diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/common.h b/drivers/net/xen-netback/common.h
index bef37be402b869fde5012da20aed30017bbcac81..0355f8767e3bdf17b27c34669ac617554ddb154e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/common.h
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@ struct xenvif {
 	u16 dealloc_ring[MAX_PENDING_REQS];
 	struct task_struct *dealloc_task;
 	wait_queue_head_t dealloc_wq;
-	struct timer_list dealloc_delay;
-	bool dealloc_delay_timed_out;
 
 	/* Use kthread for guest RX */
 	struct task_struct *task;
diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
index a6a8c1579eb97987a2bf8fea91fc646403817d9e..23bb2f4b18fe59e30b8268caefce4918db138195 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
@@ -407,7 +407,6 @@ struct xenvif *xenvif_alloc(struct device *parent, domid_t domid,
 			  .desc = i };
 		vif->grant_tx_handle[i] = NETBACK_INVALID_HANDLE;
 	}
-	init_timer(&vif->dealloc_delay);
 
 	/*
 	 * Initialise a dummy MAC address. We choose the numerically
@@ -556,7 +555,6 @@ void xenvif_disconnect(struct xenvif *vif)
 	}
 
 	if (vif->dealloc_task) {
-		del_timer_sync(&vif->dealloc_delay);
 		kthread_stop(vif->dealloc_task);
 		vif->dealloc_task = NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
index 5a8c4a43c5227b4abd549c080530f0075b85ed3c..1f595e51791e83befb68f5c28a8092325771f24f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
@@ -133,11 +133,6 @@ static inline pending_ring_idx_t pending_index(unsigned i)
 	return i & (MAX_PENDING_REQS-1);
 }
 
-static inline pending_ring_idx_t nr_free_slots(struct xen_netif_tx_back_ring *ring)
-{
-	return ring->nr_ents -	(ring->sring->req_prod - ring->rsp_prod_pvt);
-}
-
 bool xenvif_rx_ring_slots_available(struct xenvif *vif, int needed)
 {
 	RING_IDX prod, cons;
@@ -1718,36 +1713,9 @@ static inline int tx_work_todo(struct xenvif *vif)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void xenvif_dealloc_delay(unsigned long data)
-{
-	struct xenvif *vif = (struct xenvif *)data;
-
-	vif->dealloc_delay_timed_out = true;
-	wake_up(&vif->dealloc_wq);
-}
-
 static inline bool tx_dealloc_work_todo(struct xenvif *vif)
 {
-	if (vif->dealloc_cons != vif->dealloc_prod) {
-		if ((nr_free_slots(&vif->tx) > 2 * XEN_NETBK_LEGACY_SLOTS_MAX) &&
-		    (vif->dealloc_prod - vif->dealloc_cons < MAX_PENDING_REQS / 4) &&
-		    !vif->dealloc_delay_timed_out) {
-			if (!timer_pending(&vif->dealloc_delay)) {
-				vif->dealloc_delay.function =
-					xenvif_dealloc_delay;
-				vif->dealloc_delay.data = (unsigned long)vif;
-				mod_timer(&vif->dealloc_delay,
-					  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1));
-
-			}
-			return false;
-		}
-		del_timer_sync(&vif->dealloc_delay);
-		vif->dealloc_delay_timed_out = false;
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	return false;
+	return vif->dealloc_cons != vif->dealloc_prod;
 }
 
 void xenvif_unmap_frontend_rings(struct xenvif *vif)