diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
index 9278f4feff74..bdccc84278d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
@@ -5494,7 +5494,6 @@ static int rtl8xxxu_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 {
 	struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv = hw->priv;
 	struct device *dev = &priv->udev->dev;
-	u16 val16;
 	int ret = 0, channel;
 	bool ht40;
 
@@ -5504,14 +5503,6 @@ static int rtl8xxxu_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 			 __func__, hw->conf.chandef.chan->hw_value,
 			 changed, hw->conf.chandef.width);
 
-	if (changed & IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RETRY_LIMITS) {
-		val16 = ((hw->conf.long_frame_max_tx_count <<
-			  RETRY_LIMIT_LONG_SHIFT) & RETRY_LIMIT_LONG_MASK) |
-			((hw->conf.short_frame_max_tx_count <<
-			  RETRY_LIMIT_SHORT_SHIFT) & RETRY_LIMIT_SHORT_MASK);
-		rtl8xxxu_write16(priv, REG_RETRY_LIMIT, val16);
-	}
-
 	if (changed & IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_CHANNEL) {
 		switch (hw->conf.chandef.width) {
 		case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT: