diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.c
index da4a571304dacf0ef682773083b64f75bb3ecbc2..07b44cec7739699fc770a24764f622f9ee82d016 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.c
@@ -578,10 +578,7 @@ static void ar9003_hw_prog_ini(struct ath_hw *ah,
 		u32 reg = INI_RA(iniArr, i, 0);
 		u32 val = INI_RA(iniArr, i, column);
 
-		if (reg >= 0x16000 && reg < 0x17000)
-			ath9k_hw_analog_shift_regwrite(ah, reg, val);
-		else
-			REG_WRITE(ah, reg, val);
+		REG_WRITE(ah, reg, val);
 
 		DO_DELAY(regWrites);
 	}