diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c
index 72f430e956ecc039dc3a337c767e2770a7c7c1b2..99367210596309c6b1fdfaa0ea6d01db5a00cbed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ static struct ath_bus_ops ath_ahb_bus_ops  = {
 static int ath_ahb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	void __iomem *mem;
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy;
 	struct ath_softc *sc;
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
 	struct resource *res;
@@ -92,8 +91,7 @@ static int ath_ahb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	irq = res->start;
 
-	hw = ieee80211_alloc_hw(sizeof(struct ath_wiphy) +
-				sizeof(struct ath_softc), &ath9k_ops);
+	hw = ieee80211_alloc_hw(sizeof(struct ath_softc), &ath9k_ops);
 	if (hw == NULL) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no memory for ieee80211_hw\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -103,10 +101,7 @@ static int ath_ahb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	SET_IEEE80211_DEV(hw, &pdev->dev);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, hw);
 
-	aphy = hw->priv;
-	sc = (struct ath_softc *) (aphy + 1);
-	aphy->sc = sc;
-	aphy->hw = hw;
+	sc = hw->priv;
 	sc->hw = hw;
 	sc->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	sc->mem = mem;
@@ -150,8 +145,7 @@ static int ath_ahb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	if (hw) {
-		struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-		struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+		struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 		void __iomem *mem = sc->mem;
 
 		ath9k_deinit_device(sc);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index 01306a3c4475903af96c8cb740ba5d308ff278c2..75d54a53865f58e5220990510bd30c6ffee651cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
  */
 
 struct ath_node;
-struct ath_wiphy;
 
 /* Macro to expand scalars to 64-bit objects */
 
@@ -398,7 +397,7 @@ struct ath_beacon {
 
 void ath_beacon_tasklet(unsigned long data);
 void ath_beacon_config(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
-int ath_beacon_alloc(struct ath_wiphy *aphy, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
+int ath_beacon_alloc(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 void ath_beacon_return(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_vif *avp);
 int ath_beaconq_config(struct ath_softc *sc);
 
@@ -628,6 +627,9 @@ struct ath_softc {
 	int led_on_cnt;
 	int led_off_cnt;
 
+	struct ath9k_hw_cal_data caldata;
+	int last_rssi;
+
 	int beacon_interval;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS
@@ -647,13 +649,6 @@ struct ath_softc {
 	struct pm_qos_request_list pm_qos_req;
 };
 
-struct ath_wiphy {
-	struct ath_softc *sc; /* shared for all virtual wiphys */
-	struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
-	struct ath9k_hw_cal_data caldata;
-	int last_rssi;
-};
-
 void ath9k_tasklet(unsigned long data);
 int ath_reset(struct ath_softc *sc, bool retry_tx);
 int ath_cabq_update(struct ath_softc *);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
index 77c8e70db0a096b7b10d901965f71e434e01ea5b..87ba44c06692ccf75fe75c240e6875b24f801caf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ static void ath_beacon_setup(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_vif *avp,
 
 static void ath_tx_cabq(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
 	struct ath_tx_control txctl;
 
@@ -132,8 +131,7 @@ static void ath_tx_cabq(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 static struct ath_buf *ath_beacon_generate(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 					   struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
 	struct ath_buf *bf;
 	struct ath_vif *avp;
@@ -222,9 +220,8 @@ static struct ath_buf *ath_beacon_generate(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	return bf;
 }
 
-int ath_beacon_alloc(struct ath_wiphy *aphy, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+int ath_beacon_alloc(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 {
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
 	struct ath_vif *avp;
 	struct ath_buf *bf;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/gpio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/gpio.c
index 1337640692463428c6599acfd2b0556fa06a7ff9..fb4f17a5183d83474e313735f208328c15bb834f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/gpio.c
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@ static bool ath_is_rfkill_set(struct ath_softc *sc)
 
 void ath9k_rfkill_poll_state(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	bool blocked = !!ath_is_rfkill_set(sc);
 
