diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_ethtool.c
index 6cdc5ebb7411d7ba6daf63425fa04f8712ca2314..e494cccf8a93175089c879844fc0e13625ec2acf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_ethtool.c
@@ -606,19 +606,12 @@ qlcnic_set_pauseparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 static int qlcnic_reg_test(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(dev);
-	u32 data_read, data_written;
+	u32 data_read;
 
 	data_read = QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_PCIX_PH_REG(0));
 	if ((data_read & 0xffff) != adapter->pdev->vendor)
 		return 1;
 
-	data_written = (u32)0xa5a5a5a5;
-
-	QLCWR32(adapter, CRB_SCRATCHPAD_TEST, data_written);
-	data_read = QLCRD32(adapter, CRB_SCRATCHPAD_TEST);
-	if (data_written != data_read)
-		return 1;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hdr.h b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hdr.h
index a984cd227582cfc40f533517740e5b10de57b488..13740785d05146f9fb5aa8c95d816f24215781c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hdr.h
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hdr.h
@@ -585,15 +585,8 @@ enum {
  * for backward compability
  */
 #define CRB_NIC_CAPABILITIES_HOST	QLCNIC_REG(0x1a8)
-#define CRB_NIC_CAPABILITIES_FW 	QLCNIC_REG(0x1dc)
-#define CRB_NIC_MSI_MODE_HOST		QLCNIC_REG(0x270)
-#define CRB_NIC_MSI_MODE_FW	  	QLCNIC_REG(0x274)
 
 #define INTR_SCHEME_PERPORT	      	0x1
-#define MSI_MODE_MULTIFUNC	      	0x1
-
-/* used for ethtool tests */
-#define CRB_SCRATCHPAD_TEST	    QLCNIC_REG(0x280)
 
 /*
  * CrbPortPhanCntrHi/Lo is used to pass the address of HostPhantomIndex address
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
index 1b621ca13e25f075928c1488fe149855bac135e4..9b010422e9a683fa1529f116f6ed8f53b8a5aeca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
@@ -1189,7 +1189,6 @@ int qlcnic_init_firmware(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 		return err;
 
 	QLCWR32(adapter, CRB_NIC_CAPABILITIES_HOST, INTR_SCHEME_PERPORT);
-	QLCWR32(adapter, CRB_NIC_MSI_MODE_HOST, MSI_MODE_MULTIFUNC);
 	QLCWR32(adapter, CRB_MPORT_MODE, MPORT_MULTI_FUNCTION_MODE);
 	QLCWR32(adapter, CRB_CMDPEG_STATE, PHAN_INITIALIZE_ACK);