diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
index 9e1f2d9c98659279d85c914247c7b7f95a62b8c7..ef6c15b952cc8bcc91760b5011b8e41aafe6e94c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
@@ -4986,7 +4986,6 @@ static int wl12xx_sta_add(struct wl1271 *wl,
 		return ret;
 
 	wl_sta = (struct wl1271_station *)sta->drv_priv;
-	wl_sta->wl = wl;
 	hlid = wl_sta->hlid;
 
 	ret = wl12xx_cmd_add_peer(wl, wlvif, sta, hlid);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore_i.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore_i.h
index 242b4e37b94c3504b102312e328566e51c5b555d..0277ae508b8a6ebb6640a0a871465dc9fb3817f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore_i.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore_i.h
@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ struct wl1271_station {
 	 * Used in both AP and STA mode.
 	 */
 	u64 total_freed_pkts;
-	struct wl1271 *wl;
 };
 
 struct wl12xx_vif {