{
        int current_link_up = 0;
 
-       if (!(mac_status & MAC_STATUS_PCS_SYNCED)) {
-               tp->tg3_flags &= ~TG3_FLAG_GOT_SERDES_FLOWCTL;
+       if (!(mac_status & MAC_STATUS_PCS_SYNCED))
                goto out;
-       }
 
        if (tp->link_config.autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE) {
                u32 flags;
 
                        tg3_setup_flow_control(tp, local_adv, remote_adv);
 
-                       tp->tg3_flags |= TG3_FLAG_GOT_SERDES_FLOWCTL;
                        current_link_up = 1;
                }
                for (i = 0; i < 30; i++) {
        } else {
                /* Forcing 1000FD link up. */
                current_link_up = 1;
-               tp->tg3_flags |= TG3_FLAG_GOT_SERDES_FLOWCTL;
 
                tw32_f(MAC_MODE, (tp->mac_mode | MAC_MODE_SEND_CONFIGS));
                udelay(40);
 
        tg3_halt(tp, RESET_KIND_SHUTDOWN, 1);
        tg3_free_rings(tp);
-       tp->tg3_flags &=
-               ~(TG3_FLAG_INIT_COMPLETE |
-                 TG3_FLAG_GOT_SERDES_FLOWCTL);
+       tp->tg3_flags &= ~TG3_FLAG_INIT_COMPLETE;
 
        tg3_full_unlock(tp);
 
 
 #define TG3_FLAG_IN_RESET_TASK         0x04000000
 #define TG3_FLAG_40BIT_DMA_BUG         0x08000000
 #define TG3_FLAG_BROKEN_CHECKSUMS      0x10000000
-#define TG3_FLAG_GOT_SERDES_FLOWCTL    0x20000000
 #define TG3_FLAG_CHIP_RESETTING                0x40000000
 #define TG3_FLAG_INIT_COMPLETE         0x80000000
        u32                             tg3_flags2;