diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
index 30028e2422fc..065f111f01fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
@@ -376,11 +376,11 @@ static int rt2500usb_config_key(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 
 		/*
 		 * The driver does not support the IV/EIV generation
-		 * in hardware. However it doesn't support the IV/EIV
-		 * inside the ieee80211 frame either, but requires it
-		 * to be provided seperately for the descriptor.
-		 * rt2x00lib will cut the IV/EIV data out of all frames
-		 * given to us by mac80211, but we must tell mac80211
+		 * in hardware. However it demands the data to be provided
+		 * both seperately as well as inside the frame.
+		 * We already provided the CONFIG_CRYPTO_COPY_IV to rt2x00lib
+		 * to ensure rt2x00lib will not strip the data from the
+		 * frame after the copy, now we must tell mac80211
 		 * to generate the IV/EIV data.
 		 */
 		key->flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV;
@@ -1334,14 +1334,7 @@ static void rt2500usb_fill_rxdone(struct queue_entry *entry,
 
 		/* ICV is located at the end of frame */
 
-		/*
-		 * Hardware has stripped IV/EIV data from 802.11 frame during
-		 * decryption. It has provided the data seperately but rt2x00lib
-		 * should decide if it should be reinserted.
-		 */
-		rxdesc->flags |= RX_FLAG_IV_STRIPPED;
-		if (rxdesc->cipher != CIPHER_TKIP)
-			rxdesc->flags |= RX_FLAG_MMIC_STRIPPED;
+		rxdesc->flags |= RX_FLAG_MMIC_STRIPPED;
 		if (rxdesc->cipher_status == RX_CRYPTO_SUCCESS)
 			rxdesc->flags |= RX_FLAG_DECRYPTED;
 		else if (rxdesc->cipher_status == RX_CRYPTO_FAIL_MIC)