diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index 7b1d03650e1656ed8edd8e73e0b4a3dedd02c3e0..df1c4957e3f09c92d9919b5a5a0249e8f1835440 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -262,10 +262,6 @@ struct ath_node {
 
 	bool sleeping;
 	bool no_ps_filter;
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS) && defined(CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS)
-	struct dentry *node_stat;
-#endif
 };
 
 struct ath_tx_control {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
index c10cec5650c6abf1808c739eb8913c2ce2fb66ee..e5c8333eb55a9be260471451dd5c5722bef377f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
@@ -1725,17 +1725,7 @@ void ath9k_sta_add_debugfs(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			   struct dentry *dir)
 {
 	struct ath_node *an = (struct ath_node *)sta->drv_priv;
-	an->node_stat = debugfs_create_file("node_stat", S_IRUGO,
-					    dir, an, &fops_node_stat);
-}
-
-void ath9k_sta_remove_debugfs(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
-			      struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-			      struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
-			      struct dentry *dir)
-{
-	struct ath_node *an = (struct ath_node *)sta->drv_priv;
-	debugfs_remove(an->node_stat);
+	debugfs_create_file("node_stat", S_IRUGO, dir, an, &fops_node_stat);
 }
 
 /* Ethtool support for get-stats */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.h
index 01c5c6a22e1bbbb146c424766939ae26cd98f983..6e1556fa2f3e88713fa834cb56d3a4d9f6d87c48 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.h
@@ -292,10 +292,6 @@ void ath9k_sta_add_debugfs(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			   struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			   struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 			   struct dentry *dir);
-void ath9k_sta_remove_debugfs(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
-			      struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-			      struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
-			      struct dentry *dir);
 void ath_debug_send_fft_sample(struct ath_softc *sc,
 			       struct fft_sample_tlv *fft_sample);
 void ath9k_debug_stat_ant(struct ath_softc *sc,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index 911744f5c43ce2ac93f8da145159760257583e3c..0bee105064bdc608a1d1ec3c7a3e60002355c201 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -2364,7 +2364,6 @@ struct ieee80211_ops ath9k_ops = {
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS) && defined(CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS)
 	.sta_add_debugfs    = ath9k_sta_add_debugfs,
-	.sta_remove_debugfs = ath9k_sta_remove_debugfs,
 #endif
 	.sw_scan_start	    = ath9k_sw_scan_start,
 	.sw_scan_complete   = ath9k_sw_scan_complete,