diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/stir4200.c b/drivers/net/irda/stir4200.c
index d61b208b52a215d4825a72cd3929f57263c8f6d9..12103c93f7efb4622da065c77c9f184bdd76c10f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/stir4200.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/stir4200.c
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ enum StirFifoCtlMask {
 	FIFOCTL_DIR = 0x10,
 	FIFOCTL_CLR = 0x08,
 	FIFOCTL_EMPTY = 0x04,
-	FIFOCTL_RXERR = 0x02,
-	FIFOCTL_TXERR = 0x01,
 };
 
 enum StirDiagMask {
@@ -615,19 +613,6 @@ static int fifo_txwait(struct stir_cb *stir, int space)
 
 		pr_debug("fifo status 0x%lx count %lu\n", status, count);
 
-		/* error when receive/transmit fifo gets confused */
-		if (status & FIFOCTL_RXERR) {
-			stir->stats.rx_fifo_errors++;
-			stir->stats.rx_errors++;
-			break;
-		}
-
-		if (status & FIFOCTL_TXERR) {
-			stir->stats.tx_fifo_errors++;
-			stir->stats.tx_errors++;
-			break;
-		}
-
 		/* is fifo receiving already, or empty */
 		if (!(status & FIFOCTL_DIR)
 		    || (status & FIFOCTL_EMPTY))