diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index f048002..7b92d1d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -758,7 +758,6 @@ static void i40e_update_link_xoff_rx(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 	struct i40e_hw_port_stats *nsd = &pf->stats;
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
 	u64 xoff = 0;
-	u16 i, v;
 
 	if ((hw->fc.current_mode != I40E_FC_FULL) &&
 	    (hw->fc.current_mode != I40E_FC_RX_PAUSE))
@@ -772,20 +771,6 @@ static void i40e_update_link_xoff_rx(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 	/* No new LFC xoff rx */
 	if (!(nsd->link_xoff_rx - xoff))
 		return;
-
-	/* Clear the __I40E_HANG_CHECK_ARMED bit for all Tx rings */
-	for (v = 0; v < pf->num_alloc_vsi; v++) {
-		struct i40e_vsi *vsi = pf->vsi[v];
-
-		if (!vsi || !vsi->tx_rings[0])
-			continue;
-
-		for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
-			struct i40e_ring *ring = vsi->tx_rings[i];
-
-			clear_bit(__I40E_HANG_CHECK_ARMED, &ring->state);
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -801,7 +786,7 @@ static void i40e_update_prio_xoff_rx(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 	bool xoff[I40E_MAX_TRAFFIC_CLASS] = {false};
 	struct i40e_dcbx_config *dcb_cfg;
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
-	u16 i, v;
+	u16 i;
 	u8 tc;
 
 	dcb_cfg = &hw->local_dcbx_config;
@@ -827,23 +812,6 @@ static void i40e_update_prio_xoff_rx(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 		tc = dcb_cfg->etscfg.prioritytable[i];
 		xoff[tc] = true;
 	}
-
-	/* Clear the __I40E_HANG_CHECK_ARMED bit for Tx rings */
-	for (v = 0; v < pf->num_alloc_vsi; v++) {
-		struct i40e_vsi *vsi = pf->vsi[v];
-
-		if (!vsi || !vsi->tx_rings[0])
-			continue;
-
-		for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
-			struct i40e_ring *ring = vsi->tx_rings[i];
-
-			tc = ring->dcb_tc;
-			if (xoff[tc])
-				clear_bit(__I40E_HANG_CHECK_ARMED,
-					  &ring->state);
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2803,8 +2771,6 @@ static int i40e_configure_tx_ring(struct i40e_ring *ring)
 	wr32(hw, I40E_QTX_CTL(pf_q), qtx_ctl);
 	i40e_flush(hw);
 
-	clear_bit(__I40E_HANG_CHECK_ARMED, &ring->state);
-
 	/* cache tail off for easier writes later */
 	ring->tail = hw->hw_addr + I40E_QTX_TAIL(pf_q);
 
@@ -5949,68 +5915,6 @@ static void i40e_link_event(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 }
 
 /**
- * i40e_check_hang_subtask - Check for hung queues and dropped interrupts
- * @pf: board private structure
- *
- * Set the per-queue flags to request a check for stuck queues in the irq
- * clean functions, then force interrupts to be sure the irq clean is called.
- **/
-static void i40e_check_hang_subtask(struct i40e_pf *pf)
-{
-	int i, v;
-
-	/* If we're down or resetting, just bail */
-	if (test_bit(__I40E_DOWN, &pf->state) ||
-	    test_bit(__I40E_CONFIG_BUSY, &pf->state))
-		return;
-
-	/* for each VSI/netdev
-	 *     for each Tx queue
-	 *         set the check flag
-	 *     for each q_vector
-	 *         force an interrupt
-	 */
-	for (v = 0; v < pf->num_alloc_vsi; v++) {
-		struct i40e_vsi *vsi = pf->vsi[v];
-		int armed = 0;
-
-		if (!pf->vsi[v] ||
-		    test_bit(__I40E_DOWN, &vsi->state) ||
-		    (vsi->netdev && !netif_carrier_ok(vsi->netdev)))
-			continue;
-
-		for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
-			set_check_for_tx_hang(vsi->tx_rings[i]);
-			if (test_bit(__I40E_HANG_CHECK_ARMED,
-				     &vsi->tx_rings[i]->state))
-				armed++;
-		}
-
-		if (armed) {
-			if (!(pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_MSIX_ENABLED)) {
-				wr32(&vsi->back->hw, I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0,
-				     (I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0_INTENA_MASK |
-				      I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0_SWINT_TRIG_MASK |
-				      I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0_ITR_INDX_MASK |
-				      I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0_SW_ITR_INDX_ENA_MASK |
-				      I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTL0_SW_ITR_INDX_MASK));
-			} else {
-				u16 vec = vsi->base_vector - 1;
-				u32 val = (I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_INTENA_MASK |
-				      I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_SWINT_TRIG_MASK |
-				      I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_ITR_INDX_MASK |
-				      I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_SW_ITR_INDX_ENA_MASK |
-				      I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_SW_ITR_INDX_MASK);
-				for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_q_vectors; i++, vec++)
-					wr32(&vsi->back->hw,
-					     I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN(vec), val);
-			}
-			i40e_flush(&vsi->back->hw);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-/**
  * i40e_watchdog_subtask - periodic checks not using event driven response
  * @pf: board private structure
  **/
@@ -6029,7 +5933,6 @@ static void i40e_watchdog_subtask(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 		return;
 	pf->service_timer_previous = jiffies;
 
