diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
index dd6dc8dc740b95f00ce07c360612a1142a83c8d8..ab2048b2fa92a0f156efc37b949ab45bfd724510 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
@@ -2775,8 +2775,6 @@ ath5k_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 
 	mutex_lock(&sc->lock);
 
-	sc->bintval = conf->beacon_int;
-
 	ret = ath5k_chan_set(sc, conf->channel);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto unlock;