diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
index 88e9a125c2d75253f1e3cae02e9342cfab9666f0..cc8efe74f535d3c6887828c733f99d63364444a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
@@ -996,13 +996,6 @@ void bcm43xx_dummy_transmission(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm)
 		0x00000000,
 	};
 
-/* FIXME: It seems like a dummy_transmission corrupts the DMA engines,
- *        once they are initialized. So avoid doing a dummy_transmission,
- *        if the DMA engines are running.
- */
-if (bcm->initialized)
-return;
-
 	switch (phy->type) {
 	case BCM43xx_PHYTYPE_A:
 		max_loop = 0x1E;