diff --git a/drivers/net/spider_net.c b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
index 3bf4b9b6662a838e13447ca923e3946dbc271cf3..2239c16da543c1368ad538bd07adc589e2401106 100644
--- a/drivers/net/spider_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
@@ -513,7 +513,6 @@ spider_net_alloc_rx_skbs(struct spider_net_card *card)
 	/* This will allocate the rest of the rx buffers;
 	 * if not, it's business as usual later on. */
 	spider_net_refill_rx_chain(card);
-	spider_net_enable_rxchtails(card);
 	spider_net_enable_rxdmac(card);
 	return 0;