diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/core.c
index 6c433a4d003e688eb7263e28c2a72feae6b365ec..d7f5257d2ec170692a6e88beb1266d105d26928b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/core.c
@@ -288,8 +288,6 @@ static int ath_stop(struct ath_softc *sc)
 	 * hardware is gone (invalid).
 	 */
 
-	if (!(sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_INVALID))
-		ath9k_hw_set_interrupts(ah, 0);
 	ath_draintxq(sc, false);
 	if (!(sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_INVALID)) {
 		ath_stoprecv(sc);