diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 12a52ef..3bfc6c6 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -1017,11 +1017,6 @@
 	memcpy(hw->wiphy->perm_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
 }
 
-static inline int ieee80211_num_regular_queues(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
-{
-	return hw->queues;
-}
-
 static inline struct ieee80211_rate *
 ieee80211_get_tx_rate(const struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		      const struct ieee80211_tx_info *c)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 841b845..aaf7793 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@
 	ifmgd->flags |= IEEE80211_STA_CREATE_IBSS |
 		IEEE80211_STA_AUTO_BSSID_SEL |
 		IEEE80211_STA_AUTO_CHANNEL_SEL;
-	if (ieee80211_num_regular_queues(&sdata->local->hw) >= 4)
+	if (sdata->local->hw.queues >= 4)
 		ifmgd->flags |= IEEE80211_STA_WMM_ENABLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 457238a..038460b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -1666,8 +1666,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* receiver and we are QoS enabled, use a QoS type frame */
-	if (sta_flags & WLAN_STA_WME &&
-	    ieee80211_num_regular_queues(&local->hw) >= 4) {
+	if ((sta_flags & WLAN_STA_WME) && local->hw.queues >= 4) {
 		fc |= cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_STYPE_QOS_DATA);
 		hdrlen += 2;
 	}
@@ -1802,7 +1801,7 @@
 	int i, j;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_stored_packet *store;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ieee80211_num_regular_queues(&local->hw); i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < local->hw.queues; i++) {
 		if (!test_bit(i, local->queues_pending))
 			continue;
 		store = &local->pending_packet[i];
@@ -1827,7 +1826,7 @@
 	int i, ret;
 
 	netif_tx_lock_bh(dev);
-	for (i = 0; i < ieee80211_num_regular_queues(&local->hw); i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < local->hw.queues; i++) {
 		/* Check that this queue is ok */
 		if (__netif_subqueue_stopped(local->mdev, i) &&
 		    !test_bit(i, local->queues_pending_run))