diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 4d9b4d165ce88d2fb0a2c3b53c6283766b5b0b62..c078cd344ca46b963f8c10890c4251b22631adc2 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -2207,8 +2207,6 @@ static void ieee80211_mgd_probe_ap_send(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 
 	ifmgd->probe_timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(probe_wait_ms);
 	run_again(sdata, ifmgd->probe_timeout);
-	if (sdata->local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_REPORTS_TX_ACK_STATUS)
-		ieee80211_flush_queues(sdata->local, sdata);
 }
 
 static void ieee80211_mgd_probe_ap(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,