diff --git a/drivers/net/rionet.c b/drivers/net/rionet.c
index 8702e7acdee6..74cdb6f8f84f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/rionet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/rionet.c
@@ -114,11 +114,6 @@ static int rionet_rx_clean(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 		if (error == NET_RX_DROP) {
 			ndev->stats.rx_dropped++;
-		} else if (error == NET_RX_BAD) {
-			if (netif_msg_rx_err(rnet))
-				printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: bad rx packet\n",
-				       DRV_NAME);
-			ndev->stats.rx_errors++;
 		} else {
 			ndev->stats.rx_packets++;
 			ndev->stats.rx_bytes += RIO_MAX_MSG_SIZE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/farsync.c b/drivers/net/wan/farsync.c
index 25c9ef6a1815..90c0a317d9d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/farsync.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/farsync.c
@@ -792,25 +792,6 @@ fst_process_rx_status(int rx_status, char *name)
 			 */
 			break;
 		}
-
-	case NET_RX_CN_LOW:
-		{
-			dbg(DBG_ASS, "%s: Receive Low Congestion\n", name);
-			break;
-		}
-
-	case NET_RX_CN_MOD:
-		{
-			dbg(DBG_ASS, "%s: Receive Moderate Congestion\n", name);
-			break;
-		}
-
-	case NET_RX_CN_HIGH:
-		{
-			dbg(DBG_ASS, "%s: Receive High Congestion\n", name);
-			break;
-		}
-
 	case NET_RX_DROP:
 		{
 			dbg(DBG_ASS, "%s: Received packet dropped\n", name);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/otus/wrap_pkt.c b/drivers/staging/otus/wrap_pkt.c
index 5db0004c8739..89a6b92f5972 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/otus/wrap_pkt.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/otus/wrap_pkt.c
@@ -156,10 +156,7 @@ void zfLnxRecvEth(zdev_t* dev, zbuf_t* buf, u16_t port)
     switch(netif_rx(buf))
 #endif
     {
-    case NET_RX_BAD:
     case NET_RX_DROP:
-    case NET_RX_CN_MOD:
-    case NET_RX_CN_HIGH:
         break;
     default:
             macp->drv_stats.net_stats.rx_packets++;
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index d4a4d9867794..9f25ab2899de 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ struct wireless_dev;
 /* Backlog congestion levels */
 #define NET_RX_SUCCESS		0   /* keep 'em coming, baby */
 #define NET_RX_DROP		1  /* packet dropped */
-#define NET_RX_CN_LOW		2   /* storm alert, just in case */
-#define NET_RX_CN_MOD		3   /* Storm on its way! */
-#define NET_RX_CN_HIGH		4   /* The storm is here */
-#define NET_RX_BAD		5  /* packet dropped due to kernel error */
 
 /* NET_XMIT_CN is special. It does not guarantee that this packet is lost. It
  * indicates that the device will soon be dropping packets, or already drops
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_route.c b/net/decnet/dn_route.c
index 1d6ca8a98dc6..9383d3e5a1ab 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_route.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_route.c
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ static int dn_rt_bug(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 
-	return NET_RX_BAD;
+	return NET_RX_DROP;
 }
 
 static int dn_rt_set_next_hop(struct dn_route *rt, struct dn_fib_res *res)
diff --git a/net/lapb/lapb_iface.c b/net/lapb/lapb_iface.c
index 2ba1bc4f3c3a..bda96d18fd98 100644
--- a/net/lapb/lapb_iface.c
+++ b/net/lapb/lapb_iface.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ int lapb_data_indication(struct lapb_cb *lapb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return lapb->callbacks.data_indication(lapb->dev, skb);
 
 	kfree_skb(skb);
-	return NET_RX_CN_HIGH; /* For now; must be != NET_RX_DROP */
+	return NET_RX_SUCCESS; /* For now; must be != NET_RX_DROP */
 }
 
 int lapb_data_transmit(struct lapb_cb *lapb, struct sk_buff *skb)