diff --git a/scripts/broadcast-ataoe-discover.nse b/scripts/broadcast-ataoe-discover.nse
index de956741f..9a2b4ed99 100644
--- a/scripts/broadcast-ataoe-discover.nse
+++ b/scripts/broadcast-ataoe-discover.nse
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ action = function()
     if ( status ) then
       local header = ATAoE.Header.parse(l3_data)
       local f = packet.Frame:new(l2_data)
-      f:ether_parse()
 
       local str = ("Server: %s; Version: %d; Major: %d; Minor: %d"):format(
         stdnse.format_mac(f.mac_src),
diff --git a/scripts/firewall-bypass.nse b/scripts/firewall-bypass.nse
index 8c7b37ff7..b2e75a49a 100644
--- a/scripts/firewall-bypass.nse
+++ b/scripts/firewall-bypass.nse
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ ftp_helper = {
 
       -- Get ethernet values
       local f = packet.Frame:new(l2data)
-      f:ether_parse()
 
       local p = packet.Packet:new(l3data, #l3data)
       if isIp4 then