diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
index c1cde11b0c6d5114e62ba400caab0195905ada3d..0df1284df497d8247fbf602d6578381099619d06 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
@@ -3415,16 +3415,6 @@ static int adap_init0_config(struct adapter *adapter, int reset)
 			 "mismatch: [fini] csum=%#x, computed csum=%#x\n",
 			 finicsum, cfcsum);
 
-	/*
-	 * If we're a pure NIC driver then disable all offloading facilities.
-	 * This will allow the firmware to optimize aspects of the hardware
-	 * configuration which will result in improved performance.
-	 */
-	caps_cmd.ofldcaps = 0;
-	caps_cmd.iscsicaps = 0;
-	caps_cmd.rdmacaps = 0;
-	caps_cmd.fcoecaps = 0;
-
 	/*
 	 * And now tell the firmware to use the configuration we just loaded.
 	 */