diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-aen.c b/net/ncsi/ncsi-aen.c
index 67e708e98ccf0081a18df393043e6c84db7105f0..e7b05de1e6d1e136eb509293c4fde81468e12642 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-aen.c
+++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-aen.c
@@ -143,43 +143,14 @@ static int ncsi_aen_handler_hncdsc(struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp,
 	if (!nc)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	/* If the channel is active one, we need reconfigure it */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&nc->lock, flags);
 	ncm = &nc->modes[NCSI_MODE_LINK];
 	hncdsc = (struct ncsi_aen_hncdsc_pkt *)h;
 	ncm->data[3] = ntohl(hncdsc->status);
-	netdev_info(ndp->ndev.dev, "NCSI: HNCDSC AEN - channel %u state %s\n",
-		    nc->id, ncm->data[3] & 0x3 ? "up" : "down");
-	if (!list_empty(&nc->link) ||
-	    nc->state != NCSI_CHANNEL_ACTIVE) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);
-	if (!(ndp->flags & NCSI_DEV_HWA) && !(ncm->data[3] & 0x1))
-		ndp->flags |= NCSI_DEV_RESHUFFLE;
-
-	/* If this channel is the active one and the link doesn't
-	 * work, we have to choose another channel to be active one.
-	 * The logic here is exactly similar to what we do when link
-	 * is down on the active channel.
-	 *
-	 * On the other hand, we need configure it when host driver
-	 * state on the active channel becomes ready.
-	 */
-	ncsi_stop_channel_monitor(nc);
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&nc->lock, flags);
-	nc->state = (ncm->data[3] & 0x1) ? NCSI_CHANNEL_INACTIVE :
-					   NCSI_CHANNEL_ACTIVE;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ndp->lock, flags);
-	list_add_tail_rcu(&nc->link, &ndp->channel_queue);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ndp->lock, flags);
-
-	ncsi_process_next_channel(ndp);
+	netdev_printk(KERN_DEBUG, ndp->ndev.dev,
+		      "NCSI: host driver %srunning on channel %u\n",
+		      ncm->data[3] & 0x1 ? "" : "not ", nc->id);
 
 	return 0;
 }