diff --git a/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_main.c b/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_main.c
index 40098b89500c..4bbb55ed5d0b 100644
--- a/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_main.c
+++ b/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_main.c
@@ -1571,9 +1571,6 @@ cxgbe_media_status(struct ifnet *ifp, struct ifmediareq *ifmr)
 	struct ifmedia *media = NULL;
 	struct ifmedia_entry *cur;
 	int speed = pi->link_cfg.speed;
-#ifdef INVARIANTS
-	int data = (pi->port_type << 8) | pi->mod_type;
-#endif
 
 	if (ifp == pi->ifp)
 		media = &pi->media;
@@ -1584,7 +1581,6 @@ cxgbe_media_status(struct ifnet *ifp, struct ifmediareq *ifmr)
 	MPASS(media != NULL);
 
 	cur = media->ifm_cur;
-	MPASS(cur->ifm_data == data);
 
 	ifmr->ifm_status = IFM_AVALID;
 	if (!pi->link_cfg.link_ok)
@@ -2884,30 +2880,29 @@ t4_set_desc(struct adapter *sc)
 static void
 build_medialist(struct port_info *pi, struct ifmedia *media)
 {
-	int data, m;
+	int m;
 
 	PORT_LOCK(pi);
 
 	ifmedia_removeall(media);
 
 	m = IFM_ETHER | IFM_FDX;
-	data = (pi->port_type << 8) | pi->mod_type;
 
 	switch(pi->port_type) {
 	case FW_PORT_TYPE_BT_XFI:
 	case FW_PORT_TYPE_BT_XAUI:
-		ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_10G_T, data, NULL);
+		ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_10G_T, 0, NULL);
 		/* fall through */
 
 	case FW_PORT_TYPE_BT_SGMII:
-		ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_1000_T, data, NULL);
-		ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_100_TX, data, NULL);
-		ifmedia_add(media, IFM_ETHER | IFM_AUTO, data, NULL);
+		ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_1000_T, 0, NULL);
+		ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_100_TX, 0, NULL);
+		ifmedia_add(media, IFM_ETHER | IFM_AUTO, 0, NULL);
 		ifmedia_set(media, IFM_ETHER | IFM_AUTO);
 		break;
 
 	case FW_PORT_TYPE_CX4:
-		ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_10G_CX4, data, NULL);
+		ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_10G_CX4, 0, NULL);
 		ifmedia_set(media, m | IFM_10G_CX4);
 		break;
 
@@ -2918,29 +2913,29 @@ build_medialist(struct port_info *pi, struct ifmedia *media)
 		switch (pi->mod_type) {
 
 		case FW_PORT_MOD_TYPE_LR:
-			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_10G_LR, data, NULL);
+			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_10G_LR, 0, NULL);
 			ifmedia_set(media, m | IFM_10G_LR);
 			break;
 
 		case FW_PORT_MOD_TYPE_SR:
-			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_10G_SR, data, NULL);
+			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_10G_SR, 0, NULL);
 			ifmedia_set(media, m | IFM_10G_SR);
 			break;
 
 		case FW_PORT_MOD_TYPE_LRM:
-			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_10G_LRM, data, NULL);
+			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_10G_LRM, 0, NULL);
 			ifmedia_set(media, m | IFM_10G_LRM);
 			break;
 
 		case FW_PORT_MOD_TYPE_TWINAX_PASSIVE:
 		case FW_PORT_MOD_TYPE_TWINAX_ACTIVE:
-			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_10G_TWINAX, data, NULL);
+			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_10G_TWINAX, 0, NULL);
 			ifmedia_set(media, m | IFM_10G_TWINAX);
 			break;
 
 		case FW_PORT_MOD_TYPE_NONE:
 			m &= ~IFM_FDX;
-			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_NONE, data, NULL);
+			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_NONE, 0, NULL);
 			ifmedia_set(media, m | IFM_NONE);
 			break;
 
@@ -2950,7 +2945,7 @@ build_medialist(struct port_info *pi, struct ifmedia *media)
 			device_printf(pi->dev,
 			    "unknown port_type (%d), mod_type (%d)\n",
 			    pi->port_type, pi->mod_type);
-			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_UNKNOWN, data, NULL);
+			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_UNKNOWN, 0, NULL);
 			ifmedia_set(media, m | IFM_UNKNOWN);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -2960,24 +2955,24 @@ build_medialist(struct port_info *pi, struct ifmedia *media)
 		switch (pi->mod_type) {
 
 		case FW_PORT_MOD_TYPE_LR:
-			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_40G_LR4, data, NULL);
+			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_40G_LR4, 0, NULL);
 			ifmedia_set(media, m | IFM_40G_LR4);
 			break;
 
 		case FW_PORT_MOD_TYPE_SR:
-			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_40G_SR4, data, NULL);
+			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_40G_SR4, 0, NULL);
 			ifmedia_set(media, m | IFM_40G_SR4);
 			break;
 
 		case FW_PORT_MOD_TYPE_TWINAX_PASSIVE:
 		case FW_PORT_MOD_TYPE_TWINAX_ACTIVE:
-			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_40G_CR4, data, NULL);
+			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_40G_CR4, 0, NULL);
 			ifmedia_set(media, m | IFM_40G_CR4);
 			break;
 
 		case FW_PORT_MOD_TYPE_NONE:
 			m &= ~IFM_FDX;
-			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_NONE, data, NULL);
+			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_NONE, 0, NULL);
 			ifmedia_set(media, m | IFM_NONE);
 			break;
 
@@ -2985,7 +2980,7 @@ build_medialist(struct port_info *pi, struct ifmedia *media)
 			device_printf(pi->dev,
 			    "unknown port_type (%d), mod_type (%d)\n",
 			    pi->port_type, pi->mod_type);
-			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_UNKNOWN, data, NULL);
+			ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_UNKNOWN, 0, NULL);
 			ifmedia_set(media, m | IFM_UNKNOWN);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -2995,7 +2990,7 @@ build_medialist(struct port_info *pi, struct ifmedia *media)
 		device_printf(pi->dev,
 		    "unknown port_type (%d), mod_type (%d)\n", pi->port_type,
 		    pi->mod_type);
-		ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_UNKNOWN, data, NULL);
+		ifmedia_add(media, m | IFM_UNKNOWN, 0, NULL);
 		ifmedia_set(media, m | IFM_UNKNOWN);
 		break;
 	}