diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 27058dfe418b..660971f304b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -3105,11 +3105,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t e1000_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	 */
 	tx_ring = adapter->tx_ring;
 
-	if (unlikely(skb->len <= 0)) {
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
-		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
-	}
-
 	/* On PCI/PCI-X HW, if packet size is less than ETH_ZLEN,
 	 * packets may get corrupted during padding by HW.
 	 * To WA this issue, pad all small packets manually.