diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
index 2c5c6d20e6e91c8ca8609e67e2ec474e9b53e797..c61181f23bd58dce16d347240b39da5f04f3fb40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
@@ -654,8 +654,6 @@ static void __devexit netxen_nic_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (adapter->portnum == 0)
 		netxen_free_adapter_offload(adapter);
 
-	if (adapter->irq)
-		free_irq(adapter->irq, adapter);
 	if(adapter->portnum == 0) {
 		/* leave the hw in the same state as reboot */
 		writel(0, NETXEN_CRB_NORMALIZE(adapter, CRB_CMDPEG_STATE));