diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index f4cae2be0fda563e71f5b07f1798655169c8b683..49467c2b7a0a71d885d64be0745f3e557efe3147 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
-#include <linux/pci-aspm.h>
 #include <linux/prefetch.h>
 #include <linux/ipv6.h>
 #include <net/ip6_checksum.h>
@@ -7647,11 +7646,6 @@ static int rtl_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	mii->reg_num_mask = 0x1f;
 	mii->supports_gmii = cfg->has_gmii;
 
-	/* disable ASPM completely as that cause random device stop working
-	 * problems as well as full system hangs for some PCIe devices users */
-	pci_disable_link_state(pdev, PCIE_LINK_STATE_L0S | PCIE_LINK_STATE_L1 |
-				     PCIE_LINK_STATE_CLKPM);
-
 	/* enable device (incl. PCI PM wakeup and hotplug setup) */
 	rc = pcim_enable_device(pdev);
 	if (rc < 0) {