diff --git a/fs/eventpoll.c b/fs/eventpoll.c
index f53ca4f7fced..6c0a1e9715ea 100644
--- a/fs/eventpoll.c
+++ b/fs/eventpoll.c
@@ -2200,11 +2200,6 @@ static int do_epoll_create(int flags)
 		error = PTR_ERR(file);
 		goto out_free_fd;
 	}
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_RX_BUSY_POLL
-	ep->busy_poll_usecs = 0;
-	ep->busy_poll_budget = 0;
-	ep->prefer_busy_poll = false;
-#endif
 	ep->file = file;
 	fd_install(fd, file);
 	return fd;