struct net_device *netdev = NULL;
        struct ixgb_adapter *adapter;
        static int cards_found = 0;
-       int pci_using_dac;
        u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
        int i;
        int err;
        if (err)
                return err;
 
-       pci_using_dac = 0;
        err = dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(64));
-       if (!err) {
-               pci_using_dac = 1;
-       } else {
-               err = dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
-               if (err) {
-                       pr_err("No usable DMA configuration, aborting\n");
-                       goto err_dma_mask;
-               }
+       if (err) {
+               pr_err("No usable DMA configuration, aborting\n");
+               goto err_dma_mask;
        }
 
        err = pci_request_regions(pdev, ixgb_driver_name);
                           NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_FILTER;
        netdev->hw_features |= NETIF_F_RXCSUM;
 
-       if (pci_using_dac) {
-               netdev->features |= NETIF_F_HIGHDMA;
-               netdev->vlan_features |= NETIF_F_HIGHDMA;
-       }
+       netdev->features |= NETIF_F_HIGHDMA;
+       netdev->vlan_features |= NETIF_F_HIGHDMA;
 
        /* MTU range: 68 - 16114 */
        netdev->min_mtu = ETH_MIN_MTU;