diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/sta.c b/drivers/staging/wfx/sta.c
index 67e16c435848..b0557dab91fd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wfx/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/sta.c
@@ -413,7 +413,6 @@ static void wfx_do_unjoin(struct wfx_vif *wvif)
 
 	/* Unjoin is a reset. */
 	wfx_tx_lock_flush(wvif->wdev);
-	hif_keep_alive_period(wvif, 0);
 	hif_reset(wvif, false);
 	wfx_tx_policy_init(wvif);
 	hif_set_macaddr(wvif, wvif->vif->addr);