diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index f2202e78fa7b3de875f1c06fca9438dc01a59f5e..f622a986c8cc8f0df8a98b12ea4f05580faa27ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -455,10 +455,8 @@ bool ath9k_csa_is_finished(struct ath_softc *sc);
 
 void ath_tx_complete_poll_work(struct work_struct *work);
 void ath_reset_work(struct work_struct *work);
-void ath_hw_check(struct work_struct *work);
+bool ath_hw_check(struct ath_softc *sc);
 void ath_hw_pll_work(struct work_struct *work);
-void ath_rx_poll(unsigned long data);
-void ath_start_rx_poll(struct ath_softc *sc, u8 nbeacon);
 void ath_paprd_calibrate(struct work_struct *work);
 void ath_ani_calibrate(unsigned long data);
 void ath_start_ani(struct ath_softc *sc);
@@ -722,12 +720,10 @@ struct ath_softc {
 	spinlock_t sc_pcu_lock;
 	struct mutex mutex;
 	struct work_struct paprd_work;
-	struct work_struct hw_check_work;
 	struct work_struct hw_reset_work;
 	struct completion paprd_complete;
 	wait_queue_head_t tx_wait;
 
-	unsigned int hw_busy_count;
 	unsigned long sc_flags;
 	unsigned long driver_data;
 
@@ -761,7 +757,6 @@ struct ath_softc {
 	struct ath_beacon_config cur_beacon_conf;
 	struct delayed_work tx_complete_work;
 	struct delayed_work hw_pll_work;
-	struct timer_list rx_poll_timer;
 	struct timer_list sleep_timer;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_BTCOEX_SUPPORT
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
index 112aff720e1377791ab939616b6c0b2ed9598e3e..2e8bba0eb361b5846af5666a87854e002f24b20f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
@@ -337,8 +337,14 @@ void ath9k_beacon_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 
 		ath9k_hw_check_nav(ah);
 
-		if (!ath9k_hw_check_alive(ah))
-			ieee80211_queue_work(sc->hw, &sc->hw_check_work);
+		/*
+		 * If the previous beacon has not been transmitted
+		 * and a MAC/BB hang has been identified, return
+		 * here because a chip reset would have been
+		 * initiated.
+		 */
+		if (!ath_hw_check(sc))
+			return;
 
 		if (sc->beacon.bmisscnt < BSTUCK_THRESH * sc->nbcnvifs) {
 			ath_dbg(common, BSTUCK,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
index e63465b7eab9ccc7b0214382881b37d159f31546..f2a17fcf1ae412834bd7c0c0b16471429b007e59 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -763,10 +763,8 @@ static int ath9k_init_softc(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc,
 
 	setup_timer(&sc->sleep_timer, ath_ps_full_sleep, (unsigned long)sc);
 	INIT_WORK(&sc->hw_reset_work, ath_reset_work);
-	INIT_WORK(&sc->hw_check_work, ath_hw_check);
 	INIT_WORK(&sc->paprd_work, ath_paprd_calibrate);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&sc->hw_pll_work, ath_hw_pll_work);
-	setup_timer(&sc->rx_poll_timer, ath_rx_poll, (unsigned long)sc);
 
 	/*
 	 * Cache line size is used to size and align various
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/link.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/link.c
index aed7e29dc50f152b954278020b8b2999f3e795e7..c92ca81350decb7df8af5ab9163bcfe5a3fcc717 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/link.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/link.c
@@ -65,50 +65,26 @@ void ath_tx_complete_poll_work(struct work_struct *work)
 /*
  * Checks if the BB/MAC is hung.
  */
-void ath_hw_check(struct work_struct *work)
+bool ath_hw_check(struct ath_softc *sc)
 {
-	struct ath_softc *sc = container_of(work, struct ath_softc, hw_check_work);
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int busy;
-	u8 is_alive, nbeacon = 1;
 	enum ath_reset_type type;
+	bool is_alive;
 
 	ath9k_ps_wakeup(sc);
+
 	is_alive = ath9k_hw_check_alive(sc->sc_ah);
 
