diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h
index b5410bee5f21dc962bca2508ad4a9a88dd47da35..421a0742544275052f38b8ba1cdf24a5d24fb371 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 #include "netxen_nic_hw.h"
 
-#define NETXEN_NIC_BUILD_NO     "1"
+#define NETXEN_NIC_BUILD_NO     "2"
 #define _NETXEN_NIC_LINUX_MAJOR 3
 #define _NETXEN_NIC_LINUX_MINOR 3
 #define _NETXEN_NIC_LINUX_SUBVERSION 2
@@ -887,7 +887,6 @@ struct netxen_adapter {
 	struct netxen_recv_context recv_ctx[MAX_RCV_CTX];
 
 	int is_up;
-	int number;
 	struct netxen_dummy_dma dummy_dma;
 
 	/* Context interface shared between card and host */
diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
index f2b3fbc593c602d766b478435e0665a717399f74..926ead774f585bfdb2a5b0ddd9c43a14c97cdf86 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ char netxen_nic_driver_name[] = "netxen-nic";
 static char netxen_nic_driver_string[] = "NetXen Network Driver version "
     NETXEN_NIC_LINUX_VERSIONID;
 
-struct netxen_adapter *g_adapter = NULL;
-
 #define NETXEN_NETDEV_WEIGHT 120
 #define NETXEN_ADAPTER_UP_MAGIC 777
 #define NETXEN_NIC_PEG_TUNE 0
@@ -131,7 +129,6 @@ netxen_nic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	struct netxen_cmd_buffer *cmd_buf_arr = NULL;
 	u64 mac_addr[FLASH_NUM_PORTS + 1];
 	int valid_mac = 0;
-	static int netxen_cards_found = 0;
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s \n", netxen_nic_driver_string);
 	/* In current scheme, we use only PCI function 0 */
@@ -222,9 +219,6 @@ netxen_nic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto err_out_dbunmap;
 	}
 
-	if (netxen_cards_found == 0) {
-		g_adapter = adapter;
-	}
 	adapter->max_tx_desc_count = MAX_CMD_DESCRIPTORS;
 	adapter->max_rx_desc_count = MAX_RCV_DESCRIPTORS;
 	adapter->max_jumbo_rx_desc_count = MAX_JUMBO_RCV_DESCRIPTORS;
@@ -468,7 +462,6 @@ netxen_nic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	adapter->number = netxen_cards_found;
 	adapter->driver_mismatch = 0;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -965,11 +958,6 @@ static int netxen_nic_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 static void netxen_watchdog(unsigned long v)
 {
 	struct netxen_adapter *adapter = (struct netxen_adapter *)v;
-	if (adapter != g_adapter) {
-		printk("%s: ***BUG*** adapter[%p] != g_adapter[%p]\n",
-		       __FUNCTION__, adapter, g_adapter);
-		return;
-	}
 
 	SCHEDULE_WORK(&adapter->watchdog_task);
 }