diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
index a1b52ec..1d03dcd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
@@ -1765,7 +1765,6 @@
 			  sizeof(struct rxbd8) * priv->total_rx_ring_size,
 			  priv->tx_queue[0]->tx_bd_base,
 			  priv->tx_queue[0]->tx_bd_dma_base);
-	skb_queue_purge(&priv->rx_recycle);
 }
 
 void gfar_start(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -1943,8 +1942,6 @@
 
 	enable_napi(priv);
 
-	skb_queue_head_init(&priv->rx_recycle);
-
 	/* Initialize a bunch of registers */
 	init_registers(dev);
 
@@ -2533,16 +2530,7 @@
 
 		bytes_sent += skb->len;
 
-		/* If there's room in the queue (limit it to rx_buffer_size)
-		 * we add this skb back into the pool, if it's the right size
-		 */
-		if (skb_queue_len(&priv->rx_recycle) < rx_queue->rx_ring_size &&
-		    skb_recycle_check(skb, priv->rx_buffer_size +
-				      RXBUF_ALIGNMENT)) {
-			gfar_align_skb(skb);
-			skb_queue_head(&priv->rx_recycle, skb);
-		} else
-			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 
 		tx_queue->tx_skbuff[skb_dirtytx] = NULL;
 
@@ -2608,7 +2596,7 @@
 static struct sk_buff *gfar_alloc_skb(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct gfar_private *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
 	skb = netdev_alloc_skb(dev, priv->rx_buffer_size + RXBUF_ALIGNMENT);
 	if (!skb)
@@ -2621,14 +2609,7 @@
 
 struct sk_buff *gfar_new_skb(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct gfar_private *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
-
-	skb = skb_dequeue(&priv->rx_recycle);
-	if (!skb)
-		skb = gfar_alloc_skb(dev);
-
-	return skb;
+	return gfar_alloc_skb(dev);
 }
 
 static inline void count_errors(unsigned short status, struct net_device *dev)
@@ -2787,7 +2768,7 @@
 			if (unlikely(!newskb))
 				newskb = skb;
 			else if (skb)
-				skb_queue_head(&priv->rx_recycle, skb);
+				dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 		} else {
 			/* Increment the number of packets */
 			rx_queue->stats.rx_packets++;