struct netpoll_info {
        atomic_t refcnt;
-       int rx_flags;
        spinlock_t rx_lock;
        struct netpoll *rx_np; /* netpoll that registered an rx_hook */
        struct sk_buff_head arp_tx; /* list of arp requests to reply to */
        unsigned long flags;
        int ret = 0;
 
-       if (!npinfo || (!npinfo->rx_np && !npinfo->rx_flags))
+       if (!npinfo || !npinfo->rx_np)
                return 0;
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags);
-       /* check rx_flags again with the lock held */
-       if (npinfo->rx_flags && __netpoll_rx(skb))
+       /* check rx_np again with the lock held */
+       if (npinfo->rx_np && __netpoll_rx(skb))
                ret = 1;
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags);
 
 
 static atomic_t trapped;
 
 #define USEC_PER_POLL  50
-#define NETPOLL_RX_ENABLED  1
 
 #define MAX_SKB_SIZE \
                (MAX_UDP_CHUNK + sizeof(struct udphdr) + \
                        goto release;
                }
 
-               npinfo->rx_flags = 0;
                npinfo->rx_np = NULL;
 
                spin_lock_init(&npinfo->rx_lock);
 
        if (np->rx_hook) {
                spin_lock_irqsave(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags);
-               npinfo->rx_flags |= NETPOLL_RX_ENABLED;
                npinfo->rx_np = np;
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags);
        }
                        if (npinfo->rx_np == np) {
                                spin_lock_irqsave(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags);
                                npinfo->rx_np = NULL;
-                               npinfo->rx_flags &= ~NETPOLL_RX_ENABLED;
                                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags);
                        }