diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index f4df367..28184b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -7098,11 +7098,6 @@
 		RTL_W8(tp, Config2, RTL_R8(tp, Config2) & ~MSIEnable);
 		RTL_W8(tp, Cfg9346, Cfg9346_Lock);
 		flags = PCI_IRQ_LEGACY;
-	} else if (tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_40) {
-		/* This version was reported to have issues with resume
-		 * from suspend when using MSI-X
-		 */
-		flags = PCI_IRQ_LEGACY | PCI_IRQ_MSI;
 	} else {
 		flags = PCI_IRQ_ALL_TYPES;
 	}