diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
index a611ad857983..651807dfb508 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ struct ieee80211_hw *zd_mac_alloc_hw(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	hw->wiphy->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ] = &mac->band;
 
 	hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS |
-		    IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DB;
+		    IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_UNSPEC;
 
 	hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
 		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT) |
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index e2144f0e8728..409e2c69269d 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -860,11 +860,6 @@ enum ieee80211_tkip_key_type {
  *	expect values between 0 and @max_signal.
  *	If possible please provide dB or dBm instead.
  *
- * @IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DB:
- *	Hardware gives signal values in dB, decibel difference from an
- *	arbitrary, fixed reference. We expect values between 0 and @max_signal.
- *	If possible please provide dBm instead.
- *
  * @IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM:
  *	Hardware gives signal values in dBm, decibel difference from
  *	one milliwatt. This is the preferred method since it is standardized
@@ -900,15 +895,14 @@ enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
 	IEEE80211_HW_2GHZ_SHORT_SLOT_INCAPABLE		= 1<<3,
 	IEEE80211_HW_2GHZ_SHORT_PREAMBLE_INCAPABLE	= 1<<4,
 	IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_UNSPEC			= 1<<5,
-	IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DB				= 1<<6,
-	IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM				= 1<<7,
-	IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM				= 1<<8,
-	IEEE80211_HW_SPECTRUM_MGMT			= 1<<9,
-	IEEE80211_HW_AMPDU_AGGREGATION			= 1<<10,
-	IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS			= 1<<11,
-	IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK			= 1<<12,
-	IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS		= 1<<13,
-	IEEE80211_HW_MFP_CAPABLE			= 1<<14,
+	IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM				= 1<<6,
+	IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM				= 1<<7,
+	IEEE80211_HW_SPECTRUM_MGMT			= 1<<8,
+	IEEE80211_HW_AMPDU_AGGREGATION			= 1<<9,
+	IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS			= 1<<10,
+	IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK			= 1<<11,
+	IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS		= 1<<12,
+	IEEE80211_HW_MFP_CAPABLE			= 1<<13,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index a109c06e8e4e..7247b303e966 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -884,7 +884,6 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	local->hw.conf.listen_interval = local->hw.max_listen_interval;
 
 	local->wstats_flags |= local->hw.flags & (IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_UNSPEC |
-						  IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DB |
 						  IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM) ?
 			       IW_QUAL_QUAL_UPDATED : IW_QUAL_QUAL_INVALID;
 	local->wstats_flags |= local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM ?
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 1a59382976e6..8e8ddbfcd236 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_radiotap_len(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 
 	if (status->flag & RX_FLAG_TSFT)
 		len += 8;
-	if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DB ||
-	    local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM)
+	if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM)
 		len += 1;
 	if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM)
 		len += 1;
@@ -199,14 +198,6 @@ ieee80211_add_rx_radiotap_header(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	*pos = status->antenna;
 	pos++;
 
-	/* IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_ANTSIGNAL */
-	if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DB) {
-		*pos = status->signal;
-		rthdr->it_present |=
-			cpu_to_le32(1 << IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_ANTSIGNAL);
-		pos++;
-	}
-
 	/* IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_ANTNOISE is not used */
 
 	/* IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RX_FLAGS */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/wext.c b/net/mac80211/wext.c
index 5c88b8246bbb..bad1cfbfdf18 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wext.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wext.c
@@ -173,8 +173,7 @@ static int ieee80211_ioctl_giwrange(struct net_device *dev,
 	range->num_encoding_sizes = 2;
 	range->max_encoding_tokens = NUM_DEFAULT_KEYS;
 
-	if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_UNSPEC ||
-	    local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DB)
+	if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_UNSPEC)
 		range->max_qual.level = local->hw.max_signal;
 	else if  (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM)
 		range->max_qual.level = -110;