diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
index b2765ebb02680650ce8e43dbee8f425a2e02291e..2c88ac295eea497102a8455f45abf769634a15a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
@@ -470,7 +470,6 @@ struct be_adapter {
 	u32 rx_fc;		/* Rx flow control */
 	u32 tx_fc;		/* Tx flow control */
 	bool stats_cmd_sent;
-	u32 if_type;
 	struct {
 		u32 size;
 		u32 total_size;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index 03e0c74f2516c233989a0ffff2985bf0b74a83b9..8080a1a5cee777d01adfc1c347107e2f8f6bec60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -4095,11 +4095,6 @@ static int be_roce_map_pci_bars(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 static int be_map_pci_bars(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	u8 __iomem *addr;
-	u32 sli_intf;
-
-	pci_read_config_dword(adapter->pdev, SLI_INTF_REG_OFFSET, &sli_intf);
-	adapter->if_type = (sli_intf & SLI_INTF_IF_TYPE_MASK) >>
-				SLI_INTF_IF_TYPE_SHIFT;
 
 	if (BEx_chip(adapter) && be_physfn(adapter)) {
 		adapter->csr = pci_iomap(adapter->pdev, 2, 0);