diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index 0115f8f5b724..5b59c0ee6c66 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -637,8 +637,6 @@ static int xennet_xdp_xmit_one(struct net_device *dev,
 	tx_stats->packets++;
 	u64_stats_update_end(&tx_stats->syncp);
 
-	xennet_tx_buf_gc(queue);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -848,9 +846,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t xennet_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev
 	tx_stats->packets++;
 	u64_stats_update_end(&tx_stats->syncp);
 
-	/* Note: It is not safe to access skb after xennet_tx_buf_gc()! */
-	xennet_tx_buf_gc(queue);
-
 	if (!netfront_tx_slot_available(queue))
 		netif_tx_stop_queue(netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, queue->id));