diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
index 89d81ab3dce..89d38486650 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
@@ -403,9 +403,6 @@ static void ath9k_htc_opmode_init(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv)
 	/* configure operational mode */
 	ath9k_hw_setopmode(ah);
 
-	/* Handle any link-level address change. */
-	ath9k_hw_setmac(ah, common->macaddr);
-
 	/* calculate and install multicast filter */
 	mfilt[0] = mfilt[1] = ~0;
 	ath9k_hw_setmcastfilter(ah, mfilt[0], mfilt[1]);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 1fa3fe7d5ae..83e04613f78 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -2538,12 +2538,6 @@ void ath9k_hw_set_txpowerlimit(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 limit)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_hw_set_txpowerlimit);
 
-void ath9k_hw_setmac(struct ath_hw *ah, const u8 *mac)
-{
-	memcpy(ath9k_hw_common(ah)->macaddr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_hw_setmac);
-
 void ath9k_hw_setopmode(struct ath_hw *ah)
 {
 	ath9k_hw_set_operating_mode(ah, ah->opmode);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
index 20ec29f8bd8..09dd7be549a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -885,7 +885,6 @@ void ath9k_hw_setrxfilter(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 bits);
 bool ath9k_hw_phy_disable(struct ath_hw *ah);
 bool ath9k_hw_disable(struct ath_hw *ah);
 void ath9k_hw_set_txpowerlimit(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 limit);
-void ath9k_hw_setmac(struct ath_hw *ah, const u8 *mac);
 void ath9k_hw_setopmode(struct ath_hw *ah);
 void ath9k_hw_setmcastfilter(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 filter0, u32 filter1);
 void ath9k_hw_setbssidmask(struct ath_hw *ah);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index 78ef1aed060..da0cfe90c38 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -116,9 +116,6 @@ static void ath_opmode_init(struct ath_softc *sc)
 	/* configure operational mode */
 	ath9k_hw_setopmode(ah);
 
-	/* Handle any link-level address change. */
-	ath9k_hw_setmac(ah, common->macaddr);
-
 	/* calculate and install multicast filter */
 	mfilt[0] = mfilt[1] = ~0;
 	ath9k_hw_setmcastfilter(ah, mfilt[0], mfilt[1]);