diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
index c0d4040..4903c4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
@@ -543,10 +543,13 @@
 	tx_queue->initialised = true;
 }
 
-void efx_release_tx_buffers(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue)
+void efx_fini_tx_queue(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue)
 {
 	struct efx_tx_buffer *buffer;
 
+	netif_dbg(tx_queue->efx, drv, tx_queue->efx->net_dev,
+		  "shutting down TX queue %d\n", tx_queue->queue);
+
 	if (!tx_queue->buffer)
 		return;
 
@@ -561,22 +564,6 @@
 	netdev_tx_reset_queue(tx_queue->core_txq);
 }
 
-void efx_fini_tx_queue(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue)
-{
-	if (!tx_queue->initialised)
-		return;
-
-	netif_dbg(tx_queue->efx, drv, tx_queue->efx->net_dev,
-		  "shutting down TX queue %d\n", tx_queue->queue);
-
-	tx_queue->initialised = false;
-
-	/* Flush TX queue, remove descriptor ring */
-	efx_nic_fini_tx(tx_queue);
-
-	efx_release_tx_buffers(tx_queue);
-}
-
 void efx_remove_tx_queue(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue)
 {
 	int i;