diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 7cae79f45ce7..56b7e76941ac 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 87046e5062c483820f20c1fa6ed0826bb38fd4f0
+refs/heads/master: 81f4e6c190a0fa016fd7eecaf76a5f95d121afc2
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/r8169.c b/trunk/drivers/net/r8169.c
index 148910025f74..577babd4c938 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -1882,7 +1882,6 @@ static void rtl8169_hw_start(struct net_device *dev)
 	    (tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_02) ||
 	    (tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_03) ||
 	    (tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_04))
-		RTL_W8(ChipCmd, CmdTxEnb | CmdRxEnb);
 		rtl8169_set_rx_tx_config_registers(tp);
 
 	cmd = RTL_R16(CPlusCmd);