diff --git a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge.h b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge.h
index 01b0634a0b541fbf068bf0c11f0a9c278b2500b0..27f83d6fdc29278d5283a56970e4f4139a284143 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge.h
+++ b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge.h
@@ -2227,7 +2227,6 @@ int ql_dump_risc_ram_area(struct ql_adapter *qdev, void *buf,
 		u32 ram_addr, int word_count);
 int ql_core_dump(struct ql_adapter *qdev,
 		struct ql_mpi_coredump *mpi_coredump);
-int ql_mb_sys_err(struct ql_adapter *qdev);
 int ql_mb_about_fw(struct ql_adapter *qdev);
 int ql_wol(struct ql_adapter *qdev);
 int ql_mb_wol_set_magic(struct ql_adapter *qdev, u32 enable_wol);
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_dbg.c b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_dbg.c
index 68a1c9b91e74d199fbb6a4cce1a604ef09eea230..548e9010b20bc67af02ac3f89c7be12e51c948db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_dbg.c
@@ -1237,12 +1237,7 @@ static void ql_get_core_dump(struct ql_adapter *qdev)
 			  "Force Coredump can only be done from interface that is up.\n");
 		return;
 	}
-
-	if (ql_mb_sys_err(qdev)) {
-		netif_err(qdev, ifup, qdev->ndev,
-			  "Fail force coredump with ql_mb_sys_err().\n");
-		return;
-	}
+	ql_queue_fw_error(qdev);
 }
 
 void ql_gen_reg_dump(struct ql_adapter *qdev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_mpi.c b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_mpi.c
index 3c00462a5d22fe8ef405878a49da7e91963c0f6e..f84e8570c7cb79d4c161e90ccee1d420b55d256c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_mpi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_mpi.c
@@ -606,23 +606,6 @@ static int ql_mailbox_command(struct ql_adapter *qdev, struct mbox_params *mbcp)
 	return status;
 }
 
-int ql_mb_sys_err(struct ql_adapter *qdev)
-{
-	struct mbox_params mbc;
-	struct mbox_params *mbcp = &mbc;
-	int status;
-
-	memset(mbcp, 0, sizeof(struct mbox_params));
-
-	mbcp->in_count = 1;
-	mbcp->out_count = 0;
-
-	mbcp->mbox_in[0] = MB_CMD_MAKE_SYS_ERR;
-
-	status = ql_mailbox_command(qdev, mbcp);
-	return status;
-}
-
 /* Get MPI firmware version. This will be used for
  * driver banner and for ethtool info.
  * Returns zero on success.