diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
index e321669bc37a..f20ddaaa2451 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
 #include <asm/xen/hypercall.h>
 #include <xen/balloon.h>
 
-#define XENVIF_QUEUE_LENGTH 32
-
 /* Number of bytes allowed on the internal guest Rx queue. */
 #define XENVIF_RX_QUEUE_BYTES (XEN_NETIF_RX_RING_SIZE/2 * PAGE_SIZE)
 
@@ -527,8 +525,6 @@ struct xenvif *xenvif_alloc(struct device *parent, domid_t domid,
 	dev->features = dev->hw_features | NETIF_F_RXCSUM;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &xenvif_ethtool_ops;
 
-	dev->tx_queue_len = XENVIF_QUEUE_LENGTH;
-
 	dev->min_mtu = ETH_MIN_MTU;
 	dev->max_mtu = ETH_MAX_MTU - VLAN_ETH_HLEN;