diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 08715299f75d5e542e94a27fc2f24fa6c4a6138d..0d60b3573500739d79fb2f629f74222f5b1cb0ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -2496,9 +2496,6 @@ bool ath9k_hw_keyreset(struct ath_hw *ah, u16 entry)
 
 	}
 
-	if (ah->curchan == NULL)
-		return true;
-
 	return true;
 }