diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
index 8d1bca03bc0e..01d5c1a4d746 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ static bool ar9003_hw_get_isr(struct ath_hw *ah, enum ath9k_int *masked)
 static int ar9003_hw_proc_txdesc(struct ath_hw *ah, void *ds,
 				 struct ath_tx_status *ts)
 {
-	struct ar9003_txc *txc = (struct ar9003_txc *) ds;
 	struct ar9003_txs *ads;
 	u32 status;
 
@@ -336,11 +335,7 @@ static int ar9003_hw_proc_txdesc(struct ath_hw *ah, void *ds,
 	if ((status & AR_TxDone) == 0)
 		return -EINPROGRESS;
 
-	ts->qid = MS(ads->ds_info, AR_TxQcuNum);
-	if (!txc || (MS(txc->info, AR_TxQcuNum) == ts->qid))
-		ah->ts_tail = (ah->ts_tail + 1) % ah->ts_size;
-	else
-		return -ENOENT;
+	ah->ts_tail = (ah->ts_tail + 1) % ah->ts_size;
 
 	if ((MS(ads->ds_info, AR_DescId) != ATHEROS_VENDOR_ID) ||
 	    (MS(ads->ds_info, AR_TxRxDesc) != 1)) {
@@ -354,6 +349,7 @@ static int ar9003_hw_proc_txdesc(struct ath_hw *ah, void *ds,
 	ts->ts_seqnum = MS(status, AR_SeqNum);
 	ts->tid = MS(status, AR_TxTid);
 
+	ts->qid = MS(ads->ds_info, AR_TxQcuNum);
 	ts->desc_id = MS(ads->status1, AR_TxDescId);
 	ts->ts_tstamp = ads->status4;
 	ts->ts_status = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
index b8967e482e6e..6d1e46577db0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ void ath_beacon_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 	struct ath_buf *bf = NULL;
 	struct ieee80211_vif *vif;
-	struct ath_tx_status ts;
 	bool edma = !!(ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_EDMA);
 	int slot;
 	u32 bfaddr, bc = 0;
@@ -462,11 +461,6 @@ void ath_beacon_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 			ath9k_hw_txstart(ah, sc->beacon.beaconq);
 
 		sc->beacon.ast_be_xmit += bc;     /* XXX per-vif? */
-		if (edma) {
-			spin_lock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
-			ath9k_hw_txprocdesc(ah, bf->bf_desc, (void *)&ts);
-			spin_unlock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
-		}
 	}
 }