--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/calib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/calib.c
@@ -69,21 +69,15 @@ static void ath9k_hw_update_nfcal_hist_b
 					      int16_t *nfarray)
 {
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
-	struct ieee80211_conf *conf = &common->hw->conf;
 	struct ath_nf_limits *limit;
 	struct ath9k_nfcal_hist *h;
 	bool high_nf_mid = false;
-	u8 chainmask = (ah->rxchainmask << 3) | ah->rxchainmask;
 	int i;
 
 	h = cal->nfCalHist;
 	limit = ath9k_hw_get_nf_limits(ah, ah->curchan);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_NF_READINGS; i++) {
-		if (!(chainmask & (1 << i)) ||
-		    ((i >= AR5416_MAX_CHAINS) && !conf_is_ht40(conf)))
-			continue;
-
 		h[i].nfCalBuffer[h[i].currIndex] = nfarray[i];
 
 		if (++h[i].currIndex >= ATH9K_NF_CAL_HIST_MAX)
@@ -231,7 +225,6 @@ void ath9k_hw_loadnf(struct ath_hw *ah, 
 	int32_t val;
 	u8 chainmask = (ah->rxchainmask << 3) | ah->rxchainmask;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
-	struct ieee80211_conf *conf = &common->hw->conf;
 	s16 default_nf = ath9k_hw_get_default_nf(ah, chan);
 
 	if (ah->caldata)
@@ -241,9 +234,6 @@ void ath9k_hw_loadnf(struct ath_hw *ah, 
 		if (chainmask & (1 << i)) {
 			s16 nfval;
 
-			if ((i >= AR5416_MAX_CHAINS) && !conf_is_ht40(conf))
-				continue;
-
 			if (h)
 				nfval = h[i].privNF;
 			else
@@ -303,9 +293,6 @@ void ath9k_hw_loadnf(struct ath_hw *ah, 
 	ENABLE_REGWRITE_BUFFER(ah);
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_NF_READINGS; i++) {
 		if (chainmask & (1 << i)) {
-			if ((i >= AR5416_MAX_CHAINS) && !conf_is_ht40(conf))
-				continue;
-
 			val = REG_READ(ah, ah->nf_regs[i]);
 			val &= 0xFFFFFE00;
 			val |= (((u32) (-50) << 1) & 0x1ff);