diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ani.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ani.c
index 01240d63896ed27d08c7948bc1b49e6f2e658370..2776c3c1f506286639d0db1e54dd2bd003d2fec1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ani.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ani.c
@@ -504,9 +504,6 @@ static void ath9k_ani_reset_old(struct ath_hw *ah, bool is_scanning)
 		ath9k_hw_ani_control(ah, ATH9K_ANI_CCK_WEAK_SIGNAL_THR,
 				     ATH9K_ANI_CCK_WEAK_SIG_THR);
 
-		ath9k_hw_setrxfilter(ah, ath9k_hw_getrxfilter(ah) |
-				     ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PHYERR);
-
 		ath9k_ani_restart(ah);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -527,8 +524,6 @@ static void ath9k_ani_reset_old(struct ath_hw *ah, bool is_scanning)
 		ath9k_hw_ani_control(ah, ATH9K_ANI_FIRSTEP_LEVEL,
 				     aniState->firstepLevel);
 
-	ath9k_hw_setrxfilter(ah, ath9k_hw_getrxfilter(ah) &
-			     ~ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PHYERR);
 	ath9k_ani_restart(ah);
 
 	ENABLE_REGWRITE_BUFFER(ah);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index f658ec60b5103333a77106311b47c0221c79a077..d28a5ddc7992653bfaa4ded2f81ef711fa0d3f64 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -433,12 +433,9 @@ void ath_rx_cleanup(struct ath_softc *sc)
 
 u32 ath_calcrxfilter(struct ath_softc *sc)
 {
-#define	RX_FILTER_PRESERVE (ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PHYERR | ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PHYRADAR)
-
 	u32 rfilt;
 
-	rfilt = (ath9k_hw_getrxfilter(sc->sc_ah) & RX_FILTER_PRESERVE)
-		| ATH9K_RX_FILTER_UCAST | ATH9K_RX_FILTER_BCAST
+	rfilt = ATH9K_RX_FILTER_UCAST | ATH9K_RX_FILTER_BCAST
 		| ATH9K_RX_FILTER_MCAST;
 
 	if (sc->rx.rxfilter & FIF_PROBE_REQ)