diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 625ad0bcdc1fce00cd98c1d627691d4f18b4493f..be2257469ab58717bf4dd211722db05c30dabf5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -1932,23 +1932,6 @@ int ath9k_hw_fill_cap_info(struct ath_hw *ah)
 	else
 		pCap->hw_caps |= ATH9K_HW_CAP_4KB_SPLITTRANS;
 
-	if (regulatory->current_rd_ext & (1 << REG_EXT_JAPAN_MIDBAND)) {
-		pCap->reg_cap =
-			AR_EEPROM_EEREGCAP_EN_KK_NEW_11A |
-			AR_EEPROM_EEREGCAP_EN_KK_U1_EVEN |
-			AR_EEPROM_EEREGCAP_EN_KK_U2 |
-			AR_EEPROM_EEREGCAP_EN_KK_MIDBAND;
-	} else {
-		pCap->reg_cap =
-			AR_EEPROM_EEREGCAP_EN_KK_NEW_11A |
-			AR_EEPROM_EEREGCAP_EN_KK_U1_EVEN;
-	}
-
-	/* Advertise midband for AR5416 with FCC midband set in eeprom */
-	if (regulatory->current_rd_ext & (1 << REG_EXT_FCC_MIDBAND) &&
-	    AR_SREV_5416(ah))
-		pCap->reg_cap |= AR_EEPROM_EEREGCAP_EN_FCC_MIDBAND;
-
 	if (AR_SREV_9280_20_OR_LATER(ah) && common->btcoex_enabled) {
 		btcoex_hw->btactive_gpio = ATH_BTACTIVE_GPIO;
 		btcoex_hw->wlanactive_gpio = ATH_WLANACTIVE_GPIO;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
index 7bbf7015af13bb02dc1bf7444d8f37d958dae24e..a255f9a0a69893a9b072434bb13e8ad33608b43b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ struct ath9k_hw_capabilities {
 	u8 max_txchains;
 	u8 max_rxchains;
 	u16 tx_triglevel_max;
-	u16 reg_cap;
 	u8 num_gpio_pins;
 	u8 rx_hp_qdepth;
 	u8 rx_lp_qdepth;