diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
index fa079bbab89a..56c32dc16e7f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
@@ -650,11 +650,6 @@ static s32 ixgbe_check_mac_link_82598(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
 	    (ixgbe_validate_link_ready(hw) != 0))
 		*link_up = false;
 
-	/* if link is down, zero out the current_mode */
-	if (*link_up == false) {
-		hw->fc.current_mode = ixgbe_fc_none;
-		hw->fc.fc_was_autonegged = false;
-	}
 out:
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
index 59cd54cfdc1f..35fa444556b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
@@ -3095,12 +3095,6 @@ s32 ixgbe_check_mac_link_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, ixgbe_link_speed *speed,
 	else
 		*speed = IXGBE_LINK_SPEED_UNKNOWN;
 
-	/* if link is down, zero out the current_mode */
-	if (*link_up == false) {
-		hw->fc.current_mode = ixgbe_fc_none;
-		hw->fc.fc_was_autonegged = false;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }