diff --git a/net/wireless/mlme.c b/net/wireless/mlme.c
index c52ff59..4b4ba70 100644
--- a/net/wireless/mlme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/mlme.c
@@ -233,14 +233,8 @@
 	if (!req.bss)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	err = cfg80211_can_use_chan(rdev, wdev, req.bss->channel,
-				    CHAN_MODE_SHARED);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
 	err = rdev_auth(rdev, dev, &req);
 
-out:
 	cfg80211_put_bss(&rdev->wiphy, req.bss);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -306,16 +300,10 @@
 	if (!req->bss)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	err = cfg80211_can_use_chan(rdev, wdev, chan, CHAN_MODE_SHARED);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
 	err = rdev_assoc(rdev, dev, req);
 	if (!err)
 		cfg80211_hold_bss(bss_from_pub(req->bss));
-
-out:
-	if (err)
+	else
 		cfg80211_put_bss(&rdev->wiphy, req->bss);
 
 	return err;