diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index c40ff034f1cc..9ba3fa3a8442 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 53cdd28961f979e4494c85e9ace8c3b51ae39a45
+refs/heads/master: 4ef8e768335637749af8d83327b174be0ea798a2
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/ne.c b/trunk/drivers/net/ne.c
index f708712a374a..cb02698d1286 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/ne.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/ne.c
@@ -174,9 +174,6 @@ bad_clone_list[] __initdata = {
 static int ne_probe1(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long ioaddr);
 static int ne_probe_isapnp(struct net_device *dev);
 
-static int ne_open(struct net_device *dev);
-static int ne_close(struct net_device *dev);
-
 static void ne_reset_8390(struct net_device *dev);
 static void ne_get_8390_hdr(struct net_device *dev, struct e8390_pkt_hdr *hdr,
 			  int ring_page);
@@ -536,11 +533,8 @@ static int __init ne_probe1(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long ioaddr)
 	ei_status.block_output = &ne_block_output;
 	ei_status.get_8390_hdr = &ne_get_8390_hdr;
 	ei_status.priv = 0;
-	dev->open = &ne_open;
-	dev->stop = &ne_close;
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
-	dev->poll_controller = eip_poll;
-#endif
+
+	dev->netdev_ops = &eip_netdev_ops;
 	NS8390p_init(dev, 0);
 
 	ret = register_netdev(dev);
@@ -557,20 +551,6 @@ static int __init ne_probe1(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long ioaddr)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int ne_open(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	eip_open(dev);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int ne_close(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	if (ei_debug > 1)
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Shutting down ethercard.\n", dev->name);
-	eip_close(dev);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* Hard reset the card.  This used to pause for the same period that a
    8390 reset command required, but that shouldn't be necessary. */