diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c.h
index 973c5681c70a..0a4bfab7a19a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c.h
@@ -374,7 +374,6 @@ struct atl1c_hw {
 	enum atl1c_dma_order dma_order;
 	enum atl1c_dma_rcb   rcb_value;
 	enum atl1c_dma_req_block dmar_block;
-	enum atl1c_dma_req_block dmaw_block;
 
 	u16 device_id;
 	u16 vendor_id;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
index 461305e1f763..a689e09be3c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
@@ -740,7 +740,6 @@ static int __devinit atl1c_sw_init(struct atl1c_adapter *adapter)
 	hw->rfd_burst = 8;
 	hw->dma_order = atl1c_dma_ord_out;
 	hw->dmar_block = atl1c_dma_req_1024;
-	hw->dmaw_block = atl1c_dma_req_1024;
 	hw->dmar_dly_cnt = 15;
 	hw->dmaw_dly_cnt = 4;
 
@@ -1056,9 +1055,6 @@ static void atl1c_configure_tx(struct atl1c_adapter *adapter)
 	AT_WRITE_REG(hw, REG_TX_TSO_OFFLOAD_THRESH,
 		(tx_offload_thresh >> 3) & TX_TSO_OFFLOAD_THRESH_MASK);
 	AT_READ_REG(hw, REG_DEVICE_CTRL, &dev_ctrl_data);
-	max_pay_load  = (dev_ctrl_data >> DEVICE_CTRL_MAX_PAYLOAD_SHIFT) &
-			DEVICE_CTRL_MAX_PAYLOAD_MASK;
-	hw->dmaw_block = min_t(u32, max_pay_load, hw->dmaw_block);
 	max_pay_load  = (dev_ctrl_data >> DEVICE_CTRL_MAX_RREQ_SZ_SHIFT) &
 			DEVICE_CTRL_MAX_RREQ_SZ_MASK;
 	hw->dmar_block = min_t(u32, max_pay_load, hw->dmar_block);