/* Spinlocks */
        spinlock_t tcb_send_qlock;
        spinlock_t tcb_ready_qlock;
-       spinlock_t send_hw_lock;
-
        spinlock_t rcv_lock;
 
        /* Packet Filter and look ahead size */
  */
 static void et1310_enable_phy_coma(struct et131x_adapter *adapter)
 {
-       unsigned long flags;
-       u32 pmcsr;
-
-       pmcsr = readl(&adapter->regs->global.pm_csr);
+       u32 pmcsr = readl(&adapter->regs->global.pm_csr);
 
        /* Save the GbE PHY speed and duplex modes. Need to restore this
         * when cable is plugged back in
         */
 
        /* Stop sending packets. */
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->send_hw_lock, flags);
        adapter->flags |= FMP_ADAPTER_LOWER_POWER;
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->send_hw_lock, flags);
 
        /* Wait for outstanding Receive packets */
        et131x_disable_txrx(adapter->netdev);
        struct sk_buff *skb = tcb->skb;
        u32 nr_frags = skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags + 1;
        struct skb_frag_struct *frags = &skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[0];
-       unsigned long flags;
        struct phy_device *phydev = adapter->phydev;
        dma_addr_t dma_addr;
        struct tx_ring *tx_ring = &adapter->tx_ring;
        tcb->index_start = tx_ring->send_idx;
        tcb->stale = 0;
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->send_hw_lock, flags);
-
        thiscopy = NUM_DESC_PER_RING_TX - INDEX10(tx_ring->send_idx);
 
        if (thiscopy >= frag) {
                writel(PARM_TX_TIME_INT_DEF * NANO_IN_A_MICRO,
                       &adapter->regs->global.watchdog_timer);
        }
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->send_hw_lock, flags);
-
        return 0;
 }
 
        /* Initialize spinlocks here */
        spin_lock_init(&adapter->tcb_send_qlock);
        spin_lock_init(&adapter->tcb_ready_qlock);
-       spin_lock_init(&adapter->send_hw_lock);
        spin_lock_init(&adapter->rcv_lock);
 
        adapter->registry_jumbo_packet = 1514;  /* 1514-9216 */