Index: sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c
+++ sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c
@@ -2875,7 +2875,6 @@
 			device_printf(dev, "Fail in init_rx_ring %d\n", i);
 			break;
 		}
-		wr32(vsi->hw, I40E_QRX_TAIL(que->me), 0);
 #ifdef DEV_NETMAP
 		/* preserve queue */
 		if (vsi->ifp->if_capenable & IFCAP_NETMAP) {
Index: sys/dev/ixl/ixl_txrx.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/ixl/ixl_txrx.c
+++ sys/dev/ixl/ixl_txrx.c
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@
 	++txr->total_packets;
 	wr32(hw, txr->tail, i);
 
-	ixl_flush(hw);
 	/* Mark outstanding work */
 	if (que->busy == 0)
 		que->busy = 1;