diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c
index df6927f667711..87c906e744fb7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ static int el3_isa_match(struct device *pdev, unsigned int ndev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, pdev);
-	netdev_boot_setup_check(dev);
 
 	if (!request_region(ioaddr, EL3_IO_EXTENT, "3c509-isa")) {
 		free_netdev(dev);
@@ -421,7 +420,6 @@ static int el3_pnp_probe(struct pnp_dev *pdev, const struct pnp_device_id *id)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
-	netdev_boot_setup_check(dev);
 
 	el3_dev_fill(dev, phys_addr, ioaddr, irq, if_port, EL3_PNP);
 	pnp_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
@@ -590,7 +588,6 @@ static int el3_eisa_probe(struct device *device)
 	}
 
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, device);
-	netdev_boot_setup_check(dev);
 
 	el3_dev_fill(dev, phys_addr, ioaddr, irq, if_port, EL3_EISA);
 	eisa_set_drvdata (edev, dev);