diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
index 5349284203ff9..8377d0220fa89 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
@@ -1908,7 +1908,6 @@ static int ravb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* The Ether-specific entries in the device structure. */
 	ndev->base_addr = res->start;
-	ndev->dma = -1;
 
 	chip_id = (enum ravb_chip_id)of_device_get_match_data(&pdev->dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index 04cd39f66cc9c..7bd910ce8b346 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -2996,7 +2996,6 @@ static int sh_eth_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (devno < 0)
 		devno = 0;
 
-	ndev->dma = -1;
 	ret = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_release;