diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh b/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
index 2b8b2d4677b..5b174cded64 100644
--- a/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
@@ -814,13 +814,6 @@ mac80211_interface_cleanup() {
 
 	mac80211_vap_cleanup hostapd "${primary_ap}"
 	mac80211_vap_cleanup wpa_supplicant "$(uci -q -P /var/state get wireless._${phy}.splist)"
-	for wdev in $(list_phy_interfaces "$phy"); do
-		local wdev_phy="$(readlink /sys/class/net/${wdev}/phy80211)"
-		wdev_phy="$(basename "$wdev_phy")"
-		[ -n "$wdev_phy" -a "$wdev_phy" != "$phy" ] && continue
-		ip link set dev "$wdev" down 2>/dev/null
-		iw dev "$wdev" del
-	done
 }
 
 mac80211_set_noscan() {
@@ -952,15 +945,6 @@ drv_mac80211_setup() {
 	wireless_set_up
 }
 
-list_phy_interfaces() {
-	local phy="$1"
-	if [ -d "/sys/class/ieee80211/${phy}/device/net" ]; then
-		ls "/sys/class/ieee80211/${phy}/device/net" 2>/dev/null;
-	else
-		ls "/sys/class/ieee80211/${phy}/device" 2>/dev/null | grep net: | sed -e 's,net:,,g'
-	fi
-}
-
 drv_mac80211_teardown() {
 	wireless_process_kill_all