diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_reg.h b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_reg.h
index f8ed4a4fc691a47a6abe43142d3b670fa966205d..bd12615e4caf147ac4b67ff361f217d068619204 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_reg.h
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@
 ==============================================*/
 #define ACX_REG_INTERRUPT_ACK          (REGISTERS_BASE + 0x04F0)
 
-#define RX_DRIVER_DUMMY_WRITE_ADDRESS  (REGISTERS_BASE + 0x0534)
 #define RX_DRIVER_COUNTER_ADDRESS      (REGISTERS_BASE + 0x0538)
 
 /* Device Configuration registers*/
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_rx.c
index 5d8d40158981a12f3f74fafff1f501dd6d5ddcd5..1d9865371f170701b8b5a0c3673a93171aaf8c0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_rx.c
@@ -187,8 +187,4 @@ void wl1271_rx(struct wl1271 *wl, struct wl1271_fw_status *status)
 	}
 
 	wl1271_reg_write32(wl, RX_DRIVER_COUNTER_ADDRESS, wl->rx_counter);
-
-	/* This is a workaround for some problems in the chip */
-	wl1271_reg_write32(wl, RX_DRIVER_DUMMY_WRITE_ADDRESS, 0x1);
-
 }