diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderbolt.c b/drivers/net/thunderbolt.c
index dacb4f680fd4..a812726703a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/thunderbolt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/thunderbolt.c
@@ -866,8 +866,8 @@ static int tbnet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	eof_mask = BIT(TBIP_PDF_FRAME_END);
 
 	ring = tb_ring_alloc_rx(xd->tb->nhi, -1, TBNET_RING_SIZE,
-				RING_FLAG_FRAME | RING_FLAG_E2E, sof_mask,
-				eof_mask, tbnet_start_poll, net);
+				RING_FLAG_FRAME, sof_mask, eof_mask,
+				tbnet_start_poll, net);
 	if (!ring) {
 		netdev_err(dev, "failed to allocate Rx ring\n");
 		tb_ring_free(net->tx_ring.ring);
diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/nhi.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/nhi.c
index b617922b5b0a..5f7489fa1327 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/nhi.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/nhi.c
@@ -24,12 +24,7 @@
 
 #define RING_TYPE(ring) ((ring)->is_tx ? "TX ring" : "RX ring")
 
-/*
- * Used to enable end-to-end workaround for missing RX packets. Do not
- * use this ring for anything else.
- */
-#define RING_E2E_UNUSED_HOPID	2
-#define RING_FIRST_USABLE_HOPID	TB_PATH_MIN_HOPID
+#define RING_FIRST_USABLE_HOPID	1
 
 /*
  * Minimal number of vectors when we use MSI-X. Two for control channel
@@ -440,7 +435,7 @@ static int nhi_alloc_hop(struct tb_nhi *nhi, struct tb_ring *ring)
 
 		/*
 		 * Automatically allocate HopID from the non-reserved
-		 * range 8 .. hop_count - 1.
+		 * range 1 .. hop_count - 1.
 		 */
 		for (i = RING_FIRST_USABLE_HOPID; i < nhi->hop_count; i++) {
 			if (ring->is_tx) {
@@ -496,10 +491,6 @@ static struct tb_ring *tb_ring_alloc(struct tb_nhi *nhi, u32 hop, int size,
 	dev_dbg(&nhi->pdev->dev, "allocating %s ring %d of size %d\n",
 		transmit ? "TX" : "RX", hop, size);
 
-	/* Tx Ring 2 is reserved for E2E workaround */
-	if (transmit && hop == RING_E2E_UNUSED_HOPID)
-		return NULL;
-
 	ring = kzalloc(sizeof(*ring), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ring)
 		return NULL;
@@ -614,19 +605,6 @@ void tb_ring_start(struct tb_ring *ring)
 		flags = RING_FLAG_ENABLE | RING_FLAG_RAW;
 	}
 
-	if (ring->flags & RING_FLAG_E2E && !ring->is_tx) {
-		u32 hop;
-
-		/*
-		 * In order not to lose Rx packets we enable end-to-end
-		 * workaround which transfers Rx credits to an unused Tx
-		 * HopID.
-		 */
-		hop = RING_E2E_UNUSED_HOPID << REG_RX_OPTIONS_E2E_HOP_SHIFT;
-		hop &= REG_RX_OPTIONS_E2E_HOP_MASK;
-		flags |= hop | RING_FLAG_E2E_FLOW_CONTROL;
-	}
-
 	ring_iowrite64desc(ring, ring->descriptors_dma, 0);
 	if (ring->is_tx) {
 		ring_iowrite32desc(ring, ring->size, 12);
diff --git a/include/linux/thunderbolt.h b/include/linux/thunderbolt.h
index ff397c0d5c07..5db2b11ab085 100644
--- a/include/linux/thunderbolt.h
+++ b/include/linux/thunderbolt.h
@@ -504,8 +504,6 @@ struct tb_ring {
 #define RING_FLAG_NO_SUSPEND	BIT(0)
 /* Configure the ring to be in frame mode */
 #define RING_FLAG_FRAME		BIT(1)
-/* Enable end-to-end flow control */
-#define RING_FLAG_E2E		BIT(2)
 
 struct ring_frame;
 typedef void (*ring_cb)(struct tb_ring *, struct ring_frame *, bool canceled);