diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hip04_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hip04_eth.c
index 3c99ca420f57..854befde0a08 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hip04_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hip04_eth.c
@@ -897,7 +897,6 @@ static int hip04_mac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	INIT_WORK(&priv->tx_timeout_task, hip04_tx_timeout_task);
 
-	ether_setup(ndev);
 	ndev->netdev_ops = &hip04_netdev_ops;
 	ndev->ethtool_ops = &hip04_ethtool_ops;
 	ndev->watchdog_timeo = TX_TIMEOUT;