diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.c
index 09facba1dc6d8069583f0eb0fdf41e59d96a15f8..8927fc34d84c2f009e192dc9a37cb140be941e54 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.c
@@ -868,10 +868,6 @@ static void ar9003_hw_set_rfmode(struct ath_hw *ah,
 
 	if (IS_CHAN_A_FAST_CLOCK(ah, chan))
 		rfMode |= (AR_PHY_MODE_DYNAMIC | AR_PHY_MODE_DYN_CCK_DISABLE);
-	if (IS_CHAN_QUARTER_RATE(chan))
-		rfMode |= AR_PHY_MODE_QUARTER;
-	if (IS_CHAN_HALF_RATE(chan))
-		rfMode |= AR_PHY_MODE_HALF;
 
 	if (rfMode & (AR_PHY_MODE_QUARTER | AR_PHY_MODE_HALF))
 		REG_RMW_FIELD(ah, AR_PHY_FRAME_CTL,