diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
index e3cb93bdb21a..d135261f8602 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ struct vf_data_storage {
 	unsigned char vf_mac_addresses[ETH_ALEN];
 	u16 vf_mc_hashes[IGB_MAX_VF_MC_ENTRIES];
 	u16 num_vf_mc_hashes;
-	u16 vlans_enabled;
 	u32 flags;
 	unsigned long last_nack;
 	u16 pf_vlan; /* When set, guest VLAN config not allowed. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index b6768812aa01..9461480e4eff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -3531,12 +3531,8 @@ static inline int igb_set_vf_rlpml(struct igb_adapter *adapter, int size,
 	struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	u32 vmolr;
 
-	/* if it isn't the PF check to see if VFs are enabled and
-	 * increase the size to support vlan tags
-	 */
-	if (vfn < adapter->vfs_allocated_count &&
-	    adapter->vf_data[vfn].vlans_enabled)
-		size += VLAN_TAG_SIZE;
+	if (size > MAX_JUMBO_FRAME_SIZE)
+		size = MAX_JUMBO_FRAME_SIZE;
 
 	vmolr = rd32(E1000_VMOLR(vfn));
 	vmolr &= ~E1000_VMOLR_RLPML_MASK;
@@ -5787,8 +5783,6 @@ static void igb_clear_vf_vfta(struct igb_adapter *adapter, u32 vf)
 
 		wr32(E1000_VLVF(i), reg);
 	}
-
-	adapter->vf_data[vf].vlans_enabled = 0;
 }
 
 static s32 igb_vlvf_set(struct igb_adapter *adapter, u32 vid, bool add, u32 vf)
@@ -5837,23 +5831,6 @@ static s32 igb_vlvf_set(struct igb_adapter *adapter, u32 vid, bool add, u32 vf)
 			reg &= ~E1000_VLVF_VLANID_MASK;
 			reg |= vid;
 			wr32(E1000_VLVF(i), reg);
-
-			/* do not modify RLPML for PF devices */
-			if (vf >= adapter->vfs_allocated_count)
-				return 0;
-
-			if (!adapter->vf_data[vf].vlans_enabled) {
-				u32 size;
-
-				reg = rd32(E1000_VMOLR(vf));
-				size = reg & E1000_VMOLR_RLPML_MASK;
-				size += 4;
-				reg &= ~E1000_VMOLR_RLPML_MASK;
-				reg |= size;
-				wr32(E1000_VMOLR(vf), reg);
-			}
-
-			adapter->vf_data[vf].vlans_enabled++;
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (i < E1000_VLVF_ARRAY_SIZE) {
@@ -5865,22 +5842,6 @@ static s32 igb_vlvf_set(struct igb_adapter *adapter, u32 vid, bool add, u32 vf)
 				igb_vfta_set(hw, vid, false);
 			}
 			wr32(E1000_VLVF(i), reg);
-
-			/* do not modify RLPML for PF devices */
-			if (vf >= adapter->vfs_allocated_count)
-				return 0;
-
-			adapter->vf_data[vf].vlans_enabled--;
-			if (!adapter->vf_data[vf].vlans_enabled) {
-				u32 size;
-
-				reg = rd32(E1000_VMOLR(vf));
-				size = reg & E1000_VMOLR_RLPML_MASK;
-				size -= 4;
-				reg &= ~E1000_VMOLR_RLPML_MASK;
-				reg |= size;
-				wr32(E1000_VMOLR(vf), reg);
-			}
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;