diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-config.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-config.h
index 605628a67c6a8cf2348363dbfa56208defb7333c..e8b7b7618a3c0199ef40980b9e49f60284a97226 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-config.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-config.h
@@ -327,8 +327,6 @@ struct iwl_fw_mon_regs {
  * @max_tx_agg_size: max TX aggregation size of the ADDBA request/response
  * @max_ht_ampdu_factor: the exponent of the max length of A-MPDU that the
  *	station can receive in HT
- * @max_vht_ampdu_exponent: the exponent of the max length of A-MPDU that the
- *	station can receive in VHT
  * @dccm_offset: offset from which DCCM begins
  * @dccm_len: length of DCCM (including runtime stack CCM)
  * @dccm2_offset: offset from which the second DCCM begins
@@ -396,7 +394,6 @@ struct iwl_cfg {
 	u8 nvm_hw_section_num;
 	u8 max_tx_agg_size;
 	u8 max_ht_ampdu_exponent;
-	u8 max_vht_ampdu_exponent;
 	u8 ucode_api_max;
 	u8 ucode_api_min;
 	u16 num_rbds;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-nvm-parse.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-nvm-parse.c
index fd3aeb5c0c58238628ae2e6451e7b192e2885174..af684f80b0cc57f6350a64fb16f3b5f1b6b5a5a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-nvm-parse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-nvm-parse.c
@@ -453,8 +453,6 @@ static void iwl_init_vht_hw_capab(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 	const struct iwl_cfg *cfg = trans->cfg;
 	int num_rx_ants = num_of_ant(rx_chains);
 	int num_tx_ants = num_of_ant(tx_chains);
-	unsigned int max_ampdu_exponent = (cfg->max_vht_ampdu_exponent ?:
-					   IEEE80211_VHT_MAX_AMPDU_1024K);
 
 	vht_cap->vht_supported = true;
 
@@ -462,7 +460,7 @@ static void iwl_init_vht_hw_capab(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 		       IEEE80211_VHT_CAP_RXSTBC_1 |
 		       IEEE80211_VHT_CAP_SU_BEAMFORMEE_CAPABLE |
 		       3 << IEEE80211_VHT_CAP_BEAMFORMEE_STS_SHIFT |
-		       max_ampdu_exponent <<
+		       IEEE80211_VHT_MAX_AMPDU_1024K <<
 		       IEEE80211_VHT_CAP_MAX_A_MPDU_LENGTH_EXPONENT_SHIFT;
 
 	if (data->vht160_supported)