diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/pci.c
index 9a58baabb9ca..53572d96cdb6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/pci.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ static int ath_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	struct ath_softc *sc;
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
 	u8 csz;
-	u32 val;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct ath_hw *ah;
 
@@ -134,14 +133,6 @@ static int ath_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 
 	pci_set_master(pdev);
 
-	/*
-	 * Disable the RETRY_TIMEOUT register (0x41) to keep
-	 * PCI Tx retries from interfering with C3 CPU state.
-	 */
-	pci_read_config_dword(pdev, 0x40, &val);
-	if ((val & 0x0000ff00) != 0)
-		pci_write_config_dword(pdev, 0x40, val & 0xffff00ff);
-
 	ret = pci_request_region(pdev, 0, "ath9k");
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "PCI memory region reserve error\n");
@@ -253,21 +244,12 @@ static int ath_pci_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
-	u32 val;
 	int err;
 
 	err = pci_enable_device(pdev);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 	pci_restore_state(pdev);
-	/*
-	 * Suspend/Resume resets the PCI configuration space, so we have to
-	 * re-disable the RETRY_TIMEOUT register (0x41) to keep
-	 * PCI Tx retries from interfering with C3 CPU state
-	 */
-	pci_read_config_dword(pdev, 0x40, &val);
-	if ((val & 0x0000ff00) != 0)
-		pci_write_config_dword(pdev, 0x40, val & 0xffff00ff);
 
 	/* Enable LED */
 	ath9k_hw_cfg_output(sc->sc_ah, ATH_LED_PIN,