diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 4a722b1..4d16829 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1128,12 +1128,6 @@
 	return container_of(hw, struct ieee80211_local, hw);
 }
 
-static inline struct ieee80211_hw *local_to_hw(
-	struct ieee80211_local *local)
-{
-	return &local->hw;
-}
-
 
 static inline int ieee80211_bssid_match(const u8 *raddr, const u8 *addr)
 {
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 2306d75..36fa805 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -286,11 +286,11 @@
 			/* Clear skb->pkt_type in order to not confuse kernel
 			 * netstack. */
 			skb->pkt_type = 0;
-			ieee80211_rx(local_to_hw(local), skb);
+			ieee80211_rx(&local->hw, skb);
 			break;
 		case IEEE80211_TX_STATUS_MSG:
 			skb->pkt_type = 0;
-			ieee80211_tx_status(local_to_hw(local), skb);
+			ieee80211_tx_status(&local->hw, skb);
 			break;
 		case IEEE80211_EOSP_MSG:
 			eosp_data = (void *)skb->cb;
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@
 
 	ieee80211_hw_roc_setup(local);
 
-	return local_to_hw(local);
+	return &local->hw;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_alloc_hw);
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index c6eadac..7c021f2 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@
 			 tx->local->hw.wiphy->frag_threshold);
 
 	/* set up the tx rate control struct we give the RC algo */
-	txrc.hw = local_to_hw(tx->local);
+	txrc.hw = &tx->local->hw;
 	txrc.sband = sband;
 	txrc.bss_conf = &tx->sdata->vif.bss_conf;
 	txrc.skb = tx->skb;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index 264397a..f6e4cef 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@
 	use_11b = (local->hw.conf.channel->band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ) &&
 		 !(sdata->flags & IEEE80211_SDATA_OPERATING_GMODE);
 
-	for (queue = 0; queue < local_to_hw(local)->queues; queue++) {
+	for (queue = 0; queue < local->hw.queues; queue++) {
 		/* Set defaults according to 802.11-2007 Table 7-37 */
 		aCWmax = 1023;
 		if (use_11b)