diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index 1711bae4abf2f16f49f80747ae2c9f75a2fea38b..4ab75a9d70c7098dc499b6d2207474fb6fd6e612 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -2049,16 +2049,12 @@ void sta_set_sinfo(struct sta_info *sta, struct station_info *sinfo)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = sta->sdata;
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
-	struct rate_control_ref *ref = NULL;
 	u32 thr = 0;
 	int i, ac, cpu;
 	struct ieee80211_sta_rx_stats *last_rxstats;
 
 	last_rxstats = sta_get_last_rx_stats(sta);
 
-	if (test_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_RATE_CONTROL))
-		ref = local->rate_ctrl;
-
 	sinfo->generation = sdata->local->sta_generation;
 
 	/* do before driver, so beacon filtering drivers have a