diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.c
index ed079c1..bd740fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.c
@@ -1220,8 +1220,7 @@
 	command = le16_to_cpu(cmd->command);
 
 	/* These commands take longer */
-	if (command == CMD_802_11_SCAN || command == CMD_802_11_ASSOCIATE ||
-	    command == CMD_802_11_AUTHENTICATE)
+	if (command == CMD_802_11_SCAN || command == CMD_802_11_ASSOCIATE)
 		timeo = 5 * HZ;
 
 	lbs_deb_cmd("DNLD_CMD: command 0x%04x, seq %d, size %d\n",
@@ -1420,10 +1419,6 @@
 		ret = lbs_cmd_80211_associate(priv, cmdptr, pdata_buf);
 		break;
 
-	case CMD_802_11_AUTHENTICATE:
-		ret = lbs_cmd_80211_authenticate(priv, cmdptr, pdata_buf);
-		break;
-
 	case CMD_MAC_REG_ACCESS:
 	case CMD_BBP_REG_ACCESS:
 	case CMD_RF_REG_ACCESS: