diff --git a/hw/net/eepro100.c b/hw/net/eepro100.c
index 80b8f47c4b..91dd058010 100644
--- a/hw/net/eepro100.c
+++ b/hw/net/eepro100.c
@@ -774,23 +774,11 @@ static void tx_command(EEPRO100State *s)
     }
     assert(tcb_bytes <= sizeof(buf));
     while (size < tcb_bytes) {
-        uint32_t tx_buffer_address = ldl_le_pci_dma(&s->dev, tbd_address);
-        uint16_t tx_buffer_size = lduw_le_pci_dma(&s->dev, tbd_address + 4);
-#if 0
-        uint16_t tx_buffer_el = lduw_le_pci_dma(&s->dev, tbd_address + 6);
-#endif
-        if (tx_buffer_size == 0) {
-            /* Prevent an endless loop. */
-            logout("loop in %s:%u\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
-            break;
-        }
-        tbd_address += 8;
         TRACE(RXTX, logout
             ("TBD (simplified mode): buffer address 0x%08x, size 0x%04x\n",
-             tx_buffer_address, tx_buffer_size));
-        tx_buffer_size = MIN(tx_buffer_size, sizeof(buf) - size);
-        pci_dma_read(&s->dev, tx_buffer_address, &buf[size], tx_buffer_size);
-        size += tx_buffer_size;
+             tbd_address, tcb_bytes));
+        pci_dma_read(&s->dev, tbd_address, &buf[size], tcb_bytes);
+        size += tcb_bytes;
     }
     if (tbd_array == 0xffffffff) {
         /* Simplified mode. Was already handled by code above. */