diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index 56bcf0ebec83e1c107fe8721c36ae002b7d00d10..ec0f39c931069a3e5b2cdba3f52e816a4d40b3b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -1907,7 +1907,8 @@ int iwl_mac_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 	struct iwl_priv *priv = hw->priv;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(priv, "enter: type %d\n", vif->type);
+	IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(priv, "enter: type %d, addr %pM\n",
+			   vif->type, vif->addr);
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 
@@ -1925,9 +1926,6 @@ int iwl_mac_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 	priv->vif = vif;
 	priv->iw_mode = vif->type;
 
-	IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(priv, "Set %pM\n", vif->addr);
-	memcpy(priv->mac_addr, vif->addr, ETH_ALEN);
-
 	err = iwl_set_mode(priv, vif);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_err;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
index 6663df24a0c4e6f6ac7c4f81e1226dd1ca3cf11a..4abc24ef64a5c266047e72a47be650903290e60d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
@@ -1232,7 +1232,6 @@ struct iwl_priv {
 
 	/* context information */
 	u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN]; /* used only on 3945 but filled by core */
-	u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 
 	/* station table variables */