diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
index 6885d2ded53a8..a4339cca661f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
@@ -1201,8 +1201,7 @@ static int ath6kl_wmi_pstream_timeout_event_rx(struct wmi *wmi, u8 *datap,
 static int ath6kl_wmi_bitrate_reply_rx(struct wmi *wmi, u8 *datap, int len)
 {
 	struct wmi_bit_rate_reply *reply;
-	s32 rate;
-	u32 sgi, index;
+	u32 index;
 
 	if (len < sizeof(struct wmi_bit_rate_reply))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1211,15 +1210,10 @@ static int ath6kl_wmi_bitrate_reply_rx(struct wmi *wmi, u8 *datap, int len)
 
 	ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_WMI, "rateindex %d\n", reply->rate_index);
 
-	if (reply->rate_index == (s8) RATE_AUTO) {
-		rate = RATE_AUTO;
-	} else {
+	if (reply->rate_index != (s8) RATE_AUTO) {
 		index = reply->rate_index & 0x7f;
 		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(index > (RATE_MCS_7_40 + 1)))
 			return -EINVAL;
-
-		sgi = (reply->rate_index & 0x80) ? 1 : 0;
-		rate = wmi_rate_tbl[index][sgi];
 	}
 
 	ath6kl_wakeup_event(wmi->parent_dev);