diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
index 04d824863d97dcce81054541bf229911cb7bc1a4..426620a50d5ef757bd2e4daf387029c294c8d1ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
@@ -433,20 +433,12 @@ u32 ath9k_htc_calcrxfilter(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv)
 static void ath9k_htc_opmode_init(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct ath_hw *ah = priv->ah;
-	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
-
 	u32 rfilt, mfilt[2];
 
 	/* configure rx filter */
 	rfilt = ath9k_htc_calcrxfilter(priv);
 	ath9k_hw_setrxfilter(ah, rfilt);
 
-	/* configure bssid mask */
-	ath_hw_setbssidmask(common);
-
-	/* configure operational mode */
-	ath9k_hw_setopmode(ah);
-
 	/* calculate and install multicast filter */
 	mfilt[0] = mfilt[1] = ~0;
 	ath9k_hw_setmcastfilter(ah, mfilt[0], mfilt[1]);