diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/main.c
index 03cbfa765f87b987ec2b435ae4a3a3516c795f74..ac2681cd9b3fda52e8f3b67b58405dc506683b05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/main.c
@@ -1191,8 +1191,6 @@ static void iwl_option_config(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
 static int iwl_eeprom_init_hw_params(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
-	priv->eeprom_data->sku = priv->eeprom_data->sku;
-
 	if (priv->eeprom_data->sku & EEPROM_SKU_CAP_11N_ENABLE &&
 	    !priv->cfg->ht_params) {
 		IWL_ERR(priv, "Invalid 11n configuration\n");