diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip_core.c
index 1e9443d9fb5732fffa352683de3a019679c7f6b8..c94152f1c6be5396b511902a28478bae1c00e442 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip_core.c
@@ -1410,12 +1410,6 @@ static int tulip_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		return i;
 	}
 
-	/* The chip will fail to enter a low-power state later unless
-	 * first explicitly commanded into D0 */
-	if (pci_set_power_state(pdev, PCI_D0)) {
-		pr_notice("Failed to set power state to D0\n");
-	}
-
 	irq = pdev->irq;
 
 	/* alloc_etherdev ensures aligned and zeroed private structures */