in6_dev_put(in6_dev);
 }
 
-static void qeth_l3_free_vlan_addresses4(struct qeth_card *card,
-                       unsigned short vid)
-{
-       struct in_device *in_dev;
-       struct in_ifaddr *ifa;
-       struct qeth_ipaddr *addr;
-       struct net_device *netdev;
-
-       QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 4, "frvaddr4");
-
-       netdev = __vlan_find_dev_deep_rcu(card->dev, htons(ETH_P_8021Q), vid);
-       if (!netdev)
-               return;
-       in_dev = in_dev_get(netdev);
-       if (!in_dev)
-               return;
-
-       addr = qeth_l3_get_addr_buffer(QETH_PROT_IPV4);
-       if (!addr)
-               goto out;
-
-       spin_lock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
-
-       for (ifa = in_dev->ifa_list; ifa; ifa = ifa->ifa_next) {
-               addr->u.a4.addr = be32_to_cpu(ifa->ifa_address);
-               addr->u.a4.mask = be32_to_cpu(ifa->ifa_mask);
-               addr->type = QETH_IP_TYPE_NORMAL;
-               qeth_l3_delete_ip(card, addr);
-       }
-
-       spin_unlock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
-
-       kfree(addr);
-out:
-       in_dev_put(in_dev);
-}
-
-static void qeth_l3_free_vlan_addresses6(struct qeth_card *card,
-                                        unsigned short vid)
-{
-       struct inet6_dev *in6_dev;
-       struct inet6_ifaddr *ifa;
-       struct qeth_ipaddr *addr;
-       struct net_device *netdev;
-
-       QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 4, "frvaddr6");
-
-       netdev = __vlan_find_dev_deep_rcu(card->dev, htons(ETH_P_8021Q), vid);
-       if (!netdev)
-               return;
-
-       in6_dev = in6_dev_get(netdev);
-       if (!in6_dev)
-               return;
-
-       addr = qeth_l3_get_addr_buffer(QETH_PROT_IPV6);
-       if (!addr)
-               goto out;
-
-       spin_lock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
-
-       list_for_each_entry(ifa, &in6_dev->addr_list, if_list) {
-               memcpy(&addr->u.a6.addr, &ifa->addr,
-                      sizeof(struct in6_addr));
-               addr->u.a6.pfxlen = ifa->prefix_len;
-               addr->type = QETH_IP_TYPE_NORMAL;
-               qeth_l3_delete_ip(card, addr);
-       }
-
-       spin_unlock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
-
-       kfree(addr);
-out:
-       in6_dev_put(in6_dev);
-}
-
-static void qeth_l3_free_vlan_addresses(struct qeth_card *card,
-                       unsigned short vid)
-{
-       rcu_read_lock();
-       qeth_l3_free_vlan_addresses4(card, vid);
-       qeth_l3_free_vlan_addresses6(card, vid);
-       rcu_read_unlock();
-}
-
 static int qeth_l3_vlan_rx_add_vid(struct net_device *dev,
                                   __be16 proto, u16 vid)
 {
                QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 3, "kidREC");
                return 0;
        }
-       /* unregister IP addresses of vlan device */
-       qeth_l3_free_vlan_addresses(card, vid);
        clear_bit(vid, card->active_vlans);
        qeth_l3_set_rx_mode(dev);
        return 0;