--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ani.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ani.c
@@ -153,9 +153,7 @@ static void ath9k_hw_set_ofdm_nil(struct
 		immunityLevel, BEACON_RSSI(ah),
 		aniState->rssiThrLow, aniState->rssiThrHigh);
 
-	if (aniState->update_ani)
-		aniState->ofdmNoiseImmunityLevel = immunityLevel;
-
+	aniState->ofdmNoiseImmunityLevel = immunityLevel;
 	entry_ofdm = &ofdm_level_table[aniState->ofdmNoiseImmunityLevel];
 	entry_cck = &cck_level_table[aniState->cckNoiseImmunityLevel];
 
@@ -222,9 +220,7 @@ static void ath9k_hw_set_cck_nil(struct 
 	    immunityLevel > ATH9K_ANI_CCK_MAX_LEVEL_LOW_RSSI)
 		immunityLevel = ATH9K_ANI_CCK_MAX_LEVEL_LOW_RSSI;
 
-	if (aniState->update_ani)
-		aniState->cckNoiseImmunityLevel = immunityLevel;
-
+	aniState->cckNoiseImmunityLevel = immunityLevel;
 	entry_ofdm = &ofdm_level_table[aniState->ofdmNoiseImmunityLevel];
 	entry_cck = &cck_level_table[aniState->cckNoiseImmunityLevel];
 
@@ -338,7 +334,6 @@ void ath9k_ani_reset(struct ath_hw *ah, 
 				aniState->ofdmNoiseImmunityLevel,
 				aniState->cckNoiseImmunityLevel);
 
-			aniState->update_ani = false;
 			ofdm_nil = ATH9K_ANI_OFDM_DEF_LEVEL;
 			cck_nil = ATH9K_ANI_CCK_DEF_LEVEL;
 		}
@@ -354,8 +349,6 @@ void ath9k_ani_reset(struct ath_hw *ah, 
 			is_scanning,
 			aniState->ofdmNoiseImmunityLevel,
 			aniState->cckNoiseImmunityLevel);
-
-			aniState->update_ani = true;
 	}
 	ath9k_hw_set_ofdm_nil(ah, ofdm_nil);
 	ath9k_hw_set_cck_nil(ah, cck_nil);
@@ -538,7 +531,6 @@ void ath9k_hw_ani_init(struct ath_hw *ah
 		ani->ofdmWeakSigDetect = ATH9K_ANI_USE_OFDM_WEAK_SIG;
 		ani->cckNoiseImmunityLevel = ATH9K_ANI_CCK_DEF_LEVEL;
 		ani->ofdmNoiseImmunityLevel = ATH9K_ANI_OFDM_DEF_LEVEL;
-		ani->update_ani = false;
 	}
 
 	/*
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ani.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ani.h
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ struct ar5416AniState {
 	u8 firstepLevel;
 	u8 ofdmWeakSigDetect;
 	u8 cckWeakSigThreshold;
-	bool update_ani;
 	u32 listenTime;
 	int32_t rssiThrLow;
 	int32_t rssiThrHigh;