-	if ((is_alive && !AR_SREV_9300(sc->sc_ah)) || sc->tx99_state)
-		goto out;
-	else if (!is_alive && AR_SREV_9300(sc->sc_ah)) {
+	if (!is_alive) {
 		ath_dbg(common, RESET,
-			"DCU stuck is detected. Schedule chip reset\n");
+			"HW hang detected, schedule chip reset\n");
 		type = RESET_TYPE_MAC_HANG;
-		goto sched_reset;
-	}
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&common->cc_lock, flags);
-	busy = ath_update_survey_stats(sc);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&common->cc_lock, flags);
-
-	ath_dbg(common, RESET, "Possible baseband hang, busy=%d (try %d)\n",
-		busy, sc->hw_busy_count + 1);
-	if (busy >= 99) {
-		if (++sc->hw_busy_count >= 3) {
-			type = RESET_TYPE_BB_HANG;
-			goto sched_reset;
-		}
-	} else if (busy >= 0) {
-		sc->hw_busy_count = 0;
-		nbeacon = 3;
+		ath9k_queue_reset(sc, type);
 	}
 
-	ath_start_rx_poll(sc, nbeacon);
-	goto out;
-
-sched_reset:
-	ath9k_queue_reset(sc, type);
-out:
 	ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
+
+	return is_alive;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -161,29 +137,6 @@ void ath_hw_pll_work(struct work_struct *work)
 				     msecs_to_jiffies(ATH_PLL_WORK_INTERVAL));
 }
 
-/*
- * RX Polling - monitors baseband hangs.
- */
-void ath_start_rx_poll(struct ath_softc *sc, u8 nbeacon)
-{
-	if (!AR_SREV_9300(sc->sc_ah))
-		return;
-
-	if (!test_bit(SC_OP_PRIM_STA_VIF, &sc->sc_flags))
-		return;
-
-	mod_timer(&sc->rx_poll_timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies
-		  (nbeacon * sc->cur_beacon_conf.beacon_interval));
-}
-
-void ath_rx_poll(unsigned long data)
-{
-	struct ath_softc *sc = (struct ath_softc *)data;
-
-	if (!test_bit(SC_OP_INVALID, &sc->sc_flags))
-		ieee80211_queue_work(sc->hw, &sc->hw_check_work);
-}
-
 /*
  * PA Pre-distortion.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index c19182b8dd038eaadb7a529aee242b7e5d4fcad2..39d3af4108345ce5b4fb7d45209c94d15173afce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ void ath9k_ps_restore(struct ath_softc *sc)
 static void __ath_cancel_work(struct ath_softc *sc)
 {
 	cancel_work_sync(&sc->paprd_work);
-	cancel_work_sync(&sc->hw_check_work);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&sc->tx_complete_work);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&sc->hw_pll_work);
 
@@ -194,7 +193,6 @@ void ath_restart_work(struct ath_softc *sc)
 		ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(sc->hw, &sc->hw_pll_work,
 				     msecs_to_jiffies(ATH_PLL_WORK_INTERVAL));
 
-	ath_start_rx_poll(sc, 3);
 	ath_start_ani(sc);
 }
 
@@ -204,11 +202,7 @@ static bool ath_prepare_reset(struct ath_softc *sc)
 	bool ret = true;
 
 	ieee80211_stop_queues(sc->hw);
-
-	sc->hw_busy_count = 0;
 	ath_stop_ani(sc);
-	del_timer_sync(&sc->rx_poll_timer);
-
 	ath9k_hw_disable_interrupts(ah);
 
 	if (!ath_drain_all_txq(sc))
@@ -867,7 +861,6 @@ static void ath9k_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	mutex_lock(&sc->mutex);
 
 	ath_cancel_work(sc);
-	del_timer_sync(&sc->rx_poll_timer);
 
 	if (test_bit(SC_OP_INVALID, &sc->sc_flags)) {
 		ath_dbg(common, ANY, "Device not present\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index 3692b2a501a2e50d522d130e8a85883fe7d36d02..470e1c0e7c57aac31e971f184dbab55bf4c2fcd8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -1077,10 +1077,6 @@ static int ath9k_rx_skb_preprocess(struct ath_softc *sc,
 	}
 
 	rx_stats->is_mybeacon = ath9k_is_mybeacon(sc, hdr);
-	if (rx_stats->is_mybeacon) {
-		sc->hw_busy_count = 0;
-		ath_start_rx_poll(sc, 3);
-	}
 
 	if (ath9k_process_rate(common, hw, rx_stats, rx_status)) {
 		ret =-EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wow.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wow.c
index f1cde81bb7a2573f1905c2725c29c176da7013f0..1b3230fa36510916c740bbc62a2a1b6ec202f5a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wow.c
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ int ath9k_suspend(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	ath_cancel_work(sc);
 	ath_stop_ani(sc);
-	del_timer_sync(&sc->rx_poll_timer);
 
 	if (test_bit(SC_OP_INVALID, &sc->sc_flags)) {
 		ath_dbg(common, ANY, "Device not present\n");