diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index f73c07dfe65f5c59eb71768272340d69a7ee70b0..7300db9f8117193b25f6c9ffa60b4c9ffe107a8b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ static int ath9k_hw_process_ini(struct ath_hw *ah,
 		DO_DELAY(regWrites);
 	}
 
-	ath9k_hw_write_regs(ah, modesIndex, freqIndex, regWrites);
+	ath9k_hw_write_regs(ah, freqIndex, regWrites);
 
 	if (AR_SREV_9271_10(ah))
 		REG_WRITE_ARRAY(&ah->iniModes_9271_1_0_only,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/phy.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/phy.c
index 8e4c3bd84bc0b9f382b96fcdfd79ff7525611127..a15532eaae19d4909d0e49b09b3f80e6ac3551b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/phy.c
@@ -45,15 +45,13 @@
  * ath9k_hw_write_regs - ??
  *
  * @ah: atheros hardware structure
- * @modesIndex:
  * @freqIndex:
  * @regWrites:
  *
  * Used for both the chipsets with an external AR2133/AR5133 radios and
  * single-chip devices.
  */
-void ath9k_hw_write_regs(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 modesIndex,
-			 u32 freqIndex, int regWrites)
+void ath9k_hw_write_regs(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 freqIndex, int regWrites)
 {
 	REG_WRITE_ARRAY(&ah->iniBB_RfGain, freqIndex, regWrites);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/phy.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/phy.h
index ba297bef7dc594fa366890bac2ebda7cbf3395d7..dc145a135dc7c2f20b92284caf785f4d8c2a529b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/phy.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/phy.h
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 #define PHY_H
 
 /* Common between single chip and non single-chip solutions */
-void ath9k_hw_write_regs(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 modesIndex,
-			 u32 freqIndex, int regWrites);
+void ath9k_hw_write_regs(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 freqIndex, int regWrites);
 
 /* Single chip radio settings */
 int ath9k_hw_ar9280_set_channel(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath9k_channel *chan);