diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
index 5898e2e50a70d87da182d9638cc05fd858ca4124..365eccd777a36b3c39620912c8c46f1a125fe8ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@
 #define AR5K_TUNE_MAX_TXPOWER			63
 #define AR5K_TUNE_DEFAULT_TXPOWER		25
 #define AR5K_TUNE_TPC_TXPOWER			false
-#define AR5K_TUNE_HWTXTRIES			4
 
 #define AR5K_INIT_CARR_SENSE_EN			1
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/desc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/desc.c
index aebb31f2834bd4f06a063deb76993a501eaf291d..9d920fb14d5dd31989c802e48ff4010ef14c9621 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/desc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/desc.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static int ath5k_hw_setup_4word_tx_desc(struct ath5k_hw *ah,
 		AR5K_REG_SM(antenna_mode, AR5K_4W_TX_DESC_CTL0_ANT_MODE_XMIT);
 	tx_ctl->tx_control_1 |= AR5K_REG_SM(type,
 					AR5K_4W_TX_DESC_CTL1_FRAME_TYPE);
-	tx_ctl->tx_control_2 = AR5K_REG_SM(tx_tries0 + AR5K_TUNE_HWTXTRIES,
+	tx_ctl->tx_control_2 = AR5K_REG_SM(tx_tries0,
 					AR5K_4W_TX_DESC_CTL2_XMIT_TRIES0);
 	tx_ctl->tx_control_3 = tx_rate0 & AR5K_4W_TX_DESC_CTL3_XMIT_RATE0;