diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c
index b8678da1cce5..ab7d217b98b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c
@@ -353,12 +353,6 @@ static int ionic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	ionic_reset(ionic);
 err_out_teardown:
 	ionic_dev_teardown(ionic);
-	pci_clear_master(pdev);
-	/* Don't fail the probe for these errors, keep
-	 * the hw interface around for inspection
-	 */
-	return 0;
-
 err_out_unmap_bars:
 	ionic_unmap_bars(ionic);
 err_out_pci_release_regions: