diff --git a/drivers/net/dm9000.c b/drivers/net/dm9000.c
index 857eb36..f691ef6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dm9000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dm9000.c
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@
 	struct resource *irq_res;
 
 	struct timer_list timer;
-	struct net_device_stats stats;
 	unsigned char srom[128];
 	spinlock_t lock;
 
@@ -166,8 +165,6 @@
 static void dm9000_timer(unsigned long);
 static void dm9000_init_dm9000(struct net_device *);
 
-static struct net_device_stats *dm9000_get_stats(struct net_device *);
-
 static irqreturn_t dm9000_interrupt(int, void *);
 
 static int dm9000_phy_read(struct net_device *dev, int phyaddr_unsused, int reg);
@@ -558,7 +555,6 @@
 	ndev->tx_timeout         = &dm9000_timeout;
 	ndev->watchdog_timeo = msecs_to_jiffies(watchdog);
 	ndev->stop		 = &dm9000_stop;
-	ndev->get_stats		 = &dm9000_get_stats;
 	ndev->set_multicast_list = &dm9000_hash_table;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
 	ndev->poll_controller	 = &dm9000_poll_controller;
@@ -713,7 +709,7 @@
 	writeb(DM9000_MWCMD, db->io_addr);
 
 	(db->outblk)(db->io_data, skb->data, skb->len);
-	db->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
+	dev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 
 	db->tx_pkt_cnt++;
 	/* TX control: First packet immediately send, second packet queue */
@@ -790,7 +786,7 @@
 	if (tx_status & (NSR_TX2END | NSR_TX1END)) {
 		/* One packet sent complete */
 		db->tx_pkt_cnt--;
-		db->stats.tx_packets++;
+		dev->stats.tx_packets++;
 
 		/* Queue packet check & send */
 		if (db->tx_pkt_cnt > 0) {
@@ -852,17 +848,6 @@
 }
 
 /*
- *  Get statistics from driver.
- */
-static struct net_device_stats *
-dm9000_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	board_info_t *db = (board_info_t *) dev->priv;
-	return &db->stats;
-}
-
-
-/*
  *  A periodic timer routine
  *  Dynamic media sense, allocated Rx buffer...
  */
@@ -939,15 +924,15 @@
 			GoodPacket = false;
 			if (rxhdr.RxStatus & 0x100) {
 				PRINTK1("fifo error\n");
-				db->stats.rx_fifo_errors++;
+				dev->stats.rx_fifo_errors++;
 			}
 			if (rxhdr.RxStatus & 0x200) {
 				PRINTK1("crc error\n");
-				db->stats.rx_crc_errors++;
+				dev->stats.rx_crc_errors++;
 			}
 			if (rxhdr.RxStatus & 0x8000) {
 				PRINTK1("length error\n");
-				db->stats.rx_length_errors++;
+				dev->stats.rx_length_errors++;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -960,12 +945,12 @@
 			/* Read received packet from RX SRAM */
 
 			(db->inblk)(db->io_data, rdptr, RxLen);
-			db->stats.rx_bytes += RxLen;
+			dev->stats.rx_bytes += RxLen;
 
 			/* Pass to upper layer */
 			skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, dev);
 			netif_rx(skb);
-			db->stats.rx_packets++;
+			dev->stats.rx_packets++;
 
 		} else {
 			/* need to dump the packet's data */