diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index a16b037c9d34526bcf8972b28fd1095187a04445..52136fd5ba97b63701e70acc1650ded849fcac3b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -840,22 +840,10 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	if (supp_ht)
 		local->scan_ies_len += 2 + sizeof(struct ieee80211_ht_cap);
 
-	if (supp_vht) {
+	if (supp_vht)
 		local->scan_ies_len +=
 			2 + sizeof(struct ieee80211_vht_cap);
 
-		/*
-		 * (for now at least), drivers wanting to use VHT must
-		 * support channel contexts, as they contain all the
-		 * necessary VHT information and the global hw config
-		 * doesn't (yet)
-		 */
-		if (WARN_ON(!local->use_chanctx)) {
-			result = -EINVAL;
-			goto fail_wiphy_register;
-		}
-	}
-
 	if (!local->ops->hw_scan) {
 		/* For hw_scan, driver needs to set these up. */
 		local->hw.wiphy->max_scan_ssids = 4;