diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index 35a95dcc755ba593b9b6e4e983647c78bab642c8..4d1c0c3042c75227901578cfdb40ab09907fb649 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -1601,8 +1601,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t cpsw_ndo_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct cpdma_chan *txch;
 	int ret, q_idx;
 
-	netif_trans_update(ndev);
-
 	if (skb_padto(skb, CPSW_MIN_PACKET_SIZE)) {
 		cpsw_err(priv, tx_err, "packet pad failed\n");
 		ndev->stats.tx_dropped++;