diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c
index af07733c2dc8..1802cf4ef5a5 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c
@@ -274,17 +274,6 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops uml_net_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_ts_info	= ethtool_op_get_ts_info,
 };
 
-static void uml_net_user_timer_expire(struct timer_list *t)
-{
-#ifdef undef
-	struct uml_net_private *lp = from_timer(lp, t, tl);
-	struct connection *conn = &lp->user;
-
-	dprintk(KERN_INFO "uml_net_user_timer_expire [%p]\n", conn);
-	do_connect(conn);
-#endif
-}
-
 void uml_net_setup_etheraddr(struct net_device *dev, char *str)
 {
 	unsigned char *addr = dev->dev_addr;
@@ -455,7 +444,6 @@ static void eth_configure(int n, void *init, char *mac,
 		  .add_address 		= transport->user->add_address,
 		  .delete_address  	= transport->user->delete_address });
 
-	timer_setup(&lp->tl, uml_net_user_timer_expire, 0);
 	spin_lock_init(&lp->lock);
 	memcpy(lp->mac, dev->dev_addr, sizeof(lp->mac));