diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100_nic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100_nic.c
index 19fe86b3b316..9cf5b8f8fab9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100_nic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100_nic.c
@@ -428,24 +428,12 @@ static int ef100_reset(struct efx_nic *efx, enum reset_type reset_type)
 		__clear_bit(reset_type, &efx->reset_pending);
 		rc = dev_open(efx->net_dev, NULL);
 	} else if (reset_type == RESET_TYPE_ALL) {
-		/* A RESET_TYPE_ALL will cause filters to be removed, so we remove filters
-		 * and reprobe after reset to avoid removing filters twice
-		 */
-		down_write(&efx->filter_sem);
-		ef100_filter_table_down(efx);
-		up_write(&efx->filter_sem);
 		rc = efx_mcdi_reset(efx, reset_type);
 		if (rc)
 			return rc;
 
 		netif_device_attach(efx->net_dev);
 
-		down_write(&efx->filter_sem);
-		rc = ef100_filter_table_up(efx);
-		up_write(&efx->filter_sem);
-		if (rc)
-			return rc;
-
 		rc = dev_open(efx->net_dev, NULL);
 	} else {
 		rc = 1;	/* Leave the device closed */