diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c b/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c
index 5a3018e14445..5e2b82499004 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ struct wfx_dev *wfx_init_common(struct device *dev,
 	hw->wiphy->features |= NL80211_FEATURE_AP_SCAN;
 	hw->wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_AP_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD;
 	hw->wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_AP_UAPSD;
-	hw->wiphy->flags &= ~WIPHY_FLAG_PS_ON_BY_DEFAULT;
 	hw->wiphy->max_ap_assoc_sta = HIF_LINK_ID_MAX;
 	hw->wiphy->max_scan_ssids = 2;
 	hw->wiphy->max_scan_ie_len = IEEE80211_MAX_DATA_LEN;