diff --git a/mac80211.c b/mac80211.c
index 32ddbf08..fa481d2f 100644
--- a/mac80211.c
+++ b/mac80211.c
@@ -406,11 +406,6 @@ void mt76_set_channel(struct mt76_dev *dev)
 	bool offchannel = hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL;
 	int timeout = HZ / 5;
 
-	if (offchannel)
-		set_bit(MT76_OFFCHANNEL, &dev->state);
-	else
-		clear_bit(MT76_OFFCHANNEL, &dev->state);
-
 	wait_event_timeout(dev->tx_wait, !mt76_has_tx_pending(dev), timeout);
 
 	if (dev->drv->update_survey)
diff --git a/mt76.h b/mt76.h
index 38f2b175..d67c6a26 100644
--- a/mt76.h
+++ b/mt76.h
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ enum {
 	MT76_STATE_MCU_RUNNING,
 	MT76_SCANNING,
 	MT76_RESET,
-	MT76_OFFCHANNEL,
 	MT76_REMOVED,
 	MT76_READING_STATS,
 };
diff --git a/tx.c b/tx.c
index d7982aa8..c22a05f0 100644
--- a/tx.c
+++ b/tx.c
@@ -427,8 +427,7 @@ mt76_txq_send_burst(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct mt76_sw_queue *sq,
 		if (probe)
 			break;
 
-		if (test_bit(MT76_OFFCHANNEL, &dev->state) ||
-		    test_bit(MT76_RESET, &dev->state))
+		if (test_bit(MT76_RESET, &dev->state))
 			return -EBUSY;
 
 		skb = mt76_txq_dequeue(dev, mtxq, false);
@@ -487,8 +486,7 @@ mt76_txq_schedule_list(struct mt76_dev *dev, enum mt76_txq_id qid)
 		if (sq->swq_queued >= 4)
 			break;
 
-		if (test_bit(MT76_OFFCHANNEL, &dev->state) ||
-		    test_bit(MT76_RESET, &dev->state)) {
+		if (test_bit(MT76_RESET, &dev->state)) {
 			ret = -EBUSY;
 			break;
 		}