diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
index 6c5654f70a068429d9fa61407d9e7a1dfb7d4f13..c4b90301e9a12c1337322eee9530b0342cd68e3f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
@@ -743,13 +743,6 @@ static void iwl_bg_request_scan(struct work_struct *data)
 		memcpy(scan->direct_scan[0].ssid,
 		       priv->direct_ssid, priv->direct_ssid_len);
 		n_probes++;
-	} else if (!iwl_is_associated(priv) && priv->essid_len) {
-		IWL_DEBUG_SCAN("Start direct scan for '%s' (not associated)\n",
-				print_ssid(ssid, priv->essid, priv->essid_len));
-		scan->direct_scan[0].id = WLAN_EID_SSID;
-		scan->direct_scan[0].len = priv->essid_len;
-		memcpy(scan->direct_scan[0].ssid, priv->essid, priv->essid_len);
-		n_probes++;
 	} else {
 		IWL_DEBUG_SCAN("Start indirect scan.\n");
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 431bebe76c2e910de5b8c073a16afe7e14129b88..bf372949747f1660fa0314b6b9aeed7d8df82187 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -6148,14 +6148,6 @@ static void iwl3945_bg_request_scan(struct work_struct *data)
 		memcpy(scan->direct_scan[0].ssid,
 		       priv->direct_ssid, priv->direct_ssid_len);
 		n_probes++;
-	} else if (!iwl3945_is_associated(priv) && priv->essid_len) {
-		IWL_DEBUG_SCAN
-		  ("Kicking off one direct scan for '%s' when not associated\n",
-		   print_ssid(ssid, priv->essid, priv->essid_len));
-		scan->direct_scan[0].id = WLAN_EID_SSID;
-		scan->direct_scan[0].len = priv->essid_len;
-		memcpy(scan->direct_scan[0].ssid, priv->essid, priv->essid_len);
-		n_probes++;
 	} else
 		IWL_DEBUG_SCAN("Kicking off one indirect scan.\n");