diff --git a/drivers/net/smc91x.c b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
index c5837ab..fe28d27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smc91x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
@@ -183,13 +183,6 @@
 	struct sk_buff *pending_tx_skb;
 	struct tasklet_struct tx_task;
 
- 	/*
-	 * these are things that the kernel wants me to keep, so users
-	 * can find out semi-useless statistics of how well the card is
-	 * performing
-	 */
-	struct net_device_stats stats;
-
 	/* version/revision of the SMC91x chip */
 	int	version;
 
@@ -332,8 +325,8 @@
 	/* free any pending tx skb */
 	if (pending_skb) {
 		dev_kfree_skb(pending_skb);
-		lp->stats.tx_errors++;
-		lp->stats.tx_aborted_errors++;
+		dev->stats.tx_errors++;
+		dev->stats.tx_aborted_errors++;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -512,13 +505,13 @@
 		}
 		SMC_WAIT_MMU_BUSY();
 		SMC_SET_MMU_CMD(MC_RELEASE);
-		lp->stats.rx_errors++;
+		dev->stats.rx_errors++;
 		if (status & RS_ALGNERR)
-			lp->stats.rx_frame_errors++;
+			dev->stats.rx_frame_errors++;
 		if (status & (RS_TOOSHORT | RS_TOOLONG))
-			lp->stats.rx_length_errors++;
+			dev->stats.rx_length_errors++;
 		if (status & RS_BADCRC)
-			lp->stats.rx_crc_errors++;
+			dev->stats.rx_crc_errors++;
 	} else {
 		struct sk_buff *skb;
 		unsigned char *data;
@@ -526,7 +519,7 @@
 
 		/* set multicast stats */
 		if (status & RS_MULTICAST)
-			lp->stats.multicast++;
+			dev->stats.multicast++;
 
 		/*
 		 * Actual payload is packet_len - 6 (or 5 if odd byte).
@@ -542,7 +535,7 @@
 				dev->name);
 			SMC_WAIT_MMU_BUSY();
 			SMC_SET_MMU_CMD(MC_RELEASE);
-			lp->stats.rx_dropped++;
+			dev->stats.rx_dropped++;
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -570,8 +563,8 @@
 		dev->last_rx = jiffies;
 		skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, dev);
 		netif_rx(skb);
-		lp->stats.rx_packets++;
-		lp->stats.rx_bytes += data_len;
+		dev->stats.rx_packets++;
+		dev->stats.rx_bytes += data_len;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -644,8 +637,8 @@
 	packet_no = SMC_GET_AR();
 	if (unlikely(packet_no & AR_FAILED)) {
 		printk("%s: Memory allocation failed.\n", dev->name);
-		lp->stats.tx_errors++;
-		lp->stats.tx_fifo_errors++;
+		dev->stats.tx_errors++;
+		dev->stats.tx_fifo_errors++;
 		smc_special_unlock(&lp->lock);
 		goto done;
 	}
@@ -688,8 +681,8 @@
 	smc_special_unlock(&lp->lock);
 
 	dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-	lp->stats.tx_packets++;
-	lp->stats.tx_bytes += len;
+	dev->stats.tx_packets++;
+	dev->stats.tx_bytes += len;
 
 	SMC_ENABLE_INT(IM_TX_INT | IM_TX_EMPTY_INT);
 
@@ -729,8 +722,8 @@
 	numPages = ((skb->len & ~1) + (6 - 1)) >> 8;
 	if (unlikely(numPages > 7)) {
 		printk("%s: Far too big packet error.\n", dev->name);
-		lp->stats.tx_errors++;
-		lp->stats.tx_dropped++;
+		dev->stats.tx_errors++;
+		dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
 		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -803,17 +796,17 @@
 		dev->name, tx_status, packet_no);
 
 	if (!(tx_status & ES_TX_SUC))
-		lp->stats.tx_errors++;
+		dev->stats.tx_errors++;
 
 	if (tx_status & ES_LOSTCARR)
-		lp->stats.tx_carrier_errors++;
+		dev->stats.tx_carrier_errors++;
 
 	if (tx_status & (ES_LATCOL | ES_16COL)) {
 		PRINTK("%s: %s occurred on last xmit\n", dev->name,
 		       (tx_status & ES_LATCOL) ?
 			"late collision" : "too many collisions");
-		lp->stats.tx_window_errors++;
-		if (!(lp->stats.tx_window_errors & 63) && net_ratelimit()) {
+		dev->stats.tx_window_errors++;
+		if (!(dev->stats.tx_window_errors & 63) && net_ratelimit()) {
 			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: unexpectedly large number of "
 			       "bad collisions. Please check duplex "
 			       "setting.\n", dev->name);
@@ -1347,19 +1340,19 @@
 			SMC_SELECT_BANK(2);
 
 			/* single collisions */
-			lp->stats.collisions += card_stats & 0xF;
+			dev->stats.collisions += card_stats & 0xF;
 			card_stats >>= 4;
 
 			/* multiple collisions */
-			lp->stats.collisions += card_stats & 0xF;
+			dev->stats.collisions += card_stats & 0xF;
 		} else if (status & IM_RX_OVRN_INT) {
 			DBG(1, "%s: RX overrun (EPH_ST 0x%04x)\n", dev->name,
 			       ({ int eph_st; SMC_SELECT_BANK(0);
 				  eph_st = SMC_GET_EPH_STATUS();
 				  SMC_SELECT_BANK(2); eph_st; }) );
 			SMC_ACK_INT(IM_RX_OVRN_INT);
-			lp->stats.rx_errors++;
-			lp->stats.rx_fifo_errors++;
+			dev->stats.rx_errors++;
+			dev->stats.rx_fifo_errors++;
 		} else if (status & IM_EPH_INT) {
 			smc_eph_interrupt(dev);
 		} else if (status & IM_MDINT) {
@@ -1628,19 +1621,6 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Get the current statistics.
- * This may be called with the card open or closed.
- */
-static struct net_device_stats *smc_query_statistics(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct smc_local *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-
-	DBG(2, "%s: %s\n", dev->name, __FUNCTION__);
-
-	return &lp->stats;
-}
-
-/*
  * Ethtool support
  */
 static int
@@ -1965,7 +1945,6 @@
 	dev->hard_start_xmit = smc_hard_start_xmit;
 	dev->tx_timeout = smc_timeout;
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = msecs_to_jiffies(watchdog);
-	dev->get_stats = smc_query_statistics;
 	dev->set_multicast_list = smc_set_multicast_list;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &smc_ethtool_ops;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER