diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 20e8c40da90d6454d5a0d326337dc7d5c849dfc2..f5c87031b1214a868dc3468b5ac2cdb3b6447b38 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -543,15 +543,11 @@ static void prb_init_blk_timer(struct packet_sock *po,
 	pkc->retire_blk_timer.expires = jiffies;
 }
 
-static void prb_setup_retire_blk_timer(struct packet_sock *po, int tx_ring)
+static void prb_setup_retire_blk_timer(struct packet_sock *po)
 {
 	struct tpacket_kbdq_core *pkc;
 
-	if (tx_ring)
-		BUG();
-
-	pkc = tx_ring ? GET_PBDQC_FROM_RB(&po->tx_ring) :
-			GET_PBDQC_FROM_RB(&po->rx_ring);
+	pkc = GET_PBDQC_FROM_RB(&po->rx_ring);
 	prb_init_blk_timer(po, pkc, prb_retire_rx_blk_timer_expired);
 }
 
@@ -607,7 +603,7 @@ static void prb_init_ft_ops(struct tpacket_kbdq_core *p1,
 static void init_prb_bdqc(struct packet_sock *po,
 			struct packet_ring_buffer *rb,
 			struct pgv *pg_vec,
-			union tpacket_req_u *req_u, int tx_ring)
+			union tpacket_req_u *req_u)
 {
 	struct tpacket_kbdq_core *p1 = GET_PBDQC_FROM_RB(rb);
 	struct tpacket_block_desc *pbd;
@@ -634,7 +630,7 @@ static void init_prb_bdqc(struct packet_sock *po,
 
 	p1->max_frame_len = p1->kblk_size - BLK_PLUS_PRIV(p1->blk_sizeof_priv);
 	prb_init_ft_ops(p1, req_u);
-	prb_setup_retire_blk_timer(po, tx_ring);
+	prb_setup_retire_blk_timer(po);
 	prb_open_block(p1, pbd);
 }
 
@@ -4002,7 +3998,7 @@ static int packet_set_ring(struct sock *sk, union tpacket_req_u *req_u,
 		 * it above but just being paranoid
 		 */
 			if (!tx_ring)
-				init_prb_bdqc(po, rb, pg_vec, req_u, tx_ring);
+				init_prb_bdqc(po, rb, pg_vec, req_u);
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;