diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
index 9089adcb75f9..7985a748fafe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
@@ -527,8 +527,6 @@ static int octep_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 	return 0;
 
 set_queues_err:
-	octep_napi_disable(oct);
-	octep_napi_delete(oct);
 	octep_clean_irqs(oct);
 setup_irq_err:
 	octep_free_oqs(oct);