diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 48dbed9e4cb0..ef1480b6c4b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -577,7 +577,6 @@ static int mlx5e_enable_sq(struct mlx5e_sq *sq, struct mlx5e_sq_param *param)
 
 	memcpy(sqc, param->sqc, sizeof(param->sqc));
 
-	MLX5_SET(sqc,  sqc, user_index,		sq->tc);
 	MLX5_SET(sqc,  sqc, tis_num_0,		priv->tisn[sq->tc]);
 	MLX5_SET(sqc,  sqc, cqn,		c->sq[sq->tc].cq.mcq.cqn);
 	MLX5_SET(sqc,  sqc, state,		MLX5_SQC_STATE_RST);