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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c5
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
index c53c0f4e2ce3..cc025620b681 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
@@ -1463,11 +1463,6 @@ static int smsc911x_open(struct net_device *dev)
return -EAGAIN;
}
- if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr)) {
- SMSC_WARN(pdata, hw, "dev_addr is not a valid MAC address");
- return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
- }
-
/* Reset the LAN911x */
if (smsc911x_soft_reset(pdata)) {
SMSC_WARN(pdata, hw, "soft reset failed");