--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_mac.c
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ static void ar9002_hw_set_desc_link(void
 	((struct ath_desc*) ds)->ds_link = ds_link;
 }
 
-static void ar9002_hw_get_desc_link(void *ds, u32 **ds_link)
-{
-	*ds_link = &((struct ath_desc *)ds)->ds_link;
-}
-
 static bool ar9002_hw_get_isr(struct ath_hw *ah, enum ath9k_int *masked)
 {
 	u32 isr = 0;
@@ -437,7 +432,6 @@ void ar9002_hw_attach_mac_ops(struct ath
 
 	ops->rx_enable = ar9002_hw_rx_enable;
 	ops->set_desc_link = ar9002_hw_set_desc_link;
-	ops->get_desc_link = ar9002_hw_get_desc_link;
 	ops->get_isr = ar9002_hw_get_isr;
 	ops->fill_txdesc = ar9002_hw_fill_txdesc;
 	ops->proc_txdesc = ar9002_hw_proc_txdesc;
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
@@ -43,13 +43,6 @@ static void ar9003_hw_set_desc_link(void
 	ads->ctl10 |= ar9003_calc_ptr_chksum(ads);
 }
 
-static void ar9003_hw_get_desc_link(void *ds, u32 **ds_link)
-{
-	struct ar9003_txc *ads = ds;
-
-	*ds_link = &ads->link;
-}
-
 static bool ar9003_hw_get_isr(struct ath_hw *ah, enum ath9k_int *masked)
 {
 	u32 isr = 0;
@@ -498,7 +491,6 @@ void ar9003_hw_attach_mac_ops(struct ath
 
 	ops->rx_enable = ar9003_hw_rx_enable;
 	ops->set_desc_link = ar9003_hw_set_desc_link;
-	ops->get_desc_link = ar9003_hw_get_desc_link;
 	ops->get_isr = ar9003_hw_get_isr;
 	ops->fill_txdesc = ar9003_hw_fill_txdesc;
 	ops->proc_txdesc = ar9003_hw_proc_txdesc;
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw-ops.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw-ops.h
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ static inline void ath9k_hw_set_desc_lin
 	ath9k_hw_ops(ah)->set_desc_link(ds, link);
 }
 
-static inline void ath9k_hw_get_desc_link(struct ath_hw *ah, void *ds,
-					  u32 **link)
-{
-	ath9k_hw_ops(ah)->get_desc_link(ds, link);
-}
 static inline bool ath9k_hw_calibrate(struct ath_hw *ah,
 				      struct ath9k_channel *chan,
 				      u8 rxchainmask,
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -603,7 +603,6 @@ struct ath_hw_ops {
 				     int power_off);
 	void (*rx_enable)(struct ath_hw *ah);
 	void (*set_desc_link)(void *ds, u32 link);
-	void (*get_desc_link)(void *ds, u32 **link);
 	bool (*calibrate)(struct ath_hw *ah,
 			  struct ath9k_channel *chan,
 			  u8 rxchainmask,