diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index d9dcb8c0d611..ac90d5f40652 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -2401,10 +2401,6 @@ static int i40e_configure_rx_ring(struct i40e_ring *ring)
 
 	rx_ctx.rxmax = min_t(u16, vsi->max_frame,
 				  (chain_len * ring->rx_buf_len));
-	rx_ctx.tphrdesc_ena = 1;
-	rx_ctx.tphwdesc_ena = 1;
-	rx_ctx.tphdata_ena = 1;
-	rx_ctx.tphhead_ena = 1;
 	if (hw->revision_id == 0)
 		rx_ctx.lrxqthresh = 0;
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index d2dabae5b40c..cafda0cfc1a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -347,10 +347,6 @@ static int i40e_config_vsi_rx_queue(struct i40e_vf *vf, u16 vsi_idx,
 	rx_ctx.dsize = 1;
 
 	/* default values */
-	rx_ctx.tphrdesc_ena = 1;
-	rx_ctx.tphwdesc_ena = 1;
-	rx_ctx.tphdata_ena = 1;
-	rx_ctx.tphhead_ena = 1;
 	rx_ctx.lrxqthresh = 2;
 	rx_ctx.crcstrip = 1;
 	rx_ctx.prefena = 1;