diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index b51c2c8584ae..c81091a5cc3a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1345,7 +1345,6 @@ ieee80211_assign_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 	size = sizeof(*new) + new_head_len + new_tail_len;
 
-	/* new or old multiple BSSID elements? */
 	if (params->mbssid_ies) {
 		mbssid = params->mbssid_ies;
 		size += struct_size(new->mbssid_ies, elem, mbssid->cnt);
@@ -1355,15 +1354,6 @@ ieee80211_assign_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		}
 		size += ieee80211_get_mbssid_beacon_len(mbssid, rnr,
 							mbssid->cnt);
-	} else if (old && old->mbssid_ies) {
-		mbssid = old->mbssid_ies;
-		size += struct_size(new->mbssid_ies, elem, mbssid->cnt);
-		if (old && old->rnr_ies) {
-			rnr = old->rnr_ies;
-			size += struct_size(new->rnr_ies, elem, rnr->cnt);
-		}
-		size += ieee80211_get_mbssid_beacon_len(mbssid, rnr,
-							mbssid->cnt);
 	}
 
 	new = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);