diff --git a/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c b/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c
index ca457b85d21ac082887a249df3d9bfc64f50a9d6..c591773660ac07eabaaa034b1a606093216f8716 100644
--- a/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/davinci_emac.c
@@ -108,26 +108,6 @@ static u_int8_t	num_phy;
 
 phy_t				phy[CONFIG_SYS_DAVINCI_EMAC_PHY_COUNT];
 
-static inline void davinci_flush_rx_descs(void)
-{
-	/* flush the whole RX descs area */
-	flush_dcache_range(EMAC_WRAPPER_RAM_ADDR + EMAC_RX_DESC_BASE,
-			EMAC_WRAPPER_RAM_ADDR + EMAC_TX_DESC_BASE);
-}
-
-static inline void davinci_invalidate_rx_descs(void)
-{
-	/* invalidate the whole RX descs area */
-	invalidate_dcache_range(EMAC_WRAPPER_RAM_ADDR + EMAC_RX_DESC_BASE,
-			EMAC_WRAPPER_RAM_ADDR + EMAC_TX_DESC_BASE);
-}
-
-static inline void davinci_flush_desc(emac_desc *desc)
-{
-	flush_dcache_range((unsigned long)desc,
-			(unsigned long)desc + sizeof(*desc));
-}
-
 static int davinci_eth_set_mac_addr(struct eth_device *dev)
 {
 	unsigned long		mac_hi;
@@ -496,8 +476,6 @@ static int davinci_eth_open(struct eth_device *dev, bd_t *bis)
 	emac_rx_active_tail = rx_desc;
 	emac_rx_queue_active = 1;
 
-	davinci_flush_rx_descs();
-
 	/* Enable TX/RX */
 	writel(EMAC_MAX_ETHERNET_PKT_SIZE, &adap_emac->RXMAXLEN);
 	writel(0, &adap_emac->RXBUFFEROFFSET);
@@ -660,7 +638,6 @@ static int davinci_eth_send_packet (struct eth_device *dev,
 
 	flush_dcache_range((unsigned long)packet,
 			(unsigned long)packet + length);
-	davinci_flush_desc(emac_tx_desc);
 
 	/* Send the packet */
 	writel(BD_TO_HW((unsigned long)emac_tx_desc), &adap_emac->TX0HDP);
@@ -694,8 +671,6 @@ static int davinci_eth_rcv_packet (struct eth_device *dev)
 	volatile emac_desc *tail_desc;
 	int status, ret = -1;
 
-	davinci_invalidate_rx_descs();
-
 	rx_curr_desc = emac_rx_active_head;
 	if (!rx_curr_desc)
 		return 0;
@@ -734,7 +709,6 @@ static int davinci_eth_rcv_packet (struct eth_device *dev)
 		rx_curr_desc->buff_off_len = EMAC_MAX_ETHERNET_PKT_SIZE;
 		rx_curr_desc->pkt_flag_len = EMAC_CPPI_OWNERSHIP_BIT;
 		rx_curr_desc->next = 0;
-		davinci_flush_desc(rx_curr_desc);
 
 		if (emac_rx_active_head == 0) {
 			printf ("INFO: emac_rcv_pkt: active queue head = 0\n");
@@ -752,13 +726,11 @@ static int davinci_eth_rcv_packet (struct eth_device *dev)
 			tail_desc->next = BD_TO_HW((ulong) curr_desc);
 			status = tail_desc->pkt_flag_len;
 			if (status & EMAC_CPPI_EOQ_BIT) {
-				davinci_flush_desc(tail_desc);
 				writel(BD_TO_HW((ulong)curr_desc),
 				       &adap_emac->RX0HDP);
 				status &= ~EMAC_CPPI_EOQ_BIT;
 				tail_desc->pkt_flag_len = status;
 			}
-			davinci_flush_desc(tail_desc);
 		}
 		return (ret);
 	}