diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index bd0bbc37a1ae..e12293e60ac1 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ struct ieee80211_rx_status {
 	int freq;
 	int signal;
 	int noise;
-	int qual;
+	int __deprecated qual;
 	int antenna;
 	int rate_idx;
 	int flag;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c
index 8721679773da..4425b613552c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ STA_FILE(tx_filtered, tx_filtered_count, LU);
 STA_FILE(tx_retry_failed, tx_retry_failed, LU);
 STA_FILE(tx_retry_count, tx_retry_count, LU);
 STA_FILE(last_signal, last_signal, D);
-STA_FILE(last_qual, last_qual, D);
 STA_FILE(last_noise, last_noise, D);
 STA_FILE(wep_weak_iv_count, wep_weak_iv_count, LU);
 
@@ -205,7 +204,6 @@ void ieee80211_sta_debugfs_add(struct sta_info *sta)
 	DEBUGFS_ADD(tx_retry_failed);
 	DEBUGFS_ADD(tx_retry_count);
 	DEBUGFS_ADD(last_signal);
-	DEBUGFS_ADD(last_qual);
 	DEBUGFS_ADD(last_noise);
 	DEBUGFS_ADD(wep_weak_iv_count);
 }
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index c832d408187e..f862399f7ce1 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -859,7 +859,6 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_sta_process(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 	sta->rx_fragments++;
 	sta->rx_bytes += rx->skb->len;
 	sta->last_signal = rx->status->signal;
-	sta->last_qual = rx->status->qual;
 	sta->last_noise = rx->status->noise;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
index b3686c870b5e..703f5492ee65 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ struct sta_ampdu_mlme {
  * @rx_fragments: number of received MPDUs
  * @rx_dropped: number of dropped MPDUs from this STA
  * @last_signal: signal of last received frame from this STA
- * @last_qual: qual of last received frame from this STA
  * @last_noise: noise of last received frame from this STA
  * @last_seq_ctrl: last received seq/frag number from this STA (per RX queue)
  * @tx_filtered_count: number of frames the hardware filtered for this STA
@@ -259,7 +258,6 @@ struct sta_info {
 	unsigned long rx_fragments;
 	unsigned long rx_dropped;
 	int last_signal;
-	int last_qual;
 	int last_noise;
 	__le16 last_seq_ctrl[NUM_RX_DATA_QUEUES];