diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c b/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
index 596ddaa..7ae70e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
@@ -68,9 +68,8 @@
  */
 #define SIERRA_NET_USBCTL_BUF_LEN	1024
 
-struct sierra_net_info_data {
-	u16 rx_urb_size;
-};
+/* Overriding the default usbnet rx_urb_size */
+#define SIERRA_NET_RX_URB_SIZE		(8 * 1024)
 
 /* Private data structure */
 struct sierra_net_data {
@@ -678,9 +677,6 @@
 	static const u8 shdwn_tmplate[sizeof(priv->shdwn_msg)] = {
 		0x00, 0x00, SIERRA_NET_HIP_SHUTD_ID, 0x00};
 
-	struct sierra_net_info_data *data =
-			(struct sierra_net_info_data *)dev->driver_info->data;
-
 	dev_dbg(&dev->udev->dev, "%s", __func__);
 
 	ifacenum = intf->cur_altsetting->desc.bInterfaceNumber;
@@ -725,9 +721,9 @@
 	sierra_net_set_ctx_index(priv, 0);
 
 	/* decrease the rx_urb_size and max_tx_size to 4k on USB 1.1 */
-	dev->rx_urb_size  = data->rx_urb_size;
+	dev->rx_urb_size  = SIERRA_NET_RX_URB_SIZE;
 	if (dev->udev->speed != USB_SPEED_HIGH)
-		dev->rx_urb_size  = min_t(size_t, 4096, data->rx_urb_size);
+		dev->rx_urb_size  = min_t(size_t, 4096, SIERRA_NET_RX_URB_SIZE);
 
 	dev->net->hard_header_len += SIERRA_NET_HIP_EXT_HDR_LEN;
 	dev->hard_mtu = dev->net->mtu + dev->net->hard_header_len;
@@ -918,10 +914,6 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static const struct sierra_net_info_data sierra_net_info_data_direct_ip = {
-	.rx_urb_size = 8 * 1024,
-};
-
 static const struct driver_info sierra_net_info_direct_ip = {
 	.description = "Sierra Wireless USB-to-WWAN Modem",
 	.flags = FLAG_WWAN | FLAG_SEND_ZLP,
@@ -930,7 +922,6 @@
 	.status = sierra_net_status,
 	.rx_fixup = sierra_net_rx_fixup,
 	.tx_fixup = sierra_net_tx_fixup,
-	.data = (unsigned long)&sierra_net_info_data_direct_ip,
 };
 
 #define DIRECT_IP_DEVICE(vend, prod) \