diff --git a/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.32-ethercat.c b/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.32-ethercat.c
index d0022b53..bfd8071e 100644
--- a/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.32-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.32-ethercat.c
@@ -3810,8 +3810,7 @@ link_up:
 
 	e1000e_update_adaptive(&adapter->hw);
 
-	if ((adapter->ecdev && !ecdev_get_link(adapter->ecdev))
-			|| (!adapter->ecdev && !netif_carrier_ok(netdev))) {
+	if (!adapter->ecdev && !netif_carrier_ok(netdev)) {
 		tx_pending = (e1000_desc_unused(tx_ring) + 1 <
 			       tx_ring->count);
 		if (tx_pending) {
diff --git a/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.33-ethercat.c b/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.33-ethercat.c
index 119b0b6c..78c94677 100644
--- a/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.33-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.33-ethercat.c
@@ -3799,8 +3799,7 @@ link_up:
 
 	e1000e_update_adaptive(&adapter->hw);
 
-	if ((adapter->ecdev && !ecdev_get_link(adapter->ecdev))
-			|| (!adapter->ecdev && !netif_carrier_ok(netdev))) {
+	if (!adapter->ecdev && !netif_carrier_ok(netdev)) {
 		tx_pending = (e1000_desc_unused(tx_ring) + 1 <
 			       tx_ring->count);
 		if (tx_pending) {
diff --git a/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.34-ethercat.c b/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.34-ethercat.c
index 140c0b46..4c8a8767 100644
--- a/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.34-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.34-ethercat.c
@@ -3775,8 +3775,7 @@ link_up:
 
 	e1000e_update_adaptive(&adapter->hw);
 
-	if ((adapter->ecdev && !ecdev_get_link(adapter->ecdev))
-			|| (!adapter->ecdev && !netif_carrier_ok(netdev))) {
+	if (!adapter->ecdev && !netif_carrier_ok(netdev)) {
 		tx_pending = (e1000_desc_unused(tx_ring) + 1 <
 			       tx_ring->count);
 		if (tx_pending) {
diff --git a/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.35-ethercat.c b/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.35-ethercat.c
index 564603fc..4118eb26 100644
--- a/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.35-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.35-ethercat.c
@@ -4192,8 +4192,7 @@ link_up:
 
 	e1000e_update_adaptive(&adapter->hw);
 
-	if ((adapter->ecdev && !ecdev_get_link(adapter->ecdev))
-			|| (!adapter->ecdev && !netif_carrier_ok(netdev))) {
+	if (!adapter->ecdev && !netif_carrier_ok(netdev)) {
 		tx_pending = (e1000_desc_unused(tx_ring) + 1 <
 			       tx_ring->count);
 		if (tx_pending) {
diff --git a/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.37-ethercat.c b/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.37-ethercat.c
index c8b3a954..d3a96cd3 100644
--- a/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.37-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/e1000e/netdev-2.6.37-ethercat.c
@@ -4382,8 +4382,7 @@ link_up:
 
 	e1000e_update_adaptive(&adapter->hw);
 
-	if ((adapter->ecdev && !ecdev_get_link(adapter->ecdev))
-			|| (!adapter->ecdev && !netif_carrier_ok(netdev))) {
+	if (!adapter->ecdev && !netif_carrier_ok(netdev)) {
 		tx_pending = (e1000_desc_unused(tx_ring) + 1 <
 			       tx_ring->count);
 		if (tx_pending) {
diff --git a/devices/e1000e/netdev-3.2-ethercat.c b/devices/e1000e/netdev-3.2-ethercat.c
index c5c7bf8d..86ea8660 100644
--- a/devices/e1000e/netdev-3.2-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/e1000e/netdev-3.2-ethercat.c
@@ -4546,9 +4546,8 @@ link_up:
 
 	e1000e_update_adaptive(&adapter->hw);
 
-	if ((adapter->ecdev && !ecdev_get_link(adapter->ecdev))
-			|| (!adapter->ecdev && (!netif_carrier_ok(netdev) &&
-	    	(e1000_desc_unused(tx_ring) + 1 < tx_ring->count)))) {
+	if (!adapter->ecdev && !netif_carrier_ok(netdev) &&
+		(e1000_desc_unused(tx_ring) + 1 < tx_ring->count)) {
 		/*
 		 * We've lost link, so the controller stops DMA,
 		 * but we've got queued Tx work that's never going
diff --git a/devices/e1000e/netdev-3.4-ethercat.c b/devices/e1000e/netdev-3.4-ethercat.c
index c61b78fa..9e00880c 100644
--- a/devices/e1000e/netdev-3.4-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/e1000e/netdev-3.4-ethercat.c
@@ -4681,9 +4681,8 @@ link_up:
 
 	e1000e_update_adaptive(&adapter->hw);
 
-	if ((adapter->ecdev && !ecdev_get_link(adapter->ecdev))
-			|| (!adapter->ecdev && (!netif_carrier_ok(netdev) &&
-	    	(e1000_desc_unused(tx_ring) + 1 < tx_ring->count)))) {
+	if (!adapter->ecdev && !netif_carrier_ok(netdev) &&
+		(e1000_desc_unused(tx_ring) + 1 < tx_ring->count)) {
 		/*
 		 * We've lost link, so the controller stops DMA,
 		 * but we've got queued Tx work that's never going