diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_qos.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_qos.c
index 827f74e86d34a..dbceb99c4441a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_qos.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_qos.c
@@ -92,18 +92,8 @@ static int enetc_setup_taprio(struct net_device *ndev,
 	gcl_config->atc = 0xff;
 	gcl_config->acl_len = cpu_to_le16(gcl_len);
 
-	if (!admin_conf->base_time) {
-		gcl_data->btl =
-			cpu_to_le32(enetc_rd(&priv->si->hw, ENETC_SICTR0));
-		gcl_data->bth =
-			cpu_to_le32(enetc_rd(&priv->si->hw, ENETC_SICTR1));
-	} else {
-		gcl_data->btl =
-			cpu_to_le32(lower_32_bits(admin_conf->base_time));
-		gcl_data->bth =
-			cpu_to_le32(upper_32_bits(admin_conf->base_time));
-	}
-
+	gcl_data->btl = cpu_to_le32(lower_32_bits(admin_conf->base_time));
+	gcl_data->bth = cpu_to_le32(upper_32_bits(admin_conf->base_time));
 	gcl_data->ct = cpu_to_le32(admin_conf->cycle_time);
 	gcl_data->cte = cpu_to_le32(admin_conf->cycle_time_extension);