diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 2e728611c572cca2d64d192e1b75165aa3f20bc4..e3c1d4794003f62558adb2b2a6ad6d6969fd6461 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -879,16 +879,12 @@ struct ieee80211_sta {
  * enum sta_notify_cmd - sta notify command
  *
  * Used with the sta_notify() callback in &struct ieee80211_ops, this
- * indicates addition and removal of a station to station table,
- * or if a associated station made a power state transition.
+ * indicates if an associated station made a power state transition.
  *
- * @STA_NOTIFY_ADD: (DEPRECATED) a station was added to the station table
- * @STA_NOTIFY_REMOVE: (DEPRECATED) a station being removed from the station table
  * @STA_NOTIFY_SLEEP: a station is now sleeping
  * @STA_NOTIFY_AWAKE: a sleeping station woke up
  */
 enum sta_notify_cmd {
-	STA_NOTIFY_ADD, STA_NOTIFY_REMOVE,
 	STA_NOTIFY_SLEEP, STA_NOTIFY_AWAKE,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
index 978850ee3a5fdc397e4ee350e97ebc6bc0e0c605..d1139e4f88a996c1cd963bffd2e909914102c8e6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
@@ -269,9 +269,6 @@ static inline int drv_sta_add(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 
 	if (local->ops->sta_add)
 		ret = local->ops->sta_add(&local->hw, &sdata->vif, sta);
-	else if (local->ops->sta_notify)
-		local->ops->sta_notify(&local->hw, &sdata->vif,
-					STA_NOTIFY_ADD, sta);
 
 	trace_drv_sta_add(local, sdata, sta, ret);
 
@@ -286,9 +283,6 @@ static inline void drv_sta_remove(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 
 	if (local->ops->sta_remove)
 		local->ops->sta_remove(&local->hw, &sdata->vif, sta);
-	else if (local->ops->sta_notify)
-		local->ops->sta_notify(&local->hw, &sdata->vif,
-					STA_NOTIFY_REMOVE, sta);
 
 	trace_drv_sta_remove(local, sdata, sta);
 }