diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
index b06a7bd8b285..7d74ae53950c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static void iwl3945_rx_reply_tx(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 	IWL_DEBUG_TX_REPLY(priv, "Tx queue reclaim %d\n", index);
 	iwl3945_tx_queue_reclaim(priv, txq_id, index);
 
-	if (iwl_check_bits(status, TX_ABORT_REQUIRED_MSK))
+	if (status & TX_ABORT_REQUIRED_MSK)
 		IWL_ERR(priv, "TODO:  Implement Tx ABORT REQUIRED!!!\n");
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-helpers.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-helpers.h
index 621abe3c5afc..1aaef70deaec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-helpers.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-helpers.h
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@ static inline struct ieee80211_conf *ieee80211_get_hw_conf(
 	return &hw->conf;
 }
 
-static inline int iwl_check_bits(unsigned long field, unsigned long mask)
-{
-	return ((field & mask) == mask) ? 1 : 0;
-}
-
 static inline unsigned long elapsed_jiffies(unsigned long start,
 					    unsigned long end)
 {