diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic_main.c
index b3a5947a2cc03e1675e5895fef39e35b10ea04d0..d6e3219ddeb3fe0c32655b375060b5aa0895fab6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic_main.c
@@ -305,9 +305,6 @@ static void nic_init_hw(struct nicpf *nic)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	/* Reset NIC, in case the driver is repeatedly inserted and removed */
-	nic_reg_write(nic, NIC_PF_SOFT_RESET, 1);
-
 	/* Enable NIC HW block */
 	nic_reg_write(nic, NIC_PF_CFG, 0x3);