diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
index 4a7de1259004..037e18dd4be0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
@@ -213,10 +213,6 @@ void mlx5_enter_error_state(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool force)
 	mutex_lock(&dev->intf_state_mutex);
 	if (!err_detected && dev->state == MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR)
 		goto unlock;/* a previous error is still being handled */
-	if (dev->state == MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_UNINITIALIZED) {
-		dev->state = MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR;
-		goto unlock;
-	}
 
 	enter_error_state(dev, force);
 unlock:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index 6fe560307c05..1a65e744d2e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -1249,11 +1249,6 @@ int mlx5_init_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	int err = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->intf_state_mutex);
-	if (test_bit(MLX5_INTERFACE_STATE_UP, &dev->intf_state)) {
-		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "interface is up, NOP\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-	/* remove any previous indication of internal error */
 	dev->state = MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_UP;
 
 	err = mlx5_function_setup(dev, true);
@@ -1294,7 +1289,6 @@ function_teardown:
 	mlx5_function_teardown(dev, true);
 err_function:
 	dev->state = MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR;
-out:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->intf_state_mutex);
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
index 524051d1b2e3..2b5c5604b091 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
@@ -623,8 +623,7 @@ struct mlx5_priv {
 };
 
 enum mlx5_device_state {
-	MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_UNINITIALIZED,
-	MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_UP,
+	MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_UP = 1,
 	MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR,
 };