--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -1353,25 +1353,6 @@ static enum ath9k_pkt_type get_hw_packet
 	return htype;
 }
 
-static bool is_pae(struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
-	__le16 fc;
-
-	hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
-	fc = hdr->frame_control;
-
-	if (ieee80211_is_data(fc)) {
-		if (ieee80211_is_nullfunc(fc) ||
-		    /* Port Access Entity (IEEE 802.1X) */
-		    (skb->protocol == cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_PAE))) {
-			return true;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false;
-}
-
 static int get_hw_crypto_keytype(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
@@ -1610,7 +1591,7 @@ static int ath_tx_setup_buffer(struct ie
 		bf->bf_frmlen -= padsize;
 	}
 
-	if (conf_is_ht(&hw->conf) && !is_pae(skb))
+	if (conf_is_ht(&hw->conf))
 		bf->bf_state.bf_type |= BUF_HT;
 
 	bf->bf_flags = setup_tx_flags(sc, skb, txctl->txq);