-	i40e_check_hang_subtask(pf);
 	if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_LINK_POLLING_ENABLED)
 		i40e_link_event(pf);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index f75db56..a30e3a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -636,50 +636,6 @@ static u32 i40e_get_tx_pending(struct i40e_ring *ring)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * i40e_check_tx_hang - Is there a hang in the Tx queue
- * @tx_ring: the ring of descriptors
- **/
-static bool i40e_check_tx_hang(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring)
-{
-	u32 tx_done = tx_ring->stats.packets;
-	u32 tx_done_old = tx_ring->tx_stats.tx_done_old;
-	u32 tx_pending = i40e_get_tx_pending(tx_ring);
-	struct i40e_pf *pf = tx_ring->vsi->back;
-	bool ret = false;
-
-	clear_check_for_tx_hang(tx_ring);
-
-	/* Check for a hung queue, but be thorough. This verifies
-	 * that a transmit has been completed since the previous
-	 * check AND there is at least one packet pending. The
-	 * ARMED bit is set to indicate a potential hang. The
-	 * bit is cleared if a pause frame is received to remove
-	 * false hang detection due to PFC or 802.3x frames. By
-	 * requiring this to fail twice we avoid races with
-	 * PFC clearing the ARMED bit and conditions where we
-	 * run the check_tx_hang logic with a transmit completion
-	 * pending but without time to complete it yet.
-	 */
-	if ((tx_done_old == tx_done) && tx_pending) {
-		/* make sure it is true for two checks in a row */
-		ret = test_and_set_bit(__I40E_HANG_CHECK_ARMED,
-				       &tx_ring->state);
-	} else if (tx_done_old == tx_done &&
-		   (tx_pending < I40E_MIN_DESC_PENDING) && (tx_pending > 0)) {
-		if (I40E_DEBUG_FLOW & pf->hw.debug_mask)
-			dev_info(tx_ring->dev, "HW needs some more descs to do a cacheline flush. tx_pending %d, queue %d",
-				 tx_pending, tx_ring->queue_index);
-		pf->tx_sluggish_count++;
-	} else {
-		/* update completed stats and disarm the hang check */
-		tx_ring->tx_stats.tx_done_old = tx_done;
-		clear_bit(__I40E_HANG_CHECK_ARMED, &tx_ring->state);
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 #define WB_STRIDE 0x3
 
 /**
@@ -801,32 +757,6 @@ static bool i40e_clean_tx_irq(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring, int budget)
 			tx_ring->arm_wb = true;
 	}
 
-	if (check_for_tx_hang(tx_ring) && i40e_check_tx_hang(tx_ring)) {
-		/* schedule immediate reset if we believe we hung */
-		dev_info(tx_ring->dev, "Detected Tx Unit Hang\n"
-			 "  VSI                  <%d>\n"
-			 "  Tx Queue             <%d>\n"
-			 "  next_to_use          <%x>\n"
-			 "  next_to_clean        <%x>\n",
-			 tx_ring->vsi->seid,
-			 tx_ring->queue_index,
-			 tx_ring->next_to_use, i);
-
-		netif_stop_subqueue(tx_ring->netdev, tx_ring->queue_index);
-
-		dev_info(tx_ring->dev,
-			 "tx hang detected on queue %d, reset requested\n",
-			 tx_ring->queue_index);
-
-		/* do not fire the reset immediately, wait for the stack to
-		 * decide we are truly stuck, also prevents every queue from
-		 * simultaneously requesting a reset
-		 */
-
-		/* the adapter is about to reset, no point in enabling polling */
-		budget = 1;
-	}
-
 	netdev_tx_completed_queue(netdev_get_tx_queue(tx_ring->netdev,
 						      tx_ring->queue_index),
 				  total_packets, total_bytes);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
index 4871809..809e170 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
@@ -201,8 +201,6 @@ struct i40e_rx_queue_stats {
 enum i40e_ring_state_t {
 	__I40E_TX_FDIR_INIT_DONE,
 	__I40E_TX_XPS_INIT_DONE,
-	__I40E_TX_DETECT_HANG,
-	__I40E_HANG_CHECK_ARMED,
 	__I40E_RX_PS_ENABLED,
 	__I40E_RX_16BYTE_DESC_ENABLED,
 };
@@ -213,12 +211,6 @@ enum i40e_ring_state_t {
 	set_bit(__I40E_RX_PS_ENABLED, &(ring)->state)
 #define clear_ring_ps_enabled(ring) \
 	clear_bit(__I40E_RX_PS_ENABLED, &(ring)->state)
-#define check_for_tx_hang(ring) \
-	test_bit(__I40E_TX_DETECT_HANG, &(ring)->state)
-#define set_check_for_tx_hang(ring) \
-	set_bit(__I40E_TX_DETECT_HANG, &(ring)->state)
-#define clear_check_for_tx_hang(ring) \
-	clear_bit(__I40E_TX_DETECT_HANG, &(ring)->state)
 #define ring_is_16byte_desc_enabled(ring) \
 	test_bit(__I40E_RX_16BYTE_DESC_ENABLED, &(ring)->state)
 #define set_ring_16byte_desc_enabled(ring) \
