diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
index cb7a73bbcd71..a56e9b7c4dad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ enum ice_pf_state {
 	ICE_CFG_BUSY,
 	ICE_SERVICE_SCHED,
 	ICE_SERVICE_DIS,
-	ICE_FD_FLUSH_REQ,
 	ICE_OICR_INTR_DIS,		/* Global OICR interrupt disabled */
 	ICE_MDD_VF_PRINT_PENDING,	/* set when MDD event handle */
 	ICE_VF_RESETS_DISABLED,	/* disable resets during ice_remove */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool_ntuple.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool_ntuple.c
index 744cd0b82470..516b57ff3b1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool_ntuple.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool_ntuple.c
@@ -1793,9 +1793,6 @@ int ice_del_ntuple_ethtool(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd)
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	if (test_bit(ICE_FD_FLUSH_REQ, pf->state))
-		return -EBUSY;
-
 	mutex_lock(&hw->fdir_fltr_lock);
 	val = ice_ntuple_update_list_entry(pf, NULL, fsp->location);
 	mutex_unlock(&hw->fdir_fltr_lock);