diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 80e3cb7c39e8..e6e12450bf30 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -3170,14 +3170,6 @@ void ixgbe_configure_rx_ring(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	ixgbe_configure_srrctl(adapter, ring);
 	ixgbe_configure_rscctl(adapter, ring);
 
-	/* If operating in IOV mode set RLPML for X540 */
-	if ((adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_SRIOV_ENABLED) &&
-	    hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_X540) {
-		rxdctl &= ~IXGBE_RXDCTL_RLPMLMASK;
-		rxdctl |= ((ring->netdev->mtu + ETH_HLEN +
-			    ETH_FCS_LEN + VLAN_HLEN) | IXGBE_RXDCTL_RLPML_EN);
-	}
-
 	if (hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82598EB) {
 		/*
 		 * enable cache line friendly hardware writes: