diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
index f07e73eb37eb..fad1c46d4b0e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -426,12 +426,6 @@ static void qeth_cleanup_handled_pending(struct qeth_qdio_out_q *q, int bidx,
 
 		}
 	}
-	if (forced_cleanup && (atomic_read(&(q->bufs[bidx]->state)) ==
-					QETH_QDIO_BUF_HANDLED_DELAYED)) {
-		/* for recovery situations */
-		qeth_init_qdio_out_buf(q, bidx);
-		QETH_CARD_TEXT(q->card, 2, "clprecov");
-	}
 }