diff --git a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
index cbe133b..bc7c8f5 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
@@ -36,18 +36,18 @@
 }
 
 static inline int drv_add_interface(struct ieee80211_local *local,
-				    struct ieee80211_if_init_conf *conf)
+				    struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 {
-	int ret = local->ops->add_interface(&local->hw, conf);
-	trace_drv_add_interface(local, vif_to_sdata(conf->vif), ret);
+	int ret = local->ops->add_interface(&local->hw, vif);
+	trace_drv_add_interface(local, vif_to_sdata(vif), ret);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static inline void drv_remove_interface(struct ieee80211_local *local,
-					struct ieee80211_if_init_conf *conf)
+					struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 {
-	local->ops->remove_interface(&local->hw, conf);
-	trace_drv_remove_interface(local, vif_to_sdata(conf->vif));
+	local->ops->remove_interface(&local->hw, vif);
+	trace_drv_remove_interface(local, vif_to_sdata(vif));
 }
 
 static inline int drv_config(struct ieee80211_local *local, u32 changed)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index 7d410f1..00a1f4c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *nsdata;
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
-	struct ieee80211_if_init_conf conf;
 	u32 changed = 0;
 	int res;
 	u32 hw_reconf_flags = 0;
@@ -248,10 +247,7 @@
 		ieee80211_configure_filter(local);
 		break;
 	default:
-		conf.vif = &sdata->vif;
-		conf.type = sdata->vif.type;
-		conf.mac_addr = sdata->vif.addr;
-		res = drv_add_interface(local, &conf);
+		res = drv_add_interface(local, &sdata->vif);
 		if (res)
 			goto err_stop;
 
@@ -334,7 +330,7 @@
 
 	return 0;
  err_del_interface:
-	drv_remove_interface(local, &conf);
+	drv_remove_interface(local, &sdata->vif);
  err_stop:
 	if (!local->open_count)
 		drv_stop(local);
@@ -349,7 +345,6 @@
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
-	struct ieee80211_if_init_conf conf;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct sk_buff *skb, *tmp;
@@ -533,12 +528,9 @@
 				BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED);
 		}
 
-		conf.vif = &sdata->vif;
-		conf.type = sdata->vif.type;
-		conf.mac_addr = sdata->vif.addr;
 		/* disable all keys for as long as this netdev is down */
 		ieee80211_disable_keys(sdata);
-		drv_remove_interface(local, &conf);
+		drv_remove_interface(local, &sdata->vif);
 	}
 
 	sdata->bss = NULL;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/pm.c b/net/mac80211/pm.c
index 913dc7e..47f8189 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/pm.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/pm.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
-	struct ieee80211_if_init_conf conf;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -100,10 +99,7 @@
 		ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata,
 			BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED);
 
-		conf.vif = &sdata->vif;
-		conf.type = sdata->vif.type;
-		conf.mac_addr = sdata->vif.addr;
-		drv_remove_interface(local, &conf);
+		drv_remove_interface(local, &sdata->vif);
 	}
 
 	/* stop hardware - this must stop RX */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index 1fdb80f..4b93030 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -1075,7 +1075,6 @@
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = &local->hw;
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
-	struct ieee80211_if_init_conf conf;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int res;
@@ -1094,12 +1093,8 @@
 	list_for_each_entry(sdata, &local->interfaces, list) {
 		if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN &&
 		    sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR &&
-		    ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata)) {
-			conf.vif = &sdata->vif;
-			conf.type = sdata->vif.type;
-			conf.mac_addr = sdata->vif.addr;
-			res = drv_add_interface(local, &conf);
-		}
+		    ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata))
+			res = drv_add_interface(local, &sdata->vif);
 	}
 
 	/* add STAs back */