diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
index 3ea8b7de963368faf6effceec8ad0e73c8d7fb54..2c79d777f0e462e7a34dcfad1e723f9101cd4191 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ void debugfs_hw_add(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 	DEBUGFS_STATS_ADD(rx_handlers_queued);
 	DEBUGFS_STATS_ADD(rx_handlers_drop_nullfunc);
 	DEBUGFS_STATS_ADD(rx_handlers_drop_defrag);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_ADD(rx_handlers_drop_short);
 	DEBUGFS_STATS_ADD(tx_expand_skb_head);
 	DEBUGFS_STATS_ADD(tx_expand_skb_head_cloned);
 	DEBUGFS_STATS_ADD(rx_expand_skb_head_defrag);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index b12f61507f9f9a4f84eaad69f98ac209af90361e..eb91102e48096d3ab744b8b357df34b6e5e22b74 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1286,7 +1286,6 @@ struct ieee80211_local {
 	unsigned int rx_handlers_queued;
 	unsigned int rx_handlers_drop_nullfunc;
 	unsigned int rx_handlers_drop_defrag;
-	unsigned int rx_handlers_drop_short;
 	unsigned int tx_expand_skb_head;
 	unsigned int tx_expand_skb_head_cloned;
 	unsigned int rx_expand_skb_head_defrag;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 9fb8ce982c2de3fff2d675d0ac57b9df05305561..aa57a2ab824599695f5219f39cb2a6e3d5fa0889 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -1093,11 +1093,6 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_check(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)rx->skb->data;
 
-	if (unlikely(rx->skb->len < 16)) {
-		I802_DEBUG_INC(rx->local->rx_handlers_drop_short);
-		return RX_DROP_MONITOR;
-	}
-
 	/* Drop disallowed frame classes based on STA auth/assoc state;
 	 * IEEE 802.11, Chap 5.5.
 	 *