diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
index 460171edc412e88eab3cbbbf48cf0e41c6e8dc43..fc4b14af370dd677ec5fd88ae6ccfc3ee3f27a87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -831,13 +831,6 @@ static inline void i40e_rx_checksum(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 	if (rx_error & BIT(I40E_RX_DESC_ERROR_PPRS_SHIFT))
 		return;
 
-	/* If there is an outer header present that might contain a checksum
-	 * we need to bump the checksum level by 1 to reflect the fact that
-	 * we are indicating we validated the inner checksum.
-	 */
-	if (decoded.tunnel_type >= I40E_RX_PTYPE_TUNNEL_IP_GRENAT)
-		skb->csum_level = 1;
-
 	/* Only report checksum unnecessary for TCP, UDP, or SCTP */
 	switch (decoded.inner_prot) {
 	case I40E_RX_PTYPE_INNER_PROT_TCP: