diff --git a/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_impl.h b/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_impl.h
index 787069b13597..e6850df6be73 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_impl.h
+++ b/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_impl.h
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ typedef struct efx_port_s {
 	uint32_t		ep_default_adv_cap_mask;
 	uint32_t		ep_phy_cap_mask;
 	boolean_t		ep_mac_drain;
-	boolean_t		ep_mac_stats_pending;
 #if EFSYS_OPT_BIST
 	efx_bist_type_t		ep_current_bist;
 #endif
diff --git a/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_mac.c b/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_mac.c
index 17ba208f6b24..1fe16205ceb2 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_mac.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_mac.c
@@ -756,16 +756,9 @@ efx_mac_stats_upload(
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_mod_flags, &, EFX_MOD_PORT);
 	EFSYS_ASSERT(emop != NULL);
 
-	/*
-	 * Don't assert !ep_mac_stats_pending, because the client might
-	 * have failed to finalise statistics when previously stopping
-	 * the port.
-	 */
 	if ((rc = emop->emo_stats_upload(enp, esmp)) != 0)
 		goto fail1;
 
-	epp->ep_mac_stats_pending = B_TRUE;
-
 	return (0);
 
 fail1:
@@ -825,8 +818,6 @@ efx_mac_stats_update(
 	EFSYS_ASSERT(emop != NULL);
 
 	rc = emop->emo_stats_update(enp, esmp, essp, generationp);
-	if (rc == 0)
-		epp->ep_mac_stats_pending = B_FALSE;
 
 	return (rc);
 }
diff --git a/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_port.c b/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_port.c
index ce1e14229499..b03e71308a6c 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_port.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_port.c
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ efx_port_poll(
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_mod_flags, &, EFX_MOD_PORT);
 
 	EFSYS_ASSERT(emop != NULL);
-	EFSYS_ASSERT(!epp->ep_mac_stats_pending);
 
 	if (link_modep == NULL)
 		link_modep = &ignore_link_mode;