diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
index 5a8c4a4..1f595e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
@@ -133,11 +133,6 @@
 	return i & (MAX_PENDING_REQS-1);
 }
 
-static inline pending_ring_idx_t nr_free_slots(struct xen_netif_tx_back_ring *ring)
-{
-	return ring->nr_ents -	(ring->sring->req_prod - ring->rsp_prod_pvt);
-}
-
 bool xenvif_rx_ring_slots_available(struct xenvif *vif, int needed)
 {
 	RING_IDX prod, cons;
@@ -1718,36 +1713,9 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void xenvif_dealloc_delay(unsigned long data)
-{
-	struct xenvif *vif = (struct xenvif *)data;
-
-	vif->dealloc_delay_timed_out = true;
-	wake_up(&vif->dealloc_wq);
-}
-
 static inline bool tx_dealloc_work_todo(struct xenvif *vif)
 {
-	if (vif->dealloc_cons != vif->dealloc_prod) {
-		if ((nr_free_slots(&vif->tx) > 2 * XEN_NETBK_LEGACY_SLOTS_MAX) &&
-		    (vif->dealloc_prod - vif->dealloc_cons < MAX_PENDING_REQS / 4) &&
-		    !vif->dealloc_delay_timed_out) {
-			if (!timer_pending(&vif->dealloc_delay)) {
-				vif->dealloc_delay.function =
-					xenvif_dealloc_delay;
-				vif->dealloc_delay.data = (unsigned long)vif;
-				mod_timer(&vif->dealloc_delay,
-					  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1));
-
-			}
-			return false;
-		}
-		del_timer_sync(&vif->dealloc_delay);
-		vif->dealloc_delay_timed_out = false;
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	return false;
+	return vif->dealloc_cons != vif->dealloc_prod;
 }
 
 void xenvif_unmap_frontend_rings(struct xenvif *vif)