diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c
index d2480c24d61b7..85bfa2acb801b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c
@@ -86,21 +86,6 @@ static void ath10k_htc_notify_tx_completion(struct ath10k_htc_ep *ep,
 	ep->ep_ops.ep_tx_complete(ep->htc->ar, skb);
 }
 
-/* assumes tx_lock is held */
-static bool ath10k_htc_ep_need_credit_update(struct ath10k_htc_ep *ep)
-{
-	struct ath10k *ar = ep->htc->ar;
-
-	if (!ep->tx_credit_flow_enabled)
-		return false;
-	if (ep->tx_credits >= ep->tx_credits_per_max_message)
-		return false;
-
-	ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_HTC, "HTC: endpoint %d needs credit update\n",
-		   ep->eid);
-	return true;
-}
-
 static void ath10k_htc_prepare_tx_skb(struct ath10k_htc_ep *ep,
 				      struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
@@ -111,13 +96,10 @@ static void ath10k_htc_prepare_tx_skb(struct ath10k_htc_ep *ep,
 	hdr->eid = ep->eid;
 	hdr->len = __cpu_to_le16(skb->len - sizeof(*hdr));
 	hdr->flags = 0;
+	hdr->flags |= ATH10K_HTC_FLAG_NEED_CREDIT_UPDATE;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&ep->htc->tx_lock);
 	hdr->seq_no = ep->seq_no++;
-
-	if (ath10k_htc_ep_need_credit_update(ep))
-		hdr->flags |= ATH10K_HTC_FLAG_NEED_CREDIT_UPDATE;
-
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ep->htc->tx_lock);
 }