diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
index aff39bf3161d..fb0903ad6de3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
@@ -1298,8 +1298,6 @@ static int ax88179_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 
 	netif_set_tso_max_size(dev->net, 16384);
 
-	ax88179_reset(dev);
-
 	return 0;
 }