diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c
index 5af0090ffb6e0f60d3a8db5675936f3f94f3e4f3..361565076eaf88200b3bc364f4974b5ae1fdbb47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c
@@ -1126,9 +1126,9 @@ static void iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_cmd_fill_ap(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 	ctxt_ap->beacon_template = cpu_to_le32(mvmvif->id);
 }
 
-int iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_cmd_ap(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
-			    struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-			    u32 action)
+static int iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_cmd_ap(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
+				   struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+				   u32 action)
 {
 	struct iwl_mvm_vif *mvmvif = iwl_mvm_vif_from_mac80211(vif);
 	struct iwl_mac_ctx_cmd cmd = {};
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
index 4c497fe99878ff315d110e36234f95b9d2f07505..d7275a5f7f005f38b56be9044217e53f4aa61995 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
@@ -2616,7 +2616,7 @@ static void iwl_mvm_sta_pre_rcu_remove(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	if (mvm_sta->vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
 		mvmvif->ap_assoc_sta_count--;
-		iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_cmd_ap(mvm, vif, FW_CTXT_ACTION_MODIFY);
+		iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_changed(mvm, vif, false, NULL);
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&mvm->mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index cf1f5140127aae211cc95207a4a00f7c5e8fdf4f..5e027363baf09c8947d7aa35a2da0619c317323b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -1129,10 +1129,6 @@ void iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_recalc_tsf_id(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 				    struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 unsigned long iwl_mvm_get_used_hw_queues(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 					 struct ieee80211_vif *exclude_vif);
-int iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_cmd_ap(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
-			    struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-			    u32 action);
-
 /* Bindings */
 int iwl_mvm_binding_add_vif(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 int iwl_mvm_binding_remove_vif(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
index 18ca030d28b2db555f51a3df6a6fc335e257a0ca..4967990bfc46da72689366a07db2bd4a4d7c27e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ int iwl_mvm_add_sta(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 
 	if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
 		mvmvif->ap_assoc_sta_count++;
-		iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_cmd_ap(mvm, vif, FW_CTXT_ACTION_MODIFY);
+		iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_changed(mvm, vif, false, NULL);
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_init(&mvm_sta->lock);