diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index caa488a286f0..2c0823bf3e05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -2341,7 +2341,6 @@ int mlx4_en_init_netdev(struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev, int port,
 	netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(dev, prof->rx_ring_num);
 
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &mdev->dev->pdev->dev);
-	dev->dev_id =  port - 1;
 	dev->dev_port = port - 1;
 
 	/*