diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index 41b3289..8086263 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 
 	rt2x00lib_reset_link_tuner(rt2x00dev);
 
-	queue_delayed_work(rt2x00dev->workqueue,
+	queue_delayed_work(rt2x00dev->hw->workqueue,
 			   &rt2x00dev->link.work, LINK_TUNE_INTERVAL);
 }
 
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@
 	 * Increase tuner counter, and reschedule the next link tuner run.
 	 */
 	rt2x00dev->link.count++;
-	queue_delayed_work(rt2x00dev->workqueue,
+	queue_delayed_work(rt2x00dev->hw->workqueue,
 			   &rt2x00dev->link.work, LINK_TUNE_INTERVAL);
 }
 
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@
 						   rt2x00lib_beacondone_iter,
 						   rt2x00dev);
 
-	queue_work(rt2x00dev->workqueue, &rt2x00dev->intf_work);
+	schedule_work(&rt2x00dev->intf_work);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00lib_beacondone);
 
@@ -1064,10 +1064,6 @@
 	/*
 	 * Initialize configuration work.
 	 */
-	rt2x00dev->workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue("rt2x00lib");
-	if (!rt2x00dev->workqueue)
-		goto exit;
-
 	INIT_WORK(&rt2x00dev->intf_work, rt2x00lib_intf_scheduled);
 	INIT_WORK(&rt2x00dev->filter_work, rt2x00lib_packetfilter_scheduled);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rt2x00dev->link.work, rt2x00lib_link_tuner);
@@ -1128,13 +1124,6 @@
 	rt2x00leds_unregister(rt2x00dev);
 
 	/*
-	 * Stop all queued work. Note that most tasks will already be halted
-	 * during rt2x00lib_disable_radio() and rt2x00lib_uninitialize().
-	 */
-	flush_workqueue(rt2x00dev->workqueue);
-	destroy_workqueue(rt2x00dev->workqueue);
-
-	/*
 	 * Free ieee80211_hw memory.
 	 */
 	rt2x00lib_remove_hw(rt2x00dev);