diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/os_intfs.c
index 57eca7a45672..4fe751f7c2bf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/os_intfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/os_intfs.c
@@ -953,8 +953,6 @@ static int netdev_close(struct net_device *pnetdev)
 #endif /* CONFIG_8723AU_P2P */
 
 	rtw_scan_abort23a(padapter);
-	 /* set this at the end */
-	padapter->rtw_wdev->iftype = NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR;
 
 	RT_TRACE(_module_os_intfs_c_, _drv_info_, ("-871x_drv - drv_close\n"));
 	DBG_8723A("-871x_drv - drv_close, bup =%d\n", padapter->bup);