diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
index 9dab1dccdaff063185a348e1e84d6e2aee61d1eb..002db646ae0b0e0c985ebc523ca60c0a7b3b736e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ static int rt2500usb_config_key(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 				struct rt2x00lib_crypto *crypto,
 				struct ieee80211_key_conf *key)
 {
-	int timeout;
 	u32 mask;
 	u16 reg;
 
@@ -367,18 +366,8 @@ static int rt2500usb_config_key(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 
 		key->hw_key_idx += reg ? ffz(reg) : 0;
 
-		/*
-		 * The encryption key doesn't fit within the CSR cache,
-		 * this means we should allocate it separately and use
-		 * rt2x00usb_vendor_request() to send the key to the hardware.
-		 */
-		reg = KEY_ENTRY(key->hw_key_idx);
-		timeout = REGISTER_TIMEOUT32(sizeof(crypto->key));
-		rt2x00usb_vendor_request_large_buff(rt2x00dev, USB_MULTI_WRITE,
-						    USB_VENDOR_REQUEST_OUT, reg,
-						    crypto->key,
-						    sizeof(crypto->key),
-						    timeout);
+		rt2500usb_register_multiwrite(rt2x00dev, reg,
+					      crypto->key, sizeof(crypto->key));
 
 		/*
 		 * The driver does not support the IV/EIV generation
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
index c697066152d7c4ee61878e10fc6b4597c464bb44..c69628d943de96fb35f1a1b881121f6795099c58 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
@@ -169,11 +169,8 @@ static int rt2800usb_load_firmware(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	/*
 	 * Write firmware to device.
 	 */
-	rt2x00usb_vendor_request_large_buff(rt2x00dev, USB_MULTI_WRITE,
-					    USB_VENDOR_REQUEST_OUT,
-					    FIRMWARE_IMAGE_BASE,
-					    data + offset, length,
-					    REGISTER_TIMEOUT32(length));
+	rt2800_register_multiwrite(rt2x00dev, FIRMWARE_IMAGE_BASE,
+				   data + offset, length);
 
 	rt2800_register_write(rt2x00dev, H2M_MAILBOX_CID, ~0);
 	rt2800_register_write(rt2x00dev, H2M_MAILBOX_STATUS, ~0);
@@ -478,10 +475,8 @@ static void rt2800usb_write_beacon(struct queue_entry *entry,
 	 * Write entire beacon with descriptor to register.
 	 */
 	beacon_base = HW_BEACON_OFFSET(entry->entry_idx);
-	rt2x00usb_vendor_request_large_buff(rt2x00dev, USB_MULTI_WRITE,
-					    USB_VENDOR_REQUEST_OUT, beacon_base,
-					    entry->skb->data, entry->skb->len,
-					    REGISTER_TIMEOUT32(entry->skb->len));
+	rt2800_register_multiwrite(rt2x00dev, beacon_base,
+				   entry->skb->data, entry->skb->len);
 
 	/*
 	 * Enable beaconing again.
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
index 5e123519f8cb589bb5d4292374cf3522059282ff..b45bc24c3daeb0ff239b8c14bcc67e7450b04f5b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
@@ -112,26 +112,6 @@ int rt2x00usb_vendor_request_buff(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 				  const u8 request, const u8 requesttype,
 				  const u16 offset, void *buffer,
 				  const u16 buffer_length, const int timeout)
-{
-	int status;
-
-	mutex_lock(&rt2x00dev->csr_mutex);
-
-	status = rt2x00usb_vendor_req_buff_lock(rt2x00dev, request,
-						requesttype, offset, buffer,
-						buffer_length, timeout);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&rt2x00dev->csr_mutex);
-
-	return status;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00usb_vendor_request_buff);
-
-int rt2x00usb_vendor_request_large_buff(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
-					const u8 request, const u8 requesttype,
-					const u16 offset, const void *buffer,
-					const u16 buffer_length,
-					const int timeout)
 {
 	int status = 0;
 	unsigned char *tb;
@@ -157,7 +137,7 @@ int rt2x00usb_vendor_request_large_buff(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 
 	return status;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00usb_vendor_request_large_buff);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00usb_vendor_request_buff);
 
 int rt2x00usb_regbusy_read(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 			   const unsigned int offset,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.h
index 621d0f8292514cf93079dbb6a553d9524bbc8d76..255b81ef95308ff16a145b57d7b49af72eb2a7de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.h
@@ -166,25 +166,6 @@ int rt2x00usb_vendor_req_buff_lock(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 				   const u16 offset, void *buffer,
 				   const u16 buffer_length, const int timeout);
 
