diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/541-ath9k_rx_dma_stop_check.patch b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/541-ath9k_rx_dma_stop_check.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c2d2781559..0000000000
--- a/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/541-ath9k_rx_dma_stop_check.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
---- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
-+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
-@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ bool ath9k_hw_stopdmarecv(struct ath_hw
- {
- #define AH_RX_STOP_DMA_TIMEOUT 10000   /* usec */
- 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
--	u32 mac_status, last_mac_status = 0;
-+	u32 mac_status = 0, last_mac_status = 0;
- 	int i;
- 
- 	/* Enable access to the DMA observation bus */
-@@ -728,6 +728,16 @@ bool ath9k_hw_stopdmarecv(struct ath_hw
- 	}
- 
- 	if (i == 0) {
-+		if (!AR_SREV_9300_20_OR_LATER(ah) &&
-+		    (mac_status & 0x700) == 0) {
-+			/*
-+			 * DMA is idle but the MAC is still stuck
-+			 * processing events
-+			 */
-+			*reset = true;
-+			return true;
-+		}
-+
- 		ath_err(common,
- 			"DMA failed to stop in %d ms AR_CR=0x%08x AR_DIAG_SW=0x%08x DMADBG_7=0x%08x\n",
- 			AH_RX_STOP_DMA_TIMEOUT / 1000,