diff --git a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_scan.c b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_scan.c
index d31cf77498c4..ad67368b58ed 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_scan.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_scan.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ ieee80211softmac_start_scan(struct ieee80211softmac_device *sm)
 	sm->scanning = 1;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sm->lock, flags);
 
-	netif_tx_disable(sm->ieee->dev);
 	ret = sm->start_scan(sm->dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&sm->lock, flags);
@@ -248,7 +247,6 @@ void ieee80211softmac_scan_finished(struct ieee80211softmac_device *sm)
 		if (net)
 			sm->set_channel(sm->dev, net->channel);
 	}
-	netif_wake_queue(sm->ieee->dev);
 	ieee80211softmac_call_events(sm, IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_SCAN_FINISHED, NULL);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ieee80211softmac_scan_finished);