diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/ks959-sir.c b/drivers/net/irda/ks959-sir.c
index 600d96f..55322fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/ks959-sir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/ks959-sir.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 	struct usb_device *usbdev;	/* init: probe_irda */
 	struct net_device *netdev;	/* network layer */
 	struct irlap_cb *irlap;	/* The link layer we are binded to */
-	struct net_device_stats stats;	/* network statistics */
+
 	struct qos_info qos;
 
 	struct usb_ctrlrequest *tx_setuprequest;
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
 				case -EPIPE:
 					break;
 				default:
-					kingsun->stats.tx_errors++;
+					netdev->stats.tx_errors++;
 					netif_start_queue(netdev);
 				}
 			}
@@ -416,12 +416,12 @@
 		case -EPIPE:
 			break;
 		default:
-			kingsun->stats.tx_errors++;
+			netdev->stats.tx_errors++;
 			netif_start_queue(netdev);
 		}
 	} else {
-		kingsun->stats.tx_packets++;
-		kingsun->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
+		netdev->stats.tx_packets++;
+		netdev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 
 	}
 
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@
 			 */
 			if (kingsun->rx_variable_xormask != 0) {
 				async_unwrap_char(kingsun->netdev,
-						  &kingsun->stats,
+						  &kingsun->netdev->stats,
 						  &kingsun->rx_unwrap_buff,
 						  bytes[i]);
 			}
@@ -669,15 +669,6 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Get device stats (for /proc/net/dev and ifconfig)
- */
-static struct net_device_stats *ks959_net_get_stats(struct net_device *netdev)
-{
-	struct ks959_cb *kingsun = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	return &kingsun->stats;
-}
-
-/*
  * This routine is called by the USB subsystem for each new device
  * in the system. We need to check if the device is ours, and in
  * this case start handling it.
@@ -792,7 +783,6 @@
 	net->hard_start_xmit = ks959_hard_xmit;
 	net->open = ks959_net_open;
 	net->stop = ks959_net_close;
-	net->get_stats = ks959_net_get_stats;
 	net->do_ioctl = ks959_net_ioctl;
 
 	ret = register_netdev(net);