diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c
index c67d1eb35e8f7deab13803f74eb0e79dbce71c90..5e7fb1dfb97b54c63c46314eea8eeccd9dbbc643 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c
@@ -382,8 +382,6 @@ static int qlcnic_83xx_idc_tx_soft_reset(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	clear_bit(__QLCNIC_RESETTING, &adapter->state);
 	dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "%s:\n", __func__);
 
-	adapter->netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index 9a7519faf057c1f704bd8856abfde0b366f4d765..0da38df5179329ac910a26598618bb06a6d30c52 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -3153,10 +3153,8 @@ qlcnic_check_health(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 		if (adapter->need_fw_reset)
 			goto detach;
 
-		if (adapter->ahw->reset_context && qlcnic_auto_fw_reset) {
+		if (adapter->ahw->reset_context && qlcnic_auto_fw_reset)
 			qlcnic_reset_hw_context(adapter);
-			adapter->netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
-		}
 
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_common.c
index 3869c3864deb469ef1e4d43d8cb8ed28c7af204a..196b2d100407bf1de67d284c85f88e9f48d310c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_common.c
@@ -1734,7 +1734,6 @@ static int qlcnic_sriov_vf_handle_context_reset(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 
 	if (!qlcnic_sriov_vf_reinit_driver(adapter)) {
 		qlcnic_sriov_vf_attach(adapter);
-		adapter->netdev->trans_start = jiffies;
 		adapter->tx_timeo_cnt = 0;
 		adapter->reset_ctx_cnt = 0;
 		adapter->fw_fail_cnt = 0;