diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
index 4b968a58ac38c24ba39f87577db24232104b3ab4..3d36e84b1e057b1b336acf8d051806cab99f1bd5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
@@ -2209,10 +2209,6 @@ ath5k_beacon_update_timers(struct ath5k_softc *sc, u64 bc_tsf)
  *
  * @sc: struct ath5k_softc pointer we are operating on
  *
- * When operating in station mode we want to receive a BMISS interrupt when we
- * stop seeing beacons from the AP we've associated with so we can look for
- * another AP to associate with.
- *
  * In IBSS mode we use a self-linked tx descriptor if possible. We enable SWBA
  * interrupts to detect TSF updates only.
  */
@@ -2225,9 +2221,7 @@ ath5k_beacon_config(struct ath5k_softc *sc)
 	sc->bmisscount = 0;
 	sc->imask &= ~(AR5K_INT_BMISS | AR5K_INT_SWBA);
 
-	if (sc->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) {
-		sc->imask |= AR5K_INT_BMISS;
-	} else if (sc->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC ||
+	if (sc->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC ||
 			sc->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT ||
 			sc->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
 		/*
@@ -2479,6 +2473,7 @@ ath5k_intr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 					| AR5K_INT_TXERR | AR5K_INT_TXEOL))
 				tasklet_schedule(&sc->txtq);
 			if (status & AR5K_INT_BMISS) {
+				/* TODO */
 			}
 			if (status & AR5K_INT_MIB) {
 				/*