diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c
index ad254335d955..6a2f17d8e643 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ static int netvsc_remove(struct hv_device *dev)
 
 	/* Stop outbound asap */
 	netif_stop_queue(net);
-	/* netif_carrier_off(net); */
 
 	unregister_netdev(net);