diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c
index 5aa80420c0d1..cc0aa80ca877 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ mwl8k_send_fw_load_cmd(struct mwl8k_priv *priv, void *data, int length)
 {
 	void __iomem *regs = priv->regs;
 	dma_addr_t dma_addr;
-	int rc;
 	int loops;
 
 	dma_addr = pci_map_single(priv->pdev, data, length, PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
@@ -425,7 +424,6 @@ mwl8k_send_fw_load_cmd(struct mwl8k_priv *priv, void *data, int length)
 	iowrite32(MWL8K_H2A_INT_DUMMY,
 		regs + MWL8K_HIU_H2A_INTERRUPT_EVENTS);
 
-	rc = -ETIMEDOUT;
 	loops = 1000;
 	do {
 		u32 int_code;
@@ -433,7 +431,6 @@ mwl8k_send_fw_load_cmd(struct mwl8k_priv *priv, void *data, int length)
 		int_code = ioread32(regs + MWL8K_HIU_INT_CODE);
 		if (int_code == MWL8K_INT_CODE_CMD_FINISHED) {
 			iowrite32(0, regs + MWL8K_HIU_INT_CODE);
-			rc = 0;
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -442,26 +439,7 @@ mwl8k_send_fw_load_cmd(struct mwl8k_priv *priv, void *data, int length)
 
 	pci_unmap_single(priv->pdev, dma_addr, length, PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
 
-	/*
-	 * Clear 'command done' interrupt bit.
-	 */
-	loops = 1000;
-	do {
-		u32 status;
-
-		status = ioread32(priv->regs +
-				MWL8K_HIU_A2H_INTERRUPT_STATUS);
-		if (status & MWL8K_A2H_INT_OPC_DONE) {
-			iowrite32(~MWL8K_A2H_INT_OPC_DONE,
-				priv->regs + MWL8K_HIU_A2H_INTERRUPT_STATUS);
-			ioread32(priv->regs + MWL8K_HIU_A2H_INTERRUPT_STATUS);
-			break;
-		}
-
-		udelay(1);
-	} while (--loops);
-
-	return rc;
+	return loops ? 0 : -ETIMEDOUT;
 }
 
 static int mwl8k_load_fw_image(struct mwl8k_priv *priv,