diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 178aa33844fd5ac2846edf4c7b9635b836e01c74..e2c579cf3b15890dc8da7a021c41f898c6445363 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -176,32 +176,6 @@ static void stmmac_enable_all_queues(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * stmmac_stop_all_queues - Stop all queues
- * @priv: driver private structure
- */
-static void stmmac_stop_all_queues(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
-{
-	u32 tx_queues_cnt = priv->plat->tx_queues_to_use;
-	u32 queue;
-
-	for (queue = 0; queue < tx_queues_cnt; queue++)
-		netif_tx_stop_queue(netdev_get_tx_queue(priv->dev, queue));
-}
-
-/**
- * stmmac_start_all_queues - Start all queues
- * @priv: driver private structure
- */
-static void stmmac_start_all_queues(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
-{
-	u32 tx_queues_cnt = priv->plat->tx_queues_to_use;
-	u32 queue;
-
-	for (queue = 0; queue < tx_queues_cnt; queue++)
-		netif_tx_start_queue(netdev_get_tx_queue(priv->dev, queue));
-}
-
 static void stmmac_service_event_schedule(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 {
 	if (!test_bit(STMMAC_DOWN, &priv->state) &&
@@ -2864,7 +2838,7 @@ static int stmmac_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 
 	stmmac_enable_all_queues(priv);
-	stmmac_start_all_queues(priv);
+	netif_tx_start_all_queues(priv->dev);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -2907,8 +2881,6 @@ static int stmmac_release(struct net_device *dev)
 	phylink_stop(priv->phylink);
 	phylink_disconnect_phy(priv->phylink);
 
-	stmmac_stop_all_queues(priv);
-
 	stmmac_disable_all_queues(priv);
 
 	for (chan = 0; chan < priv->plat->tx_queues_to_use; chan++)
@@ -5116,7 +5088,6 @@ int stmmac_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 
 	netif_device_detach(ndev);
-	stmmac_stop_all_queues(priv);
 
 	stmmac_disable_all_queues(priv);
 
@@ -5242,8 +5213,6 @@ int stmmac_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	stmmac_enable_all_queues(priv);
 
-	stmmac_start_all_queues(priv);
-
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
 
 	if (!device_may_wakeup(priv->device) || !priv->plat->pmt) {