diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
index e5ace22..2c3b4a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
@@ -1028,7 +1028,6 @@
 
 /* TODO: Clean up and merge with ath5k_softc */
 struct ath5k_hw {
-	u32			ah_magic;
 	struct ath_common       common;
 
 	struct ath5k_softc	*ah_sc;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/desc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/desc.c
index d26126b..aebb31f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/desc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/desc.c
@@ -670,12 +670,6 @@
 		ah->ah_version != AR5K_AR5212)
 			return -ENOTSUPP;
 
-	/* XXX: What is this magic value and where is it used ? */
-	if (ah->ah_version == AR5K_AR5212)
-		ah->ah_magic = AR5K_EEPROM_MAGIC_5212;
-	else if (ah->ah_version == AR5K_AR5211)
-		ah->ah_magic = AR5K_EEPROM_MAGIC_5211;
-
 	if (ah->ah_version == AR5K_AR5212) {
 		ah->ah_setup_rx_desc = ath5k_hw_setup_rx_desc;
 		ah->ah_setup_tx_desc = ath5k_hw_setup_4word_tx_desc;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/eeprom.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/eeprom.h
index 473a483..1a65683 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/eeprom.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/eeprom.h
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@
 						 * SERDES infos are present */
 #define AR5K_EEPROM_MAGIC		0x003d	/* EEPROM Magic number */
 #define AR5K_EEPROM_MAGIC_VALUE		0x5aa5	/* Default - found on EEPROM */
-#define AR5K_EEPROM_MAGIC_5212		0x0000145c /* 5212 */
-#define AR5K_EEPROM_MAGIC_5211		0x0000145b /* 5211 */
-#define AR5K_EEPROM_MAGIC_5210		0x0000145a /* 5210 */
 
 #define	AR5K_EEPROM_IS_HB63		0x000b	/* Talon detect */