diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index b2c8207f7bc17790b55c42e18a70e47f9a40320a..294b486bc3ed2043d09fc679a9ad76983e854286 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -1353,25 +1353,6 @@ static enum ath9k_pkt_type get_hw_packet_type(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return htype;
 }
 
-static bool is_pae(struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
-	__le16 fc;
-
-	hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
-	fc = hdr->frame_control;
-
-	if (ieee80211_is_data(fc)) {
-		if (ieee80211_is_nullfunc(fc) ||
-		    /* Port Access Entity (IEEE 802.1X) */
-		    (skb->protocol == cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_PAE))) {
-			return true;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false;
-}
-
 static int get_hw_crypto_keytype(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
@@ -1696,7 +1677,7 @@ static void ath_tx_start_dma(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_buf *bf,
 			goto tx_done;
 		}
 
-		if ((tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU) && !is_pae(skb)) {
+		if (tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU) {
 			/*
 			 * Try aggregation if it's a unicast data frame
 			 * and the destination is HT capable.