diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/join.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/join.c
index 0b977ea1cddb599b9493627269d16402b9470a24..8d6c25908b6d012fc9f2ef3d9f9211fd5f09b862 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/join.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/join.c
@@ -1288,8 +1288,6 @@ int mwifiex_ret_802_11_ad_hoc(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 int mwifiex_associate(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 		      struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_desc)
 {
-	u8 current_bssid[ETH_ALEN];
-
 	/* Return error if the adapter is not STA role or table entry
 	 * is not marked as infra.
 	 */
@@ -1304,10 +1302,6 @@ int mwifiex_associate(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 	else
 		mwifiex_set_ba_params(priv);
 
-	memcpy(&current_bssid,
-	       &priv->curr_bss_params.bss_descriptor.mac_address,
-	       sizeof(current_bssid));
-
 	/* Clear any past association response stored for application
 	   retrieval */
 	priv->assoc_rsp_size = 0;