diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
index 8266ce1f02e3..e9761c2c8700 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
@@ -184,47 +184,6 @@ err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int ath9k_htc_add_monitor_interface(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv)
-{
-	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(priv->ah);
-	struct ath9k_htc_target_vif hvif;
-	int ret = 0;
-	u8 cmd_rsp;
-
-	if (priv->nvifs > 0)
-		return -ENOBUFS;
-
-	memset(&hvif, 0, sizeof(struct ath9k_htc_target_vif));
-	memcpy(&hvif.myaddr, common->macaddr, ETH_ALEN);
-
-	hvif.opmode = cpu_to_be32(HTC_M_MONITOR);
-	priv->ah->opmode = NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR;
-	hvif.index = priv->nvifs;
-
-	WMI_CMD_BUF(WMI_VAP_CREATE_CMDID, &hvif);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	priv->nvifs++;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int ath9k_htc_remove_monitor_interface(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv)
-{
-	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(priv->ah);
-	struct ath9k_htc_target_vif hvif;
-	int ret = 0;
-	u8 cmd_rsp;
-
-	memset(&hvif, 0, sizeof(struct ath9k_htc_target_vif));
-	memcpy(&hvif.myaddr, common->macaddr, ETH_ALEN);
-	hvif.index = 0; /* Should do for now */
-	WMI_CMD_BUF(WMI_VAP_REMOVE_CMDID, &hvif);
-	priv->nvifs--;
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int ath9k_htc_add_station(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
 				 struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				 struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
@@ -1240,16 +1199,6 @@ static void ath9k_htc_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	WMI_CMD(WMI_STOP_RECV_CMDID);
 	skb_queue_purge(&priv->tx_queue);
 
-	/* Remove monitor interface here */
-	if (ah->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR) {
-		if (ath9k_htc_remove_monitor_interface(priv))
-			ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_FATAL,
-				  "Unable to remove monitor interface\n");
-		else
-			ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_CONFIG,
-				  "Monitor interface removed\n");
-	}
-
 	if (ah->btcoex_hw.enabled) {
 		ath9k_hw_btcoex_disable(ah);
 		if (ah->btcoex_hw.scheme == ATH_BTCOEX_CFG_3WIRE)
@@ -1423,16 +1372,13 @@ static int ath9k_htc_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (changed & IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_MONITOR) {
+	if (changed & IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_MONITOR)
 		if (conf->flags & IEEE80211_CONF_MONITOR) {
-			if (ath9k_htc_add_monitor_interface(priv))
-				ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_FATAL,
-					  "Failed to set monitor mode\n");
-			else
-				ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_CONFIG,
-					  "HW opmode set to Monitor mode\n");
+			ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_CONFIG,
+				  "HW opmode set to Monitor mode\n");
+			priv->ah->opmode = NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR;
 		}
-	}
+
 
 	if (changed & IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_IDLE) {
 		mutex_lock(&priv->htc_pm_lock);