 	wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state(hw->wiphy, blocked);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
index 88ff39940e921cd6ac2fbbe0051304475bf9746e..c1e15921906533d077494f2f3d885f33e4dfac39 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -254,8 +254,7 @@ static int ath9k_reg_notifier(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 			      struct regulatory_request *request)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = wiphy_to_ieee80211_hw(wiphy);
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_regulatory *reg = ath9k_hw_regulatory(sc->sc_ah);
 
 	return ath_reg_notifier_apply(wiphy, request, reg);
@@ -704,7 +703,6 @@ int ath9k_init_device(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc, u16 subsysid,
 		    const struct ath_bus_ops *bus_ops)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = sc->hw;
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_common *common;
 	struct ath_hw *ah;
 	int error = 0;
@@ -759,7 +757,7 @@ int ath9k_init_device(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc, u16 subsysid,
 
 	INIT_WORK(&sc->hw_check_work, ath_hw_check);
 	INIT_WORK(&sc->paprd_work, ath_paprd_calibrate);
-	aphy->last_rssi = ATH_RSSI_DUMMY_MARKER;
+	sc->last_rssi = ATH_RSSI_DUMMY_MARKER;
 
 	ath_init_leds(sc);
 	ath_start_rfkill_poll(sc);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index 2d995108086439fa9859d4ddf6ab4f86067d5a48..422be2675a0663b1d507a0e8733b69db71d53757 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ static void ath_update_survey_stats(struct ath_softc *sc)
 int ath_set_channel(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		    struct ath9k_channel *hchan)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 	struct ieee80211_conf *conf = &common->hw->conf;
@@ -262,7 +261,7 @@ int ath_set_channel(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		fastcc = false;
 
 	if (!(sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_OFFCHANNEL))
-		caldata = &aphy->caldata;
+		caldata = &sc->caldata;
 
 	ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_CONFIG,
 		"(%u MHz) -> (%u MHz), conf_is_ht40: %d fastcc: %d\n",
@@ -854,7 +853,6 @@ static void ath9k_bss_assoc_info(struct ath_softc *sc,
 				 struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				 struct ieee80211_bss_conf *bss_conf)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 
@@ -878,7 +876,7 @@ static void ath9k_bss_assoc_info(struct ath_softc *sc,
 		ath_beacon_config(sc, vif);
 
 		/* Reset rssi stats */
-		aphy->last_rssi = ATH_RSSI_DUMMY_MARKER;
+		sc->last_rssi = ATH_RSSI_DUMMY_MARKER;
 		sc->sc_ah->stats.avgbrssi = ATH_RSSI_DUMMY_MARKER;
 
 		sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_ANI_RUN;
@@ -1075,8 +1073,7 @@ void ath9k_update_ichannel(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 static int ath9k_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 	struct ieee80211_channel *curchan = hw->conf.channel;
@@ -1193,8 +1190,7 @@ mutex_unlock:
 static int ath9k_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		    struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
 	struct ath_tx_control txctl;
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
@@ -1257,8 +1253,7 @@ exit:
 
 static void ath9k_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 
@@ -1393,8 +1388,7 @@ void ath9k_calculate_iter_data(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			       struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			       struct ath9k_vif_iter_data *iter_data)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 
@@ -1418,8 +1412,7 @@ void ath9k_calculate_iter_data(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 static void ath9k_calculate_summary_state(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 					  struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 	struct ath9k_vif_iter_data iter_data;
@@ -1475,8 +1468,7 @@ static void ath9k_calculate_summary_state(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 static void ath9k_do_vif_add_setup(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				   struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 
 	ath9k_calculate_summary_state(hw, vif);
 
@@ -1489,7 +1481,7 @@ static void ath9k_do_vif_add_setup(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		 * in the info_changed method and set up beacons properly
 		 * there.
 		 */
-		error = ath_beacon_alloc(aphy, vif);
+		error = ath_beacon_alloc(sc, vif);
 		if (error)
 			ath9k_reclaim_beacon(sc, vif);
 		else
@@ -1501,8 +1493,7 @@ static void ath9k_do_vif_add_setup(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 static int ath9k_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			       struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 	struct ath_vif *avp = (void *)vif->drv_priv;
@@ -1562,8 +1553,7 @@ static int ath9k_change_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				  enum nl80211_iftype new_type,
 				  bool p2p)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -1605,8 +1595,7 @@ out:
 static void ath9k_remove_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				   struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
 
