diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 9d3639ff9c28..8bebf45af95d 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -1529,8 +1529,6 @@ struct cfg80211_s1g_short_beacon {
  * @ht_required: stations must support HT
  * @vht_required: stations must support VHT
  * @twt_responder: Enable Target Wait Time
- * @he_required: stations must support HE
- * @sae_h2e_required: stations must support direct H2E technique in SAE
  * @flags: flags, as defined in &enum nl80211_ap_settings_flags
  * @he_obss_pd: OBSS Packet Detection settings
  * @he_oper: HE operation IE (or %NULL if HE isn't enabled)
@@ -1566,7 +1564,7 @@ struct cfg80211_ap_settings {
 	const struct ieee80211_eht_cap_elem *eht_cap;
 	const struct ieee80211_eht_operation *eht_oper;
 	const struct ieee80211_uhr_operation *uhr_oper;
-	bool ht_required, vht_required, he_required, sae_h2e_required;
+	bool ht_required, vht_required;
 	bool twt_responder;
 	u32 flags;
 	struct ieee80211_he_obss_pd he_obss_pd;
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index b0bb94f29e56..a4d9b4068506 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -6641,10 +6641,6 @@ static void nl80211_check_ap_rate_selectors(struct cfg80211_ap_settings *params,
 			params->ht_required = true;
 		if (rates->data[i] == BSS_MEMBERSHIP_SELECTOR_VHT_PHY)
 			params->vht_required = true;
-		if (rates->data[i] == BSS_MEMBERSHIP_SELECTOR_HE_PHY)
-			params->he_required = true;
-		if (rates->data[i] == BSS_MEMBERSHIP_SELECTOR_SAE_H2E)
-			params->sae_h2e_required = true;
 	}
 }