-/**
- * rt2x00usb_vendor_request_large_buff - Send register command to device (buffered)
- * @rt2x00dev: Pointer to &struct rt2x00_dev
- * @request: USB vendor command (See &enum rt2x00usb_vendor_request)
- * @requesttype: Request type &USB_VENDOR_REQUEST_*
- * @offset: Register start offset to perform action on
- * @buffer: Buffer where information will be read/written to by device
- * @buffer_length: Size of &buffer
- * @timeout: Operation timeout
- *
- * This function is used to transfer register data in blocks larger
- * then CSR_CACHE_SIZE. Use for firmware upload, keys and beacons.
- */
-int rt2x00usb_vendor_request_large_buff(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
-					const u8 request, const u8 requesttype,
-					const u16 offset, const void *buffer,
-					const u16 buffer_length,
-					const int timeout);
-
 /**
  * rt2x00usb_vendor_request_sw - Send single register command to device
  * @rt2x00dev: Pointer to &struct rt2x00_dev
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
index 4ab38c3641cc020699a97c3c0234d6484a9728a1..113ad690f9d30956fa8ddea78ee1c080e410b5e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ static int rt73usb_config_shared_key(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 {
 	struct hw_key_entry key_entry;
 	struct rt2x00_field32 field;
-	int timeout;
 	u32 mask;
 	u32 reg;
 
@@ -306,12 +305,8 @@ static int rt73usb_config_shared_key(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 		       sizeof(key_entry.rx_mic));
 
 		reg = SHARED_KEY_ENTRY(key->hw_key_idx);
-		timeout = REGISTER_TIMEOUT32(sizeof(key_entry));
-		rt2x00usb_vendor_request_large_buff(rt2x00dev, USB_MULTI_WRITE,
-						    USB_VENDOR_REQUEST_OUT, reg,
-						    &key_entry,
-						    sizeof(key_entry),
-						    timeout);
+		rt2x00usb_register_multiwrite(rt2x00dev, reg,
+					      &key_entry, sizeof(key_entry));
 
 		/*
 		 * The cipher types are stored over 2 registers.
@@ -372,7 +367,6 @@ static int rt73usb_config_pairwise_key(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 {
 	struct hw_pairwise_ta_entry addr_entry;
 	struct hw_key_entry key_entry;
-	int timeout;
 	u32 mask;
 	u32 reg;
 
@@ -407,17 +401,11 @@ static int rt73usb_config_pairwise_key(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 		       sizeof(key_entry.rx_mic));
 
 		reg = PAIRWISE_KEY_ENTRY(key->hw_key_idx);
-		timeout = REGISTER_TIMEOUT32(sizeof(key_entry));
-		rt2x00usb_vendor_request_large_buff(rt2x00dev, USB_MULTI_WRITE,
-						    USB_VENDOR_REQUEST_OUT, reg,
-						    &key_entry,
-						    sizeof(key_entry),
-						    timeout);
+		rt2x00usb_register_multiwrite(rt2x00dev, reg,
+					      &key_entry, sizeof(key_entry));
 
 		/*
 		 * Send the address and cipher type to the hardware register.
-		 * This data fits within the CSR cache size, so we can use
-		 * rt2x00usb_register_multiwrite() directly.
 		 */
 		memset(&addr_entry, 0, sizeof(addr_entry));
 		memcpy(&addr_entry, crypto->address, ETH_ALEN);
@@ -1092,11 +1080,7 @@ static int rt73usb_load_firmware(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	/*
 	 * Write firmware to device.
 	 */
-	rt2x00usb_vendor_request_large_buff(rt2x00dev, USB_MULTI_WRITE,
-					    USB_VENDOR_REQUEST_OUT,
-					    FIRMWARE_IMAGE_BASE,
-					    data, len,
-					    REGISTER_TIMEOUT32(len));
+	rt2x00usb_register_multiwrite(rt2x00dev, FIRMWARE_IMAGE_BASE, data, len);
 
 	/*
 	 * Send firmware request to device to load firmware,
@@ -1548,10 +1532,8 @@ static void rt73usb_write_beacon(struct queue_entry *entry,
 	 * Write entire beacon with descriptor to register.
 	 */
 	beacon_base = HW_BEACON_OFFSET(entry->entry_idx);
-	rt2x00usb_vendor_request_large_buff(rt2x00dev, USB_MULTI_WRITE,
-					    USB_VENDOR_REQUEST_OUT, beacon_base,
-					    entry->skb->data, entry->skb->len,
-					    REGISTER_TIMEOUT32(entry->skb->len));
+	rt2x00usb_register_multiwrite(rt2x00dev, beacon_base,
+				      entry->skb->data, entry->skb->len);
 
 	/*
 	 * Enable beaconing again.