diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 02672c31119fe7e40259c24113c9047a3e79aa1c..0e4312f6e0961fc01fdb64a5ee92bc8cb6465a9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -9238,14 +9238,6 @@ static int i40e_setup_pf_switch(struct i40e_pf *pf, bool reinit)
 	i40e_aq_get_link_info(&pf->hw, true, NULL, NULL);
 	i40e_link_event(pf);
 
-	/* Initialize user-specific link properties */
-	pf->fc_autoneg_status = ((pf->hw.phy.link_info.an_info &
-				  I40E_AQ_AN_COMPLETED) ? true : false);
-
-	/* fill in link information and enable LSE reporting */
-	i40e_aq_get_link_info(&pf->hw, true, NULL, NULL);
-	i40e_link_event(pf);
-
 	/* Initialize user-specific link properties */
 	pf->fc_autoneg_status = ((pf->hw.phy.link_info.an_info &
 				  I40E_AQ_AN_COMPLETED) ? true : false);