diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/if_ath.c b/sys/dev/ath/if_ath.c
index 094517da5689..31bfa1108592 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/if_ath.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/if_ath.c
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ ath_attach(u_int16_t devid, struct ath_softc *sc)
 	taskqueue_start_threads(&sc->sc_tq, 1, PI_NET, "%s taskq",
 	    device_get_nameunit(sc->sc_dev));
 
-	TASK_INIT(&sc->sc_rxtask, 0, sc->sc_rx.recv_tasklet, sc);
+	NET_TASK_INIT(&sc->sc_rxtask, 0, sc->sc_rx.recv_tasklet, sc);
 	TASK_INIT(&sc->sc_bmisstask, 0, ath_bmiss_proc, sc);
 	TASK_INIT(&sc->sc_tsfoortask, 0, ath_tsfoor_proc, sc);
 	TASK_INIT(&sc->sc_bstucktask,0, ath_bstuck_proc, sc);
diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/if_ath_rx.c b/sys/dev/ath/if_ath_rx.c
index c0af0b59ccb5..cd22d9c683dc 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/if_ath_rx.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/if_ath_rx.c
@@ -667,8 +667,6 @@ ath_rx_pkt(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_rx_status *rs, HAL_STATUS status,
 	int is_good = 0;
 	struct ath_rx_edma *re = &sc->sc_rxedma[qtype];
 
-	NET_EPOCH_ASSERT();
-
 	/*
 	 * Calculate the correct 64 bit TSF given
 	 * the TSF64 register value and rs_tstamp.
@@ -1090,8 +1088,6 @@ ath_rx_proc(struct ath_softc *sc, int resched)
 	int kickpcu = 0;
 	int ret;
 
-	NET_EPOCH_ASSERT();
-
 	/* XXX we must not hold the ATH_LOCK here */
 	ATH_UNLOCK_ASSERT(sc);
 	ATH_PCU_UNLOCK_ASSERT(sc);
@@ -1311,7 +1307,6 @@ static void
 ath_legacy_rx_tasklet(void *arg, int npending)
 {
 	struct ath_softc *sc = arg;
-	struct epoch_tracker et;
 
 	ATH_KTR(sc, ATH_KTR_RXPROC, 1, "ath_rx_proc: pending=%d", npending);
 	DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_RX_PROC, "%s: pending %u\n", __func__, npending);
@@ -1324,18 +1319,14 @@ ath_legacy_rx_tasklet(void *arg, int npending)
 	}
 	ATH_PCU_UNLOCK(sc);
 
-	NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
 	ath_rx_proc(sc, 1);
-	NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
 }
 
 static void
 ath_legacy_flushrecv(struct ath_softc *sc)
 {
-	struct epoch_tracker et;
-	NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
+
 	ath_rx_proc(sc, 0);
-	NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/if_ath_rx_edma.c b/sys/dev/ath/if_ath_rx_edma.c
index 6c722ca8275f..fb25fb77b062 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/if_ath_rx_edma.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/if_ath_rx_edma.c
@@ -555,7 +555,6 @@ ath_edma_recv_proc_deferred_queue(struct ath_softc *sc, HAL_RX_QUEUE qtype,
 	int16_t nf;
 	ath_bufhead rxlist;
 	struct mbuf *m;
-	struct epoch_tracker et;
 
 	TAILQ_INIT(&rxlist);
 
@@ -572,8 +571,6 @@ ath_edma_recv_proc_deferred_queue(struct ath_softc *sc, HAL_RX_QUEUE qtype,
 	TAILQ_CONCAT(&rxlist, &sc->sc_rx_rxlist[qtype], bf_list);
 	ATH_RX_UNLOCK(sc);
 
-	NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
-
 	/* Handle the completed descriptors */
 	/*
 	 * XXX is this SAFE call needed? The ath_buf entries
@@ -597,7 +594,6 @@ ath_edma_recv_proc_deferred_queue(struct ath_softc *sc, HAL_RX_QUEUE qtype,
 	if (ngood) {
 		sc->sc_lastrx = tsf;
 	}
-	NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
 
 	ATH_KTR(sc, ATH_KTR_INTERRUPTS, 1,
 	    "ath edma rx deferred proc: ngood=%d\n",