diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/regd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/regd.c
index 8c2b56ac55ff..0c632fff8ada 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/regd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/regd.c
@@ -433,7 +433,6 @@ int ath9k_regd_init(struct ath_hw *ah)
 			regdmn = country->regDmnEnum;
 	}
 
-	ah->regulatory.current_rd_inuse = regdmn;
 	ah->regulatory.regpair = ath9k_get_regpair(regdmn);
 
 	if (!ah->regulatory.regpair) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/regd.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/regd.h
index 39420de818f8..53a9f4627f3c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/regd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/regd.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ struct ath9k_regulatory {
 	u32 tp_scale;
 	u16 current_rd;
 	u16 current_rd_ext;
-	u16 current_rd_inuse;
 	int16_t power_limit;
 	struct reg_dmn_pair_mapping *regpair;
 };