diff --git a/drivers/net/eepro.c b/drivers/net/eepro.c
index 6eb84f1..54811f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/eepro.c
+++ b/drivers/net/eepro.c
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@
 
 /* Information that need to be kept for each board. */
 struct eepro_local {
-	struct net_device_stats stats;
 	unsigned rx_start;
 	unsigned tx_start; /* start of the transmit chain */
 	int tx_last;  /* pointer to last packet in the transmit chain */
@@ -315,7 +314,6 @@
 static void 	eepro_rx(struct net_device *dev);
 static void 	eepro_transmit_interrupt(struct net_device *dev);
 static int	eepro_close(struct net_device *dev);
-static struct net_device_stats *eepro_get_stats(struct net_device *dev);
 static void     set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev);
 static void     eepro_tx_timeout (struct net_device *dev);
 
@@ -514,7 +512,7 @@
 
 /* a complete sel reset */
 #define eepro_complete_selreset(ioaddr) { \
-						lp->stats.tx_errors++;\
+						dev->stats.tx_errors++;\
 						eepro_sel_reset(ioaddr);\
 						lp->tx_end = \
 							lp->xmt_lower_limit;\
@@ -856,7 +854,6 @@
  	dev->open               = eepro_open;
  	dev->stop               = eepro_close;
  	dev->hard_start_xmit    = eepro_send_packet;
- 	dev->get_stats          = eepro_get_stats;
  	dev->set_multicast_list = &set_multicast_list;
  	dev->tx_timeout		= eepro_tx_timeout;
  	dev->watchdog_timeo	= TX_TIMEOUT;
@@ -1154,9 +1151,9 @@
 
 		if (hardware_send_packet(dev, buf, length))
 			/* we won't wake queue here because we're out of space */
-			lp->stats.tx_dropped++;
+			dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
 		else {
-		lp->stats.tx_bytes+=skb->len;
+		dev->stats.tx_bytes+=skb->len;
 		dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 			netif_wake_queue(dev);
 		}
@@ -1166,7 +1163,7 @@
 	dev_kfree_skb (skb);
 
 	/* You might need to clean up and record Tx statistics here. */
-	/* lp->stats.tx_aborted_errors++; */
+	/* dev->stats.tx_aborted_errors++; */
 
 	if (net_debug > 5)
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: exiting eepro_send_packet routine.\n", dev->name);
@@ -1273,16 +1270,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Get the current statistics.	This may be called with the card open or
-   closed. */
-static struct net_device_stats *
-eepro_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct eepro_local *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-
-	return &lp->stats;
-}
-
 /* Set or clear the multicast filter for this adaptor.
  */
 static void
@@ -1575,12 +1562,12 @@
 			/* Malloc up new buffer. */
 			struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-			lp->stats.rx_bytes+=rcv_size;
+			dev->stats.rx_bytes+=rcv_size;
 			rcv_size &= 0x3fff;
 			skb = dev_alloc_skb(rcv_size+5);
 			if (skb == NULL) {
 				printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: Memory squeeze, dropping packet.\n", dev->name);
-				lp->stats.rx_dropped++;
+				dev->stats.rx_dropped++;
 				rcv_car = lp->rx_start + RCV_HEADER + rcv_size;
 				lp->rx_start = rcv_next_frame;
 				outw(rcv_next_frame, ioaddr + HOST_ADDRESS_REG);
@@ -1602,28 +1589,28 @@
 			skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb,dev);
 			netif_rx(skb);
 			dev->last_rx = jiffies;
-			lp->stats.rx_packets++;
+			dev->stats.rx_packets++;
 		}
 
 		else { /* Not sure will ever reach here,
 			I set the 595 to discard bad received frames */
-			lp->stats.rx_errors++;
+			dev->stats.rx_errors++;
 
 			if (rcv_status & 0x0100)
-				lp->stats.rx_over_errors++;
+				dev->stats.rx_over_errors++;
 
 			else if (rcv_status & 0x0400)
-				lp->stats.rx_frame_errors++;
+				dev->stats.rx_frame_errors++;
 
 			else if (rcv_status & 0x0800)
-				lp->stats.rx_crc_errors++;
+				dev->stats.rx_crc_errors++;
 
 			printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: event = %#x, status = %#x, next = %#x, size = %#x\n",
 				dev->name, rcv_event, rcv_status, rcv_next_frame, rcv_size);
 		}
 
 		if (rcv_status & 0x1000)
-			lp->stats.rx_length_errors++;
+			dev->stats.rx_length_errors++;
 
 		rcv_car = lp->rx_start + RCV_HEADER + rcv_size;
 		lp->rx_start = rcv_next_frame;
@@ -1666,11 +1653,11 @@
 		netif_wake_queue (dev);
 
 		if (xmt_status & TX_OK)
-			lp->stats.tx_packets++;
+			dev->stats.tx_packets++;
 		else {
-			lp->stats.tx_errors++;
+			dev->stats.tx_errors++;
 			if (xmt_status & 0x0400) {
-				lp->stats.tx_carrier_errors++;
+				dev->stats.tx_carrier_errors++;
 				printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: carrier error\n",
 					dev->name);
 				printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: XMT status = %#x\n",
@@ -1684,11 +1671,11 @@
 			}
 		}
 		if (xmt_status & 0x000f) {
-			lp->stats.collisions += (xmt_status & 0x000f);
+			dev->stats.collisions += (xmt_status & 0x000f);
 		}
 
 		if ((xmt_status & 0x0040) == 0x0) {
-			lp->stats.tx_heartbeat_errors++;
+			dev->stats.tx_heartbeat_errors++;
 		}
 	}
 }