608fa696f7aa5bfa7d42730de24d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
@@ -1034,10 +1034,6 @@ static s32 e1000_get_variants_ich8lan(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 	    (er32(FWSM) & E1000_ICH_FWSM_FW_VALID))
 		adapter->flags2 |= FLAG2_PCIM2PCI_ARBITER_WA;
 
-	/* Disable EEE by default until IEEE802.3az spec is finalized */
-	if (adapter->flags2 & FLAG2_HAS_EEE)
-		adapter->hw.dev_spec.ich8lan.eee_disable = true;
-
 	return 0;
 }