diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 84b6ae32ae50..484ae6355cb8 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1921,7 +1921,6 @@ void ieee80211_send_delba(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 int ieee80211_send_smps_action(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			       enum ieee80211_smps_mode smps, const u8 *da,
 			       const u8 *bssid);
-void ieee80211_request_smps_ap_work(struct work_struct *work);
 void ieee80211_request_smps_mgd_work(struct work_struct *work);
 bool ieee80211_smps_is_restrictive(enum ieee80211_smps_mode smps_mode_old,
 				   enum ieee80211_smps_mode smps_mode_new);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index c9852f71e8e1..d738534a709e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -616,36 +616,6 @@ struct sta_info *sta_info_alloc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	}
 
 	sta->sta.smps_mode = IEEE80211_SMPS_OFF;
-	if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP ||
-	    sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN) {
-		struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
-		u8 smps;
-
-		sband = ieee80211_get_sband(sdata);
-		if (!sband)
-			goto free_txq;
-
-		smps = (sband->ht_cap.cap & IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SM_PS) >>
-			IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SM_PS_SHIFT;
-		/*
-		 * Assume that hostapd advertises our caps in the beacon and
-		 * this is the known_smps_mode for a station that just assciated
-		 */
-		switch (smps) {
-		case WLAN_HT_SMPS_CONTROL_DISABLED:
-			sta->known_smps_mode = IEEE80211_SMPS_OFF;
-			break;
-		case WLAN_HT_SMPS_CONTROL_STATIC:
-			sta->known_smps_mode = IEEE80211_SMPS_STATIC;
-			break;
-		case WLAN_HT_SMPS_CONTROL_DYNAMIC:
-			sta->known_smps_mode = IEEE80211_SMPS_DYNAMIC;
-			break;
-		default:
-			WARN_ON(1);
-		}
-	}
-
 	sta->sta.max_rc_amsdu_len = IEEE80211_MAX_MPDU_LEN_HT_BA;
 
 	sta->cparams.ce_threshold = CODEL_DISABLED_THRESHOLD;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
index 70ee55ec5518..a1724e366a35 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
@@ -615,8 +615,6 @@ struct link_sta_info {
  * @rcu_head: RCU head used for freeing this station struct
  * @cur_max_bandwidth: maximum bandwidth to use for TX to the station,
  *	taken from HT/VHT capabilities or VHT operating mode notification
- * @known_smps_mode: the smps_mode the client thinks we are in. Relevant for
- *	AP only.
  * @cparams: CoDel parameters for this station.
  * @reserved_tid: reserved TID (if any, otherwise IEEE80211_TID_UNRESERVED)
  * @fast_tx: TX fastpath information
@@ -699,8 +697,6 @@ struct sta_info {
 	struct dentry *debugfs_dir;
 #endif
 
-	enum ieee80211_smps_mode known_smps_mode;
-
 	struct codel_params cparams;
 
 	u8 reserved_tid;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/status.c b/net/mac80211/status.c
index 9bd4d336d444..fad457f99711 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/status.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/status.c
@@ -225,9 +225,6 @@ static void ieee80211_frame_acked(struct sta_info *sta, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			 */
 			sdata->deflink.smps_mode = smps_mode;
 			ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &sdata->recalc_smps);
-		} else if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP ||
-			   sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN) {
-			sta->known_smps_mode = smps_mode;
 		}
 	}
 }