diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
index 59ad47c98897425425bb5e22d2bc440d4c43fa87..16a271787b85bcb5fa87edfbd06ae7f8c0955622 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
@@ -1041,9 +1041,6 @@ static void ath_rc_update_ht(struct ath_softc *sc,
 	/* Monotonicity is kept only for rates below the current rate. */
 	if (ath_rc_priv->per[tx_rate] < last_per) {
 		for (rate = tx_rate - 1; rate >= 0; rate--) {
-			if (rate_table->info[rate].phy !=
-			    rate_table->info[tx_rate].phy)
-				break;
 
 			if (ath_rc_priv->per[rate] >
 			    ath_rc_priv->per[rate+1]) {