diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c
index adb4bf5eb4b4..ede8daa68275 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c
@@ -723,25 +723,6 @@ el3_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		pr_debug("%s: el3_start_xmit(length = %u) called, status %4.4x.\n",
 			   dev->name, skb->len, inw(ioaddr + EL3_STATUS));
 	}
-#if 0
-#ifndef final_version
-	{	/* Error-checking code, delete someday. */
-		ushort status = inw(ioaddr + EL3_STATUS);
-		if (status & 0x0001 && 		/* IRQ line active, missed one. */
-		    inw(ioaddr + EL3_STATUS) & 1) { 			/* Make sure. */
-			pr_debug("%s: Missed interrupt, status then %04x now %04x"
-				   "  Tx %2.2x Rx %4.4x.\n", dev->name, status,
-				   inw(ioaddr + EL3_STATUS), inb(ioaddr + TX_STATUS),
-				   inw(ioaddr + RX_STATUS));
-			/* Fake interrupt trigger by masking, acknowledge interrupts. */
-			outw(SetStatusEnb | 0x00, ioaddr + EL3_CMD);
-			outw(AckIntr | IntLatch | TxAvailable | RxEarly | IntReq,
-				 ioaddr + EL3_CMD);
-			outw(SetStatusEnb | 0xff, ioaddr + EL3_CMD);
-		}
-	}
-#endif
-#endif
 	/*
 	 *	We lock the driver against other processors. Note
 	 *	we don't need to lock versus the IRQ as we suspended