diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.h
index 592c5958723b..7187925bd0d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.h
@@ -828,8 +828,6 @@ struct iwl3945_priv {
 	unsigned long last_statistics_time;
 
 	/* context information */
-	u8 essid[IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE];
-	u8 essid_len;
 	u16 rates_mask;
 
 	u32 power_mode;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 2c35a017e5f6..ce3141f07f35 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -2937,7 +2937,6 @@ static int iwl4965_mac_config_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				    struct ieee80211_if_conf *conf)
 {
 	struct iwl_priv *priv = hw->priv;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (conf == NULL)
@@ -3031,15 +3030,6 @@ static int iwl4965_mac_config_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	}
 
  done:
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
-	if (!conf->ssid_len)
-		memset(priv->essid, 0, IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE);
-	else
-		memcpy(priv->essid, conf->ssid, conf->ssid_len);
-
-	priv->essid_len = conf->ssid_len;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
-
 	IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("leave\n");
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
 
@@ -3082,8 +3072,6 @@ static void iwl4965_mac_remove_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	if (priv->vif == conf->vif) {
 		priv->vif = NULL;
 		memset(priv->bssid, 0, ETH_ALEN);
-		memset(priv->essid, 0, IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE);
-		priv->essid_len = 0;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
index b58fcdef5432..358ea749b702 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
@@ -926,8 +926,6 @@ struct iwl_priv {
 	unsigned long last_statistics_time;
 
 	/* context information */
-	u8 essid[IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE];
-	u8 essid_len;
 	u16 rates_mask;
 
 	u32 power_mode;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index bf372949747f..0c2d778a9ff7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -6720,7 +6720,6 @@ static int iwl3945_mac_config_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				    struct ieee80211_if_conf *conf)
 {
 	struct iwl3945_priv *priv = hw->priv;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (conf == NULL)
@@ -6817,15 +6816,6 @@ static int iwl3945_mac_config_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	}
 
  done:
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
-	if (!conf->ssid_len)
-		memset(priv->essid, 0, IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE);
-	else
-		memcpy(priv->essid, conf->ssid, conf->ssid_len);
-
-	priv->essid_len = conf->ssid_len;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
-
 	IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("leave\n");
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
 
@@ -6868,8 +6858,6 @@ static void iwl3945_mac_remove_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	if (priv->vif == conf->vif) {
 		priv->vif = NULL;
 		memset(priv->bssid, 0, ETH_ALEN);
-		memset(priv->essid, 0, IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE);
-		priv->essid_len = 0;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);