diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-defines.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-defines.h
index b39bb3ddab1fafdbfdef0e24dad46223126e4d80..58ff9ba80d6989e8fb350bd4e47dc02c81ce5026 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-defines.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-defines.h
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@
 #define REUSE_SKBUFFS_WITHOUT_FREE  1
 #endif
 
-/* Enable Random Early Dropping under load */
-#define USE_RED                     1
 #define USE_ASYNC_IOBDMA            (CONFIG_CAVIUM_OCTEON_CVMSEG_SIZE > 0)
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
index b662e2ac625f7d52d31dca9adba7e5478fea0de0..afcdce4bce1cdc0003385ae6d35ef2aba94349e7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
@@ -180,10 +180,7 @@ static void cvm_oct_configure_common_hw(void)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	if (USE_RED)
-		cvmx_helper_setup_red(num_packet_buffers / 4,
-				      num_packet_buffers / 8);
-
+	cvmx_helper_setup_red(num_packet_buffers / 4, num_packet_buffers / 8);
 }
 
 /**