--- a/master/ethernet.c	Tue May 03 14:18:29 2016 +0200
+++ b/master/ethernet.c	Tue May 03 15:14:42 2016 +0200
@@ -863,7 +863,6 @@
 #if EOE_DEBUG_LEVEL >= 2
     EC_SLAVE_DBG(eoe->slave, 0, "%s opened.\n", dev->name);
 #endif
-    ec_slave_request_state(eoe->slave, EC_SLAVE_STATE_OP);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -885,7 +884,6 @@
 #if EOE_DEBUG_LEVEL >= 2
     EC_SLAVE_DBG(eoe->slave, 0, "%s stopped.\n", dev->name);
 #endif
-    ec_slave_request_state(eoe->slave, EC_SLAVE_STATE_PREOP);
     return 0;
 }