diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c
index 1e7c2748d85afc5a3cc5d40d44b2d5bed185622d..eb789a9e4f15d7287e11ec4ccb29bb7e52f1bf06 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c
@@ -846,8 +846,6 @@ int carl9170_usb_restart(struct ar9170 *ar)
 
 	carl9170_usb_stop(ar);
 
-	carl9170_set_state(ar, CARL9170_UNKNOWN_STATE);
-
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out;