diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index a12e6cae5132..ba1f7625625c 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -3843,11 +3843,6 @@ enum nl80211_ap_sme_features {
  * @NL80211_FEATURE_CELL_BASE_REG_HINTS: This driver has been tested
  *	to work properly to suppport receiving regulatory hints from
  *	cellular base stations.
- * @NL80211_FEATURE_P2P_DEVICE_NEEDS_CHANNEL: If this is set, an active
- *	P2P Device (%NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE) requires its own channel
- *	in the interface combinations, even when it's only used for scan
- *	and remain-on-channel. This could be due to, for example, the
- *	remain-on-channel implementation requiring a channel context.
  * @NL80211_FEATURE_SAE: This driver supports simultaneous authentication of
  *	equals (SAE) with user space SME (NL80211_CMD_AUTHENTICATE) in station
  *	mode
@@ -3889,7 +3884,7 @@ enum nl80211_feature_flags {
 	NL80211_FEATURE_HT_IBSS				= 1 << 1,
 	NL80211_FEATURE_INACTIVITY_TIMER		= 1 << 2,
 	NL80211_FEATURE_CELL_BASE_REG_HINTS		= 1 << 3,
-	NL80211_FEATURE_P2P_DEVICE_NEEDS_CHANNEL	= 1 << 4,
+	/* bit 4 is reserved - don't use */
 	NL80211_FEATURE_SAE				= 1 << 5,
 	NL80211_FEATURE_LOW_PRIORITY_SCAN		= 1 << 6,
 	NL80211_FEATURE_SCAN_FLUSH			= 1 << 7,
diff --git a/net/wireless/chan.c b/net/wireless/chan.c
index f8ab7df1ab0d..5946450c5406 100644
--- a/net/wireless/chan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/chan.c
@@ -705,12 +705,8 @@ cfg80211_get_chan_state(struct wireless_dev *wdev,
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR:
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN:
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_WDS:
-		/* these interface types don't really have a channel */
-		return;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE:
-		if (wdev->wiphy->features &
-				NL80211_FEATURE_P2P_DEVICE_NEEDS_CHANNEL)
-			*chanmode = CHAN_MODE_EXCLUSIVE;
+		/* these interface types don't really have a channel */
 		return;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_UNSPECIFIED:
 	case NUM_NL80211_IFTYPES: