diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
index 35ded19e9cc207a43075ff0b549b52b2d5f22f2f..7bbd11abed08da63153a2b1038a36c998f3344e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ struct i40evf_adapter {
 	/* OS defined structs */
 	struct net_device *netdev;
 	struct pci_dev *pdev;
-	struct net_device_stats net_stats;
 
 	struct i40e_hw hw; /* defined in i40e_type.h */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index 12a930e879af3d47f30f238800fc57d228e1e9dd..671913c74bf8a348800dda13ecddeb5d84a1b6e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -2242,21 +2242,6 @@ static int i40evf_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * i40evf_get_stats - Get System Network Statistics
- * @netdev: network interface device structure
- *
- * Returns the address of the device statistics structure.
- * The statistics are actually updated from the timer callback.
- **/
-static struct net_device_stats *i40evf_get_stats(struct net_device *netdev)
-{
-	struct i40evf_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
-
-	/* only return the current stats */
-	return &adapter->net_stats;
-}
-
 /**
  * i40evf_change_mtu - Change the Maximum Transfer Unit
  * @netdev: network interface device structure
@@ -2363,7 +2348,6 @@ static const struct net_device_ops i40evf_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_open		= i40evf_open,
 	.ndo_stop		= i40evf_close,
 	.ndo_start_xmit		= i40evf_xmit_frame,
-	.ndo_get_stats		= i40evf_get_stats,
 	.ndo_set_rx_mode	= i40evf_set_rx_mode,
 	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
 	.ndo_set_mac_address	= i40evf_set_mac,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
index 3bccfbb1db14b4f2d03e49a2a0d17032892d15bb..deb2cb8dac6b2051ed99a05b11076fc561e141c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
@@ -960,17 +960,17 @@ void i40evf_virtchnl_completion(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter,
 	case I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_GET_STATS: {
 		struct i40e_eth_stats *stats =
 			(struct i40e_eth_stats *)msg;
-		adapter->net_stats.rx_packets = stats->rx_unicast +
-						 stats->rx_multicast +
-						 stats->rx_broadcast;
-		adapter->net_stats.tx_packets = stats->tx_unicast +
-						 stats->tx_multicast +
-						 stats->tx_broadcast;
-		adapter->net_stats.rx_bytes = stats->rx_bytes;
-		adapter->net_stats.tx_bytes = stats->tx_bytes;
-		adapter->net_stats.tx_errors = stats->tx_errors;
-		adapter->net_stats.rx_dropped = stats->rx_discards;
-		adapter->net_stats.tx_dropped = stats->tx_discards;
+		netdev->stats.rx_packets = stats->rx_unicast +
+					   stats->rx_multicast +
+					   stats->rx_broadcast;
+		netdev->stats.tx_packets = stats->tx_unicast +
+					   stats->tx_multicast +
+					   stats->tx_broadcast;
+		netdev->stats.rx_bytes = stats->rx_bytes;
+		netdev->stats.tx_bytes = stats->tx_bytes;
+		netdev->stats.tx_errors = stats->tx_errors;
+		netdev->stats.rx_dropped = stats->rx_discards;
+		netdev->stats.tx_dropped = stats->tx_discards;
 		adapter->current_stats = *stats;
 		}
 		break;