diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 30f38a685dab..190d8e20d2e8 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 5c2207c64209be2fe0d6b43ada2e41b28a948015
+refs/heads/master: 4f01ac01539d83709d6ae314fc172da7b7e70456
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index c1482852ea41..663dc83be501 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -3093,11 +3093,6 @@ static ssize_t store_power_level(struct device *d,
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 
-	if (!iwl_is_ready(priv)) {
-		ret = -EAGAIN;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	ret = strict_strtoul(buf, 10, &mode);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 16ecf03a1557..bd59ed4dae27 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -4550,11 +4550,6 @@ static ssize_t store_power_level(struct device *d,
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 
-	if (!iwl_is_ready(priv)) {
-		ret = -EAGAIN;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	ret = strict_strtoul(buf, 10, &mode);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;