diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h
index 773dafa13ca5..c62caba7ec56 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf.h
@@ -177,8 +177,6 @@ struct ixgbevf_adapter {
 
 	/* Interrupt Throttle Rate */
 	u32 itr_setting;
-	u16 eitr_low;
-	u16 eitr_high;
 
 	/* TX */
 	struct ixgbevf_ring *tx_ring;	/* One per active queue */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 2e85d7966564..75af1920b0f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -704,17 +704,17 @@ static u8 ixgbevf_update_itr(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter,
 
 	switch (itr_setting) {
 	case lowest_latency:
-		if (bytes_perint > adapter->eitr_low)
+		if (bytes_perint > 10)
 			retval = low_latency;
 		break;
 	case low_latency:
-		if (bytes_perint > adapter->eitr_high)
+		if (bytes_perint > 20)
 			retval = bulk_latency;
-		else if (bytes_perint <= adapter->eitr_low)
+		else if (bytes_perint <= 10)
 			retval = lowest_latency;
 		break;
 	case bulk_latency:
-		if (bytes_perint <= adapter->eitr_high)
+		if (bytes_perint <= 20)
 			retval = low_latency;
 		break;
 	}
@@ -2069,10 +2069,6 @@ static int __devinit ixgbevf_sw_init(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
 	adapter->eitr_param = 20000;
 	adapter->itr_setting = 1;
 
-	/* set defaults for eitr in MegaBytes */
-	adapter->eitr_low = 10;
-	adapter->eitr_high = 20;
-
 	/* set default ring sizes */
 	adapter->tx_ring_count = IXGBEVF_DEFAULT_TXD;
 	adapter->rx_ring_count = IXGBEVF_DEFAULT_RXD;