diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
index 3e177175e34bfeb2c60386cdcd488285f2fc43d6..4c76c8d93cb5a09aac30fc1ba194f3d81abd7281 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
@@ -594,7 +594,6 @@ enum rt2x00_flags {
 	DEVICE_STATE_INITIALIZED,
 	DEVICE_STATE_STARTED,
 	DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO,
-	DEVICE_STATE_DISABLED_RADIO_HW,
 
 	/*
 	 * Driver requirements
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index 4fff3a83f7dfafaf20bb789e5997e452d9ac5db0..658a63bfb761434497be857aec33b1449036489c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ int rt2x00lib_enable_radio(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 	 * Don't enable the radio twice.
 	 * And check if the hardware button has been disabled.
 	 */
-	if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags) ||
-	    test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_DISABLED_RADIO_HW, &rt2x00dev->flags))
+	if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags))
 		return 0;
 
 	/*