struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter = NULL;
        struct ixgbe_hw *hw = NULL;
        const struct ixgbevf_info *ii = ixgbevf_info_tbl[ent->driver_data];
-       static int cards_found;
        int err, pci_using_dac;
 
        err = pci_enable_device(pdev);
 
        ixgbevf_assign_netdev_ops(netdev);
 
-       adapter->bd_number = cards_found;
-
        /* Setup hw api */
        memcpy(&hw->mac.ops, ii->mac_ops, sizeof(hw->mac.ops));
        hw->mac.type  = ii->mac;
        hw_dbg(hw, "MAC: %d\n", hw->mac.type);
 
        hw_dbg(hw, "Intel(R) 82599 Virtual Function\n");
-       cards_found++;
        return 0;
 
 err_register: