diff --git a/drivers/net/spider_net.c b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
index ce27e8d..572c754 100644
--- a/drivers/net/spider_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
@@ -1221,24 +1221,6 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * spider_net_handle_rxram_full - cleans up RX ring upon RX RAM full interrupt
- * @card: card structure
- *
- * spider_net_handle_rxram_full empties the RX ring so that spider can put
- * more packets in it and empty its RX RAM. This is called in bottom half
- * context
- */
-static void
-spider_net_handle_rxram_full(struct spider_net_card *card)
-{
-	while (spider_net_decode_one_descr(card, 0))
-		;
-	spider_net_enable_rxchtails(card);
-	spider_net_enable_rxdmac(card);
-	netif_rx_schedule(card->netdev);
-}
-
-/**
  * spider_net_handle_error_irq - handles errors raised by an interrupt
  * @card: card structure
  * @status_reg: interrupt status register 0 (GHIINT0STS)
@@ -1363,7 +1345,7 @@
 			pr_err("Spider RX RAM full, incoming packets "
 			       "might be discarded!\n");
 		spider_net_rx_irq_off(card);
-		tasklet_schedule(&card->rxram_full_tl);
+		netif_rx_schedule(card->netdev);
 		show_error = 0;
 		break;
 
@@ -1895,7 +1877,6 @@
 {
 	struct spider_net_card *card = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
-	tasklet_kill(&card->rxram_full_tl);
 	netif_poll_disable(netdev);
 	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
 	netif_stop_queue(netdev);
@@ -2040,9 +2021,6 @@
 
 	pci_set_drvdata(card->pdev, netdev);
 
-	card->rxram_full_tl.data = (unsigned long) card;
-	card->rxram_full_tl.func =
-		(void (*)(unsigned long)) spider_net_handle_rxram_full;
 	init_timer(&card->tx_timer);
 	card->tx_timer.function =
 		(void (*)(unsigned long)) spider_net_cleanup_tx_ring;
diff --git a/drivers/net/spider_net.h b/drivers/net/spider_net.h
index 0810e12..2fec5cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/spider_net.h
+++ b/drivers/net/spider_net.h
@@ -442,7 +442,6 @@
 	struct spider_net_descr_chain rx_chain;
 	struct spider_net_descr *low_watermark;
 
-	struct tasklet_struct rxram_full_tl;
 	struct timer_list tx_timer;
 	struct work_struct tx_timeout_task;
 	atomic_t tx_timeout_task_counter;