diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index 1aa7e06ebbdc..7805c2abd4ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -3701,8 +3701,6 @@ static int ice_ena_vsi(struct ice_vsi *vsi, bool locked)
 				err = netd->netdev_ops->ndo_open(netd);
 				rtnl_unlock();
 			}
-		} else {
-			err = ice_vsi_open(vsi);
 		}
 	}