diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 1073972be9485..8a6ebe7b42546 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -1380,14 +1380,7 @@ struct i40e_mac_filter *i40e_add_filter(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 
 		ether_addr_copy(f->macaddr, macaddr);
 		f->vlan = vlan;
-		/* If we're in overflow promisc mode, set the state directly
-		 * to failed, so we don't bother to try sending the filter
-		 * to the hardware.
-		 */
-		if (test_bit(__I40E_VSI_OVERFLOW_PROMISC, vsi->state))
-			f->state = I40E_FILTER_FAILED;
-		else
-			f->state = I40E_FILTER_NEW;
+		f->state = I40E_FILTER_NEW;
 		INIT_HLIST_NODE(&f->hlist);
 
 		key = i40e_addr_to_hkey(macaddr);
@@ -2425,12 +2418,6 @@ int i40e_sync_vsi_filters(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 
 		num_add = 0;
 		hlist_for_each_entry_safe(new, h, &tmp_add_list, hlist) {
-			if (test_bit(__I40E_VSI_OVERFLOW_PROMISC,
-				     vsi->state)) {
-				new->state = I40E_FILTER_FAILED;
-				continue;
-			}
-
 			/* handle broadcast filters by updating the broadcast
 			 * promiscuous flag instead of adding a MAC filter.
 			 */