diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index 86e26a19efdac1923395543c1a50fb53a6cb8958..7335e9ef0249e3d3f3f19cbd574fe5b477b159f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -646,7 +646,6 @@ void ath_ant_comb_update(struct ath_softc *sc);
 enum sc_op_flags {
 	SC_OP_INVALID,
 	SC_OP_BEACONS,
-	SC_OP_RXFLUSH,
 	SC_OP_ANI_RUN,
 	SC_OP_PRIM_STA_VIF,
 	SC_OP_HW_RESET,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
index 13ff9edc24015e5e2126fc4f6c7fde8dcb003c90..e585fc827c50b2e9d5ff2fe08afb15cd49cedba6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
@@ -861,7 +861,6 @@ static ssize_t read_file_recv(struct file *file, char __user *user_buf,
 	RXS_ERR("RX-LENGTH-ERR", rx_len_err);
 	RXS_ERR("RX-OOM-ERR", rx_oom_err);
 	RXS_ERR("RX-RATE-ERR", rx_rate_err);
-	RXS_ERR("RX-DROP-RXFLUSH", rx_drop_rxflush);
 	RXS_ERR("RX-TOO-MANY-FRAGS", rx_too_many_frags_err);
 
 	PHY_ERR("UNDERRUN ERR", ATH9K_PHYERR_UNDERRUN);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.h
index 375c3b46411eee6cd140dbc22e6e435fe0e32ad9..6df2ab62dcb706df5bef4a8afdf04593651f111a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.h
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ struct ath_tx_stats {
  * @rx_oom_err:  No. of frames dropped due to OOM issues.
  * @rx_rate_err:  No. of frames dropped due to rate errors.
  * @rx_too_many_frags_err:  Frames dropped due to too-many-frags received.
- * @rx_drop_rxflush: No. of frames dropped due to RX-FLUSH.
  * @rx_beacons:  No. of beacons received.
  * @rx_frags:  No. of rx-fragements received.
  */
@@ -235,7 +234,6 @@ struct ath_rx_stats {
 	u32 rx_oom_err;
 	u32 rx_rate_err;
 	u32 rx_too_many_frags_err;
-	u32 rx_drop_rxflush;
 	u32 rx_beacons;
 	u32 rx_frags;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index be30a9af152884d8e073b7a3be5b79e6b3d5a8ee..d3cf01ec2d15093ec41660d569d339665d9803b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ static bool ath_prepare_reset(struct ath_softc *sc, bool retry_tx, bool flush)
 	ath9k_debug_samp_bb_mac(sc);
 	ath9k_hw_disable_interrupts(ah);
 
+	tasklet_disable(&sc->intr_tq);
+
 	if (!ath_stoprecv(sc))
 		ret = false;
 
@@ -210,6 +212,8 @@ static bool ath_prepare_reset(struct ath_softc *sc, bool retry_tx, bool flush)
 		ath_flushrecv(sc);
 	}
 
+	tasklet_enable(&sc->intr_tq);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index 01c3ba47a5b9535c0ed902f1a3d019f025172964..6b83b3bbfe8c8021177ea9f6e20edc64ac190032 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ int ath_rx_init(struct ath_softc *sc, int nbufs)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&sc->rx.rxbuflock);
-	clear_bit(SC_OP_RXFLUSH, &sc->sc_flags);
 
 	common->rx_bufsize = IEEE80211_MAX_MPDU_LEN / 2 +
 			     sc->sc_ah->caps.rx_status_len;
@@ -501,11 +500,9 @@ bool ath_stoprecv(struct ath_softc *sc)
 
 void ath_flushrecv(struct ath_softc *sc)
 {
-	set_bit(SC_OP_RXFLUSH, &sc->sc_flags);
 	if (sc->sc_ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_EDMA)
 		ath_rx_tasklet(sc, 1, true);
 	ath_rx_tasklet(sc, 1, false);
-	clear_bit(SC_OP_RXFLUSH, &sc->sc_flags);
 }
 
 static bool ath_beacon_dtim_pending_cab(struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -1067,9 +1064,6 @@ int ath_rx_tasklet(struct ath_softc *sc, int flush, bool hp)
 
 	do {
 		bool decrypt_error = false;
-		/* If handling rx interrupt and flush is in progress => exit */
-		if (test_bit(SC_OP_RXFLUSH, &sc->sc_flags) && (flush == 0))
-			break;
 
 		memset(&rs, 0, sizeof(rs));
 		if (edma)
@@ -1112,15 +1106,6 @@ int ath_rx_tasklet(struct ath_softc *sc, int flush, bool hp)
 
 		ath_debug_stat_rx(sc, &rs);
 
-		/*
-		 * If we're asked to flush receive queue, directly
-		 * chain it back at the queue without processing it.
-		 */
-		if (test_bit(SC_OP_RXFLUSH, &sc->sc_flags)) {
-			RX_STAT_INC(rx_drop_rxflush);
-			goto requeue_drop_frag;
-		}
-
 		memset(rxs, 0, sizeof(struct ieee80211_rx_status));
 
 		rxs->mactime = (tsf & ~0xffffffffULL) | rs.rs_tstamp;