diff --git a/sys/dev/an/if_an.c b/sys/dev/an/if_an.c
index b4aef61cd529..5af543b04396 100644
--- a/sys/dev/an/if_an.c
+++ b/sys/dev/an/if_an.c
@@ -2729,27 +2729,6 @@ an_start(ifp)
 			ifp->if_timer = 5;
 		}
 	} else { /* MPI-350 */
-/* HACK */
-		{
-			struct an_command	cmd_struct;
-			struct an_reply		reply;
-			/*
-			 * Allocate TX descriptor
-			 */
-			
-			bzero(&reply,sizeof(reply));
-			cmd_struct.an_cmd   = AN_CMD_ALLOC_DESC;
-			cmd_struct.an_parm0 = AN_DESCRIPTOR_TX;
-			cmd_struct.an_parm1 = AN_TX_DESC_OFFSET;
-			cmd_struct.an_parm2 = AN_MAX_TX_DESC;
-			if (an_cmd_struct(sc, &cmd_struct, &reply)) {
-				printf("an%d: failed to allocate TX "
-				    "descriptor\n", 
-				    sc->an_unit);
-				return;
-			}
-		}
-/* HACK */
 		while (sc->an_rdata.an_tx_empty ||
 		    idx != sc->an_rdata.an_tx_cons) {
 			IF_DEQUEUE(&ifp->if_snd, m0);