diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
index 8fd22c69855f..a6d50149e0c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
@@ -823,8 +823,6 @@ int rt2x00usb_probe(struct usb_interface *usb_intf,
 
 	INIT_WORK(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_work, rt2x00usb_work_rxdone);
 	INIT_WORK(&rt2x00dev->txdone_work, rt2x00usb_work_txdone);
-	hrtimer_init(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
-		     HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
 
 	retval = rt2x00usb_alloc_reg(rt2x00dev);
 	if (retval)