diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-7000.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-7000.c
index 5efc6d1f3512a50ff908505be2a909a73cea93fa..5fb37724c096fb879b601770356050a6b16f0d72 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-7000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-7000.c
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ static const struct iwl_base_params iwl7000_base_params = {
 
 static const struct iwl_ht_params iwl7000_ht_params = {
 	.stbc = true,
-	.use_rts_for_aggregation = true, /* use rts/cts protection */
 	.ht40_bands = BIT(IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ) | BIT(IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ),
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
index 4ea00da54b05093466cb43d75e6682b95265f300..0b541caf4037de84fa697d330278839e4d7eb09b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
@@ -932,19 +932,6 @@ int iwl_mvm_sta_tx_agg_oper(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	IWL_DEBUG_HT(mvm, "Tx aggregation enabled on ra = %pM tid = %d\n",
 		     sta->addr, tid);
 
-	if (mvm->cfg->ht_params->use_rts_for_aggregation) {
-		/*
-		 * switch to RTS/CTS if it is the prefer protection
-		 * method for HT traffic
-		 * this function also sends the LQ command
-		 */
-		return iwl_mvm_tx_protection(mvm, mvmsta, true);
-		/*
-		 * TODO: remove the TLC_RTS flag when we tear down the last
-		 * AGG session (agg_tids_count in DVM)
-		 */
-	}
-
 	return iwl_mvm_send_lq_cmd(mvm, &mvmsta->lq_sta.lq, false);
 }