 	ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_CONFIG, "Detach Interface\n");
@@ -1660,8 +1649,7 @@ static void ath9k_disable_ps(struct ath_softc *sc)
 
 static int ath9k_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 	struct ieee80211_conf *conf = &hw->conf;
@@ -1805,8 +1793,7 @@ static void ath9k_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				   unsigned int *total_flags,
 				   u64 multicast)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	u32 rfilt;
 
 	changed_flags &= SUPPORTED_FILTERS;
@@ -1826,8 +1813,7 @@ static int ath9k_sta_add(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			 struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			 struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 
 	ath_node_attach(sc, sta);
 
@@ -1838,8 +1824,7 @@ static int ath9k_sta_remove(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			    struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			    struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 
 	ath_node_detach(sc, sta);
 
@@ -1849,8 +1834,7 @@ static int ath9k_sta_remove(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 static int ath9k_conf_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u16 queue,
 			 const struct ieee80211_tx_queue_params *params)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
 	struct ath_txq *txq;
 	struct ath9k_tx_queue_info qi;
@@ -1894,8 +1878,7 @@ static int ath9k_set_key(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			 struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 			 struct ieee80211_key_conf *key)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -1939,8 +1922,7 @@ static void ath9k_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				   struct ieee80211_bss_conf *bss_conf,
 				   u32 changed)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 	struct ath_vif *avp = (void *)vif->drv_priv;
@@ -1970,7 +1952,7 @@ static void ath9k_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	if ((changed & BSS_CHANGED_BEACON) ||
 	    ((changed & BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED) && bss_conf->enable_beacon)) {
 		ath9k_hw_stoptxdma(sc->sc_ah, sc->beacon.beaconq);
-		error = ath_beacon_alloc(aphy, vif);
+		error = ath_beacon_alloc(sc, vif);
 		if (!error)
 			ath_beacon_config(sc, vif);
 	}
@@ -2007,7 +1989,7 @@ static void ath9k_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
 			sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_TSF_RESET;
 			ath9k_hw_stoptxdma(sc->sc_ah, sc->beacon.beaconq);
-			error = ath_beacon_alloc(aphy, vif);
+			error = ath_beacon_alloc(sc, vif);
 			if (!error)
 				ath_beacon_config(sc, vif);
 		} else {
@@ -2045,9 +2027,8 @@ static void ath9k_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 static u64 ath9k_get_tsf(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	u64 tsf;
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
 
 	mutex_lock(&sc->mutex);
 	ath9k_ps_wakeup(sc);
@@ -2060,8 +2041,7 @@ static u64 ath9k_get_tsf(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 static void ath9k_set_tsf(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u64 tsf)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 
 	mutex_lock(&sc->mutex);
 	ath9k_ps_wakeup(sc);
@@ -2072,8 +2052,7 @@ static void ath9k_set_tsf(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u64 tsf)
 
 static void ath9k_reset_tsf(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 
 	mutex_lock(&sc->mutex);
 
@@ -2090,8 +2069,7 @@ static int ath9k_ampdu_action(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			      struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 			      u16 tid, u16 *ssn, u8 buf_size)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	local_bh_disable();
@@ -2136,8 +2114,7 @@ static int ath9k_ampdu_action(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 static int ath9k_get_survey(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int idx,
 			     struct survey_info *survey)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
 	struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
 	struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
@@ -2173,8 +2150,7 @@ static int ath9k_get_survey(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int idx,
 
 static void ath9k_set_coverage_class(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 coverage_class)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 
 	mutex_lock(&sc->mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
index 1f60b8c47d2f6aee2fbc68dd0a4dd3be24b1933b..e83128c50f7b60bdf70f0f0eb3e674e8b62f6fe0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ static const struct ath_bus_ops ath_pci_bus_ops = {
 static int ath_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 {
 	void __iomem *mem;
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy;
 	struct ath_softc *sc;
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
 	u8 csz;
@@ -198,8 +197,7 @@ static int ath_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 		goto err_iomap;
 	}
 
