diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_9287.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_9287.c
index e75697858ae8b724597da31470fa7921ae3ebb2b..bcb9ed39c0476a129c139aef0ead6e5ec1d1b8d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_9287.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_9287.c
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ static bool ath9k_hw_ar9287_fill_eeprom(struct ath_hw *ah)
 	int addr, eep_start_loc;
 	eep_data = (u16 *)eep;
 
-	if (AR9287_HTC_DEVID(ah))
-		eep_start_loc = AR9287_HTC_EEP_START_LOC;
-	else
+	if (!common->driver_info)
 		eep_start_loc = AR9287_EEP_START_LOC;
+	else
+		eep_start_loc = AR9287_HTC_EEP_START_LOC;
 
 	if (!ath9k_hw_use_flash(ah)) {
 		ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_EEPROM,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/reg.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/reg.h
index f1bbc7560c86d608491e2ba1590d8ab6b02f4be2..9d68237e4d9c690398b9462f78672fac52f139c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/reg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/reg.h
@@ -870,10 +870,6 @@
 	 ((_ah)->hw_version.devid == 0xA704) || \
 	 ((_ah)->hw_version.devid == 0x1200))
 
-#define AR9287_HTC_DEVID(_ah) \
-	(((_ah)->hw_version.devid == 0x7015) || \
-	 ((_ah)->hw_version.devid == 0x1200))
-
 #define AR_RADIO_SREV_MAJOR                   0xf0
 #define AR_RAD5133_SREV_MAJOR                 0xc0
 #define AR_RAD2133_SREV_MAJOR                 0xd0