diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c
index 35fa09a2c162..ebff11bdc09b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c
@@ -617,7 +617,6 @@ i40e_status i40e_init_adminq(struct i40e_hw *hw)
 
 	/* pre-emptive resource lock release */
 	i40e_aq_release_resource(hw, I40E_NVM_RESOURCE_ID, 0, NULL);
-	hw->aq.nvm_busy = false;
 
 	ret_code = i40e_aq_set_hmc_resource_profile(hw,
 						    I40E_HMC_PROFILE_DEFAULT,
@@ -754,12 +753,6 @@ i40e_status i40e_asq_send_command(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 		goto asq_send_command_exit;
 	}
 
-	if (i40e_is_nvm_update_op(desc) && hw->aq.nvm_busy) {
-		i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_AQ_MESSAGE, "AQTX: NVM busy.\n");
-		status = I40E_ERR_NVM;
-		goto asq_send_command_exit;
-	}
-
 	details = I40E_ADMINQ_DETAILS(hw->aq.asq, hw->aq.asq.next_to_use);
 	if (cmd_details) {
 		*details = *cmd_details;
@@ -901,9 +894,6 @@ i40e_status i40e_asq_send_command(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 		status = I40E_ERR_ADMIN_QUEUE_TIMEOUT;
 	}
 
-	if (!status && i40e_is_nvm_update_op(desc))
-		hw->aq.nvm_busy = true;
-
 asq_send_command_error:
 	mutex_unlock(&hw->aq.asq_mutex);
 asq_send_command_exit:
@@ -1016,7 +1006,6 @@ clean_arq_element_out:
 	mutex_unlock(&hw->aq.arq_mutex);
 
 	if (i40e_is_nvm_update_op(&e->desc)) {
-		hw->aq.nvm_busy = false;
 		if (hw->aq.nvm_release_on_done) {
 			i40e_release_nvm(hw);
 			hw->aq.nvm_release_on_done = false;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
index 003a227b8515..618fe9623b6d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ struct i40e_adminq_info {
 	u16 fw_min_ver;                 /* firmware minor version */
 	u16 api_maj_ver;                /* api major version */
 	u16 api_min_ver;                /* api minor version */
-	bool nvm_busy;
 	bool nvm_release_on_done;
 
 	struct mutex asq_mutex; /* Send queue lock */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.c
index 16989946c52a..c1d25f8c1abc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.c
@@ -836,9 +836,6 @@ i40e_status i40evf_asq_send_command(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 		hw->aq.asq_last_status = (enum i40e_admin_queue_err)retval;
 	}
 
-	if (i40e_is_nvm_update_op(desc))
-		hw->aq.nvm_busy = true;
-
 	i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_AQ_MESSAGE,
 		   "AQTX: desc and buffer writeback:\n");
 	i40evf_debug_aq(hw, I40E_DEBUG_AQ_COMMAND, (void *)desc, buff,
@@ -931,9 +928,6 @@ i40e_status i40evf_clean_arq_element(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 		memcpy(e->msg_buf, hw->aq.arq.r.arq_bi[desc_idx].va,
 		       e->msg_len);
 
-	if (i40e_is_nvm_update_op(&e->desc))
-		hw->aq.nvm_busy = false;
-
 	i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_AQ_MESSAGE, "AQRX: desc and buffer:\n");
 	i40evf_debug_aq(hw, I40E_DEBUG_AQ_COMMAND, (void *)desc, e->msg_buf,
 			hw->aq.arq_buf_size);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h
index 0d58378be740..d5d3c9310d2d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ struct i40e_adminq_info {
 	u16 fw_min_ver;                 /* firmware minor version */
 	u16 api_maj_ver;                /* api major version */
 	u16 api_min_ver;                /* api minor version */
-	bool nvm_busy;
 	bool nvm_release_on_done;
 
 	struct mutex asq_mutex; /* Send queue lock */