diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index be9a1467a1a1d09e81d97c1da3c7e6de6f7d20ea..146969891579c0259984663aeaa8f43fbb2e2c00 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -2718,22 +2718,6 @@ void i40e_vlan_stripping_disable(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * i40e_vlan_rx_register - Setup or shutdown vlan offload
- * @netdev: network interface to be adjusted
- * @features: netdev features to test if VLAN offload is enabled or not
- **/
-static void i40e_vlan_rx_register(struct net_device *netdev, u32 features)
-{
-	struct i40e_netdev_priv *np = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	struct i40e_vsi *vsi = np->vsi;
-
-	if (features & NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_RX)
-		i40e_vlan_stripping_enable(vsi);
-	else
-		i40e_vlan_stripping_disable(vsi);
-}
-
 /**
  * i40e_add_vlan_all_mac - Add a MAC/VLAN filter for each existing MAC address
  * @vsi: the vsi being configured
@@ -2909,7 +2893,10 @@ static void i40e_restore_vlan(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	if (!vsi->netdev)
 		return;
 
-	i40e_vlan_rx_register(vsi->netdev, vsi->netdev->features);
+	if (vsi->netdev->features & NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_RX)
+		i40e_vlan_stripping_enable(vsi);
+	else
+		i40e_vlan_stripping_disable(vsi);
 
 	for_each_set_bit(vid, vsi->active_vlans, VLAN_N_VID)
 		i40e_vlan_rx_add_vid(vsi->netdev, htons(ETH_P_8021Q),