diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 346f373fb676..5ecc686c1f1a 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -1258,10 +1258,6 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
  *
  * @set_rts_threshold: Configuration of RTS threshold (if device needs it)
  *
- * @set_frag_threshold: Configuration of fragmentation threshold. Assign this if
- *	the device does fragmentation by itself; if this method is assigned then
- *	the stack will not do fragmentation.
- *
  * @sta_notify: Notifies low level driver about addition or removal of an
  *	associated station, AP, IBSS/WDS/mesh peer etc. Must be atomic.
  *
@@ -1331,7 +1327,6 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
 	void (*get_tkip_seq)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 hw_key_idx,
 			     u32 *iv32, u16 *iv16);
 	int (*set_rts_threshold)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 value);
-	int (*set_frag_threshold)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 value);
 	void (*sta_notify)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			enum sta_notify_cmd, struct ieee80211_sta *sta);
 	void (*sta_notify_ps)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index d7761e95e4cf..b098c58d216f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -1001,7 +1001,6 @@ __ieee80211_tx_prepare(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx,
 	if (tx->flags & IEEE80211_TX_FRAGMENTED) {
 		if ((tx->flags & IEEE80211_TX_UNICAST) &&
 		    skb->len + FCS_LEN > local->fragmentation_threshold &&
-		    !local->ops->set_frag_threshold &&
 		    !(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU))
 			tx->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_FRAGMENTED;
 		else
diff --git a/net/mac80211/wext.c b/net/mac80211/wext.c
index 4e1fdcfacb0c..fbeb927c116b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wext.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wext.c
@@ -639,14 +639,6 @@ static int ieee80211_ioctl_siwfrag(struct net_device *dev,
 		local->fragmentation_threshold = frag->value & ~0x1;
 	}
 
-	/* If the wlan card performs fragmentation in hardware/firmware,
-	 * configure it here */
-
-	if (local->ops->set_frag_threshold)
-		return local->ops->set_frag_threshold(
-			local_to_hw(local),
-			local->fragmentation_threshold);
-
 	return 0;
 }