diff --git a/src/drivers/net/gve.c b/src/drivers/net/gve.c
index 66e529abc..3c45b92fa 100644
--- a/src/drivers/net/gve.c
+++ b/src/drivers/net/gve.c
@@ -1422,8 +1422,7 @@ static int gve_transmit ( struct net_device *netdev, struct io_buffer *iobuf ) {
 				cpu_to_le64 ( gve_address ( tx, tag ) );
 			if ( next == len ) {
 				dqo->type = ( GVE_DQO_TX_TYPE_PACKET |
-					      GVE_DQO_TX_TYPE_LAST |
-					      GVE_DQO_TX_TYPE_REPORT );
+					      GVE_DQO_TX_TYPE_LAST );
 				dqo->tag.id = tag;
 				dqo->tag.count = count;
 			} else {
diff --git a/src/drivers/net/gve.h b/src/drivers/net/gve.h
index 29928a34a..9cef01a02 100644
--- a/src/drivers/net/gve.h
+++ b/src/drivers/net/gve.h
@@ -543,14 +543,9 @@ struct gve_qpl {
 /**
  * Maximum number of transmit buffers
  *
- * This is a policy decision.  Experiments suggest that out-of-order
- * transmit queues will write completions only in batches of 128
- * bytes, comprising 8 descriptor completions and 8 packet
- * completions.  The transmit fill level must therefore be greater
- * than 8, so that completions will be written out before the transmit
- * ring runs out of space.
+ * This is a policy decision.
  */
-#define GVE_TX_FILL 16
+#define GVE_TX_FILL 8
 
 /** Transmit queue page list ID */
 #define GVE_TX_QPL 0x18ae5458
@@ -624,9 +619,6 @@ struct gve_dqo_tx_descriptor {
 /** Last transmit descriptor in a packet */
 #define GVE_DQO_TX_TYPE_LAST 0x20
 
-/** Report transmit completion */
-#define GVE_DQO_TX_TYPE_REPORT 0x80
-
 /** An out-of-order transmit completion */
 struct gve_dqo_tx_completion {
 	/** Reserved */