diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
index b8c6c38cbb98ca1c570b989590e2ad4ee366fb22..6407af22f7b90b216752198703574670f48726c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ static void ath_rc_init(struct ath_softc *sc,
 	ath_rc_init_valid_rate_idx(ath_rc_priv);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < WLAN_RC_PHY_MAX; i++) {
-		for (j = 0; j < MAX_TX_RATE_PHY; j++)
+		for (j = 0; j < RATE_TABLE_SIZE; j++)
 			ath_rc_priv->valid_phy_rateidx[i][j] = 0;
 		ath_rc_priv->valid_phy_ratecnt[i] = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h
index b7a4bcd3eec70f02c62f11e0a23ea7ff843813f2..75f8e9b06b2859d2866f16653c3a22913ee6baf5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ struct ath_softc;
 
 #define ATH_RATE_MAX     30
 #define RATE_TABLE_SIZE  72
-#define MAX_TX_RATE_PHY  48
-
 
 #define RC_INVALID	0x0000
 #define RC_LEGACY	0x0001