diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rs.c
index c14f8d6fd7d8d36878f071ba907ebe0661f5c848..7d6a3bf6495097e632a637800de5b4d1cc3e195c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rs.c
@@ -2273,9 +2273,6 @@ static void rs_rate_scale_perform(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 	    info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK)
 		return;
 
-	if (!sta || !lq_sta)
-		return;
-
 	lq_sta->supp_rates = sta->supp_rates[lq_sta->band];
 
 	tid = rs_tl_add_packet(lq_sta, hdr);