diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index 04e007dcf47473f89e4b56f47b4c85a4e29b95ed..1b5a0c8b34c8e0ada712400a1c33f6a13eaea372 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -3831,11 +3831,6 @@ static int e1000_tx_map(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
 		buffer_info = &tx_ring->buffer_info[i];
 		size = min(len, max_per_txd);
 
-		/* Workaround for premature desc write-backs
-		 * in TSO mode.  Append 4-byte sentinel desc */
-		if (mss && !nr_frags && size == len && size > 8)
-			size -= 4;
-
 		buffer_info->length = size;
 		/* set time_stamp *before* dma to help avoid a possible race */
 		buffer_info->time_stamp = jiffies;
@@ -3869,10 +3864,6 @@ static int e1000_tx_map(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
 		while (len) {
 			buffer_info = &tx_ring->buffer_info[i];
 			size = min(len, max_per_txd);
-			/* Workaround for premature desc write-backs
-			 * in TSO mode.  Append 4-byte sentinel desc */
-			if (mss && f == (nr_frags-1) && size == len && size > 8)
-				size -= 4;
 
 			buffer_info->length = size;
 			buffer_info->time_stamp = jiffies;