diff --git a/package/firmware/ipq-wifi/Makefile b/package/firmware/ipq-wifi/Makefile
index eada8baf6f..610dee18e0 100644
--- a/package/firmware/ipq-wifi/Makefile
+++ b/package/firmware/ipq-wifi/Makefile
@@ -48,10 +48,8 @@ define ipq-wifi-install-one-to
   $(INSTALL_DATA) $(1) $(2)/lib/firmware/ath10k/$(3)/board-2.bin
 endef
 
-# Note: .bin deprecated; supports existing boards
-
 define ipq-wifi-install-one
-  $(if $(filter $(suffix $(1)),.QCA4019 .qca4019 .bin),\
+  $(if $(filter $(suffix $(1)),.QCA4019 .qca4019),\
     $(call ipq-wifi-install-one-to,$(1),$(2),QCA4019/hw1.0),\
   $(if $(filter $(suffix $(1)),.QCA9888 .qca9888),\
     $(call ipq-wifi-install-one-to,$(1),$(2),QCA9888/hw2.0),\
diff --git a/package/firmware/ipq-wifi/board-qxwlan_e2600ac.bin b/package/firmware/ipq-wifi/board-qxwlan_e2600ac.bin
deleted file mode 120000
index acccf886ef..0000000000
--- a/package/firmware/ipq-wifi/board-qxwlan_e2600ac.bin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-board-qxwlan-e2600ac.bin
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package/firmware/ipq-wifi/board-qxwlan-e2600ac.bin b/package/firmware/ipq-wifi/board-qxwlan_e2600ac.qca4019
similarity index 100%
rename from package/firmware/ipq-wifi/board-qxwlan-e2600ac.bin
rename to package/firmware/ipq-wifi/board-qxwlan_e2600ac.qca4019