diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c
index 34dae51effd45..59da7ac3c1087 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c
@@ -1863,7 +1863,6 @@ static int ftgmac100_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 err_ioremap:
 	release_resource(priv->res);
 err_req_mem:
-	netif_napi_del(&priv->napi);
 	free_netdev(netdev);
 err_alloc_etherdev:
 	return err;