diff --git a/sys/net/iflib.c b/sys/net/iflib.c
index 6d0557b34dae..51d228a6c627 100644
--- a/sys/net/iflib.c
+++ b/sys/net/iflib.c
@@ -3728,16 +3728,6 @@ _task_fn_tx(void *context)
 		 */
 		if (ctx->isc_txd_credits_update(ctx->ifc_softc, txq->ift_id, false))
 			netmap_tx_irq(ifp, txq->ift_id);
-		else {
-#ifdef DEV_NETMAP			
-			if (!(ctx->ifc_flags & IFC_NETMAP_TX_IRQ)) {
-				struct netmap_kring *kring = NA(ctx->ifc_ifp)->tx_rings[txq->ift_id];
-
-				if (kring->nr_hwtail != nm_prev(kring->rhead, kring->nkr_num_slots - 1))
-					GROUPTASK_ENQUEUE(&txq->ift_task);
-			}
-#endif			
-		}
 		IFDI_TX_QUEUE_INTR_ENABLE(ctx, txq->ift_id);
 		return;
 	}