diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index a7f122b79948..627885765a36 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -921,12 +921,6 @@ struct sk_buff *
 ieee80211_get_buffered_bc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int if_id,
 			  struct ieee80211_tx_control *control);
 
-/* Low level drivers that have their own MLME and MAC indicate
- * the aid for an associating station with this call */
-int ieee80211_set_aid_for_sta(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
-			      u8 *peer_address, u16 aid);
-
-
 /* Given an sk_buff with a raw 802.11 header at the data pointer this function
  * returns the 802.11 header length in bytes (not including encryption
  * headers). If the data in the sk_buff is too short to contain a valid 802.11
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c b/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c
index 85f23fd866ad..4bcf18097e53 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c
@@ -3165,34 +3165,6 @@ int ieee80211_radar_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int channel,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_radar_status);
 
-int ieee80211_set_aid_for_sta(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *peer_address,
-			      u16 aid)
-{
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	struct ieee80211_msg_set_aid_for_sta *msg;
-	struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
-
-	/* unlikely because if this event only happens for APs,
-	 * which require an open ap device. */
-	if (unlikely(!local->apdev))
-		return 0;
-
-	skb = dev_alloc_skb(sizeof(struct ieee80211_frame_info) +
-			    sizeof(struct ieee80211_msg_set_aid_for_sta));
-
-	if (!skb)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	skb_reserve(skb, sizeof(struct ieee80211_frame_info));
-
-	msg = (struct ieee80211_msg_set_aid_for_sta *)
-		skb_put(skb, sizeof(struct ieee80211_msg_set_aid_for_sta));
-	memcpy(msg->sta_address, peer_address, ETH_ALEN);
-	msg->aid = aid;
-
-	ieee80211_rx_mgmt(local, skb, NULL, ieee80211_msg_set_aid_for_sta);
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_set_aid_for_sta);
 
 static void ap_sta_ps_start(struct net_device *dev, struct sta_info *sta)
 {
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_common.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_common.h
index 7af6710bf718..77c6afb7f6a8 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_common.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_common.h
@@ -52,16 +52,11 @@ enum ieee80211_msg_type {
 	ieee80211_msg_michael_mic_failure = 5,
 	/* hole at 6, was monitor but never sent to userspace */
 	ieee80211_msg_sta_not_assoc = 7,
-	ieee80211_msg_set_aid_for_sta = 8 /* used by Intersil MVC driver */,
+	/* 8 was ieee80211_msg_set_aid_for_sta */
 	ieee80211_msg_key_threshold_notification = 9,
 	ieee80211_msg_radar = 11,
 };
 
-struct ieee80211_msg_set_aid_for_sta {
-	char	sta_address[ETH_ALEN];
-	u16	aid;
-};
-
 struct ieee80211_msg_key_notification {
 	int tx_rx_count;
 	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];