diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
index cff383b1cbb0..3ce4a258f945 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -2267,7 +2267,6 @@ static int ixgbe_set_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev,
 	if (adapter->q_vector[0]->tx.count && adapter->q_vector[0]->rx.count)
 		adapter->tx_itr_setting = adapter->rx_itr_setting;
 
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BQL)
 	/* detect ITR changes that require update of TXDCTL.WTHRESH */
 	if ((adapter->tx_itr_setting != 1) &&
 	    (adapter->tx_itr_setting < IXGBE_100K_ITR)) {
@@ -2279,7 +2278,7 @@ static int ixgbe_set_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev,
 		    (tx_itr_prev < IXGBE_100K_ITR))
 			need_reset = true;
 	}
-#endif
+
 	/* check the old value and enable RSC if necessary */
 	need_reset |= ixgbe_update_rsc(adapter);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 2daf257dea7c..d677b5a23b58 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -2982,11 +2982,7 @@ void ixgbe_configure_tx_ring(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	 * to or less than the number of on chip descriptors, which is
 	 * currently 40.
 	 */
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BQL)
 	if (!ring->q_vector || (ring->q_vector->itr < IXGBE_100K_ITR))
-#else
-	if (!ring->q_vector || (ring->q_vector->itr < 8))
-#endif
 		txdctl |= (1 << 16);	/* WTHRESH = 1 */
 	else
 		txdctl |= (8 << 16);	/* WTHRESH = 8 */