diff --git a/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c
index 3eb38165cc..22e73f469a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c
@@ -1255,9 +1255,6 @@ static int ena_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (nb_desc == RTE_ETH_DEV_FALLBACK_TX_RINGSIZE)
-		nb_desc = adapter->tx_ring_size;
-
 	txq->port_id = dev->data->port_id;
 	txq->next_to_clean = 0;
 	txq->next_to_use = 0;
@@ -1326,9 +1323,6 @@ static int ena_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		return ENA_COM_FAULT;
 	}
 
-	if (nb_desc == RTE_ETH_DEV_FALLBACK_RX_RINGSIZE)
-		nb_desc = adapter->rx_ring_size;
-
 	if (!rte_is_power_of_2(nb_desc)) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD,
 			"Unsupported size of RX queue: %d is not a power of 2.\n",