diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index e9dfb725763e..d7f9321923a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -3341,12 +3341,9 @@ static void __iwl4965_down(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int exit_pending = test_bit(STATUS_EXIT_PENDING, &priv->status);
-	struct ieee80211_conf *conf = NULL;
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_INFO(DRV_NAME " is going down\n");
 
-	conf = ieee80211_get_hw_conf(priv->hw);
-
 	if (!exit_pending)
 		set_bit(STATUS_EXIT_PENDING, &priv->status);