diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
index 434b31bd88e6..96fbe3548243 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
@@ -2695,8 +2695,6 @@ static void gfar_process_frame(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct gfar_private *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct rxfcb *fcb = NULL;
 
-	gro_result_t ret;
-
 	/* fcb is at the beginning if exists */
 	fcb = (struct rxfcb *)skb->data;
 
@@ -2735,10 +2733,8 @@ static void gfar_process_frame(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		__vlan_hwaccel_put_tag(skb, fcb->vlctl);
 
 	/* Send the packet up the stack */
-	ret = napi_gro_receive(napi, skb);
+	napi_gro_receive(napi, skb);
 
-	if (unlikely(GRO_DROP == ret))
-		atomic64_inc(&priv->extra_stats.kernel_dropped);
 }
 
 /* gfar_clean_rx_ring() -- Processes each frame in the rx ring
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.h
index eec87eaaae92..04b552cd419d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.h
@@ -629,7 +629,6 @@ struct rmon_mib
 };
 
 struct gfar_extra_stats {
-	atomic64_t kernel_dropped;
 	atomic64_t rx_large;
 	atomic64_t rx_short;
 	atomic64_t rx_nonoctet;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c
index 8248df760aad..4e7118f9f075 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ static void gfar_gdrvinfo(struct net_device *dev,
 			  struct ethtool_drvinfo *drvinfo);
 
 static const char stat_gstrings[][ETH_GSTRING_LEN] = {
-	"rx-dropped-by-kernel",
 	"rx-large-frame-errors",
 	"rx-short-frame-errors",
 	"rx-non-octet-errors",