diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ag71xx/ag71xx.h b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ag71xx/ag71xx.h
index 5e3573b335a..8b5023857c1 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ag71xx/ag71xx.h
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ag71xx/ag71xx.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #define ETH_FCS_LEN	4
 
 #define AG71XX_DRV_NAME		"ag71xx"
-#define AG71XX_DRV_VERSION	"0.5.30"
+#define AG71XX_DRV_VERSION	"0.5.31"
 
 #define AG71XX_NAPI_WEIGHT	64
 #define AG71XX_OOM_REFILL	(1 + HZ/10)
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c
index cb4ccf06b6d..5362edec6bd 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c
@@ -543,8 +543,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t ag71xx_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	/* enable TX engine */
 	ag71xx_wr(ag, AG71XX_REG_TX_CTRL, TX_CTRL_TXE);
 
-	dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
  err_drop: