diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_cq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_cq.c
index 03f05c4d1f98..09dd3776db76 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_cq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_cq.c
@@ -185,10 +185,6 @@ void mlx4_en_destroy_cq(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv, struct mlx4_en_cq **pcq)
 void mlx4_en_deactivate_cq(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv, struct mlx4_en_cq *cq)
 {
 	napi_disable(&cq->napi);
-	if (cq->type == RX) {
-		napi_hash_del(&cq->napi);
-		synchronize_rcu();
-	}
 	netif_napi_del(&cq->napi);
 
 	mlx4_cq_free(priv->mdev->dev, &cq->mcq);