diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/net2280.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/net2280.c
index fc5c0a225814..230b8d45f3e6 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/net2280.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/net2280.c
@@ -80,18 +80,6 @@ static const char *const ep_name[] = {
 	"ep-e", "ep-f", "ep-g", "ep-h",
 };
 
-/* use_dma -- general goodness, fewer interrupts, less cpu load (vs PIO)
- *
- * The net2280 DMA engines are not tightly integrated with their FIFOs;
- * not all cases are (yet) handled well in this driver or the silicon.
- * Some gadget drivers work better with the dma support here than others.
- * These two parameters let you use PIO or more aggressive DMA.
- */
-static bool use_dma = true;
-
-/* "modprobe net2280 use_dma=n" etc */
-module_param(use_dma, bool, 0444);
-
 /* mode 0 == ep-{a,b,c,d} 1K fifo each
  * mode 1 == ep-{a,b} 2K fifo each, ep-{c,d} unavailable
  * mode 2 == ep-a 2K fifo, ep-{b,c} 1K each, ep-d unavailable
@@ -455,7 +443,7 @@ static int net2280_disable(struct usb_ep *_ep)
 	/* synch memory views with the device */
 	(void)readl(&ep->cfg->ep_cfg);
 
-	if (use_dma && !ep->dma && ep->num >= 1 && ep->num <= 4)
+	if (!ep->dma && ep->num >= 1 && ep->num <= 4)
 		ep->dma = &ep->dev->dma[ep->num - 1];
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ep->dev->lock, flags);
@@ -1508,12 +1496,11 @@ static ssize_t registers_show(struct device *_dev,
 
 	/* Main Control Registers */
 	t = scnprintf(next, size, "%s version " DRIVER_VERSION
-			", chiprev %04x, dma %s\n\n"
+			", chiprev %04x\n\n"
 			"devinit %03x fifoctl %08x gadget '%s'\n"
 			"pci irqenb0 %02x irqenb1 %08x "
 			"irqstat0 %04x irqstat1 %08x\n",
 			driver_name, dev->chiprev,
-			use_dma ? "enabled" : "disabled",
 			readl(&dev->regs->devinit),
 			readl(&dev->regs->fifoctl),
 			s,
@@ -1995,10 +1982,6 @@ static void usb_reset(struct net2280 *dev)
 static void usb_reinit_228x(struct net2280 *dev)
 {
 	u32	tmp;
-	int	init_dma;
-
-	/* use_dma changes are ignored till next device re-init */
-	init_dma = use_dma;
 
 	/* basic endpoint init */
 	for (tmp = 0; tmp < 7; tmp++) {
@@ -2010,8 +1993,7 @@ static void usb_reinit_228x(struct net2280 *dev)
 
 		if (tmp > 0 && tmp <= 4) {
 			ep->fifo_size = 1024;
-			if (init_dma)
-				ep->dma = &dev->dma[tmp - 1];
+			ep->dma = &dev->dma[tmp - 1];
 		} else
 			ep->fifo_size = 64;
 		ep->regs = &dev->epregs[tmp];
@@ -2035,7 +2017,6 @@ static void usb_reinit_228x(struct net2280 *dev)
 
 static void usb_reinit_338x(struct net2280 *dev)
 {
-	int init_dma;
 	int i;
 	u32 tmp, val;
 	u32 fsmvalue;
@@ -2043,9 +2024,6 @@ static void usb_reinit_338x(struct net2280 *dev)
 	static const u32 ep_reg_addr[9] = { 0x00, 0xC0, 0x00, 0xC0, 0x00,
 						0x00, 0xC0, 0x00, 0xC0 };
 
-	/* use_dma changes are ignored till next device re-init */
-	init_dma = use_dma;
-
 	/* basic endpoint init */
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->n_ep; i++) {
 		struct net2280_ep *ep = &dev->ep[i];
@@ -2054,7 +2032,7 @@ static void usb_reinit_338x(struct net2280 *dev)
 		ep->dev = dev;
 		ep->num = i;
 
-		if (i > 0 && i <= 4 && init_dma)
+		if (i > 0 && i <= 4)
 			ep->dma = &dev->dma[i - 1];
 
 		if (dev->enhanced_mode) {
@@ -3606,8 +3584,7 @@ static int net2280_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	ep_info(dev, "%s\n", driver_desc);
 	ep_info(dev, "irq %d, pci mem %p, chip rev %04x\n",
 			pdev->irq, base, dev->chiprev);
-	ep_info(dev, "version: " DRIVER_VERSION "; dma %s %s\n",
-		use_dma	? "enabled" : "disabled",
+	ep_info(dev, "version: " DRIVER_VERSION "; %s\n",
 		dev->enhanced_mode ? "enhanced mode" : "legacy mode");
 	retval = device_create_file(&pdev->dev, &dev_attr_registers);
 	if (retval)