-	hw = ieee80211_alloc_hw(sizeof(struct ath_wiphy) +
-				sizeof(struct ath_softc), &ath9k_ops);
+	hw = ieee80211_alloc_hw(sizeof(struct ath_softc), &ath9k_ops);
 	if (!hw) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "No memory for ieee80211_hw\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -209,10 +207,7 @@ static int ath_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	SET_IEEE80211_DEV(hw, &pdev->dev);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, hw);
 
-	aphy = hw->priv;
-	sc = (struct ath_softc *) (aphy + 1);
-	aphy->sc = sc;
-	aphy->hw = hw;
+	sc = hw->priv;
 	sc->hw = hw;
 	sc->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	sc->mem = mem;
@@ -259,8 +254,7 @@ err_dma:
 static void ath_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	void __iomem *mem = sc->mem;
 
 	if (!is_ath9k_unloaded)
@@ -280,8 +274,7 @@ static int ath_pci_suspend(struct device *device)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(device);
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 
 	ath9k_hw_set_gpio(sc->sc_ah, sc->sc_ah->led_pin, 1);
 
@@ -292,8 +285,7 @@ static int ath_pci_resume(struct device *device)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(device);
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	u32 val;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
index e45147820eae4cac44cece134585cc3bcd8f7865..960d717ca7c2458ea25788239c9fb4f25c19d41a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
@@ -1560,8 +1560,7 @@ static void ath_rate_add_sta_debugfs(void *priv, void *priv_sta,
 
 static void *ath_rate_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct dentry *debugfsdir)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	return aphy->sc;
+	return hw->priv;
 }
 
 static void ath_rate_free(void *priv)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index c84a675c6912dcc6969fc37967da516db3c3a99b..b2b12a293c7044fc156971d1aac059f0124b2f4b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ static void ath9k_process_rssi(struct ath_common *common,
 			       struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
 			       struct ath_rx_status *rx_stats)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_hw *ah = common->ah;
 	int last_rssi;
 	__le16 fc;
@@ -947,9 +947,9 @@ static void ath9k_process_rssi(struct ath_common *common,
 	}
 
 	if (rx_stats->rs_rssi != ATH9K_RSSI_BAD && !rx_stats->rs_moreaggr)
-		ATH_RSSI_LPF(aphy->last_rssi, rx_stats->rs_rssi);
+		ATH_RSSI_LPF(sc->last_rssi, rx_stats->rs_rssi);
 
-	last_rssi = aphy->last_rssi;
+	last_rssi = sc->last_rssi;
 	if (likely(last_rssi != ATH_RSSI_DUMMY_MARKER))
 		rx_stats->rs_rssi = ATH_EP_RND(last_rssi,
 					      ATH_RSSI_EP_MULTIPLIER);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index d7e3f8c0602e735cd8eedf59ef1012fb47b1dd49..dd919488077df6d8ffa41bd650fefb01ddcf460b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -1443,8 +1443,7 @@ static enum ath9k_pkt_type get_hw_packet_type(struct sk_buff *skb)
 static void setup_frame_info(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			     int framelen)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 	struct ieee80211_sta *sta = tx_info->control.sta;
 	struct ieee80211_key_conf *hw_key = tx_info->control.hw_key;
@@ -1662,8 +1661,7 @@ static struct ath_buf *ath_tx_setup_buffer(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 					   struct ath_txq *txq,
 					   struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
 	struct ath_frame_info *fi = get_frame_info(skb);
@@ -1764,8 +1762,7 @@ int ath_tx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 	struct ieee80211_sta *sta = info->control.sta;
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_txq *txq = txctl->txq;
 	struct ath_buf *bf;
 	int padpos, padsize;