diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index 0c9490722aa53f6d6bb5a19023a2157e9c997828..6719bce4a0810d5c354a2836c89deebd2815af30 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -1038,7 +1038,6 @@ int ieee80211_reconfig(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 					     struct ieee80211_sub_if_data,
 					     u.ap);
 
-			memset(&sta->sta.drv_priv, 0, hw->sta_data_size);
 			WARN_ON(drv_sta_add(local, sdata, &sta->sta));
 		}
 	}