diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index d0f948d2cfab2be71c66372654701b3f6a18ef7d..1a2d3768867ddebb7ab5dabe20664701513d05fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -3958,13 +3958,6 @@ static void iwl4965_dealloc_ucode_pci(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	iwl_free_fw_desc(priv->pci_dev, &priv->ucode_boot);
 }
 
-static void iwl4965_nic_start(struct iwl_priv *priv)
-{
-	/* Remove all resets to allow NIC to operate */
-	iwl_write32(priv, CSR_RESET, 0);
-}
-
-
 /**
  * iwl4965_read_ucode - Read uCode images from disk file.
  *
@@ -4454,7 +4447,8 @@ static int __iwl4965_up(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 		}
 
 		/* start card; "initialize" will load runtime ucode */
-		iwl4965_nic_start(priv);
+		/* Remove all resets to allow NIC to operate */
+		iwl_write32(priv, CSR_RESET, 0);
 
 		IWL_DEBUG_INFO(DRV_NAME " is coming up\n");