diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index 32538ac5f7e4c0e821d5669329c7d2bd692c7ddd..a9e50ee125fa3f1bf3b558ef8fb9d8cb0a7d8b96 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -3798,17 +3798,13 @@ static void b43_set_retry_limits(struct b43_wldev *dev,
 static int b43_op_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 {
 	struct b43_wl *wl = hw_to_b43_wl(hw);
-	struct b43_wldev *dev;
-	struct b43_phy *phy;
+	struct b43_wldev *dev = wl->current_dev;
+	struct b43_phy *phy = &dev->phy;
 	struct ieee80211_conf *conf = &hw->conf;
 	int antenna;
 	int err = 0;
-	bool reload_bss = false;
 
 	mutex_lock(&wl->mutex);
-
-	dev = wl->current_dev;
-
 	b43_mac_suspend(dev);
 
 	/* Switch the band (if necessary). This might change the active core. */
@@ -3816,15 +3812,6 @@ static int b43_op_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 	if (err)
 		goto out_unlock_mutex;
 
-	/* Need to reload all settings if the core changed */
-	if (dev != wl->current_dev) {
-		dev = wl->current_dev;
-		changed = ~0;
-		reload_bss = true;
-	}
-
-	phy = &dev->phy;
-
 	if (conf_is_ht(conf))
 		phy->is_40mhz =
 			(conf_is_ht40_minus(conf) || conf_is_ht40_plus(conf));
@@ -3881,9 +3868,6 @@ static int b43_op_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 out_unlock_mutex:
 	mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
 
-	if (wl->vif && reload_bss)
-		b43_op_bss_info_changed(hw, wl->vif, &wl->vif->bss_conf, ~0);
-
 	return err;
 }