/* Write OFDM timings on 5212*/
                if (ah->ah_version == AR5K_AR5212 &&
                        channel->hw_value & CHANNEL_OFDM) {
-                       struct ath5k_eeprom_info *ee =
-                                       &ah->ah_capabilities.cap_eeprom;
 
                        ret = ath5k_hw_write_ofdm_timings(ah, channel);
                        if (ret)
                                return ret;
 
-                       /* Note: According to docs we can have a newer
-                        * EEPROM on old hardware, so we need to verify
-                        * that our hardware is new enough to have spur
-                        * mitigation registers (delta phase etc) */
-                       if (ah->ah_mac_srev >= AR5K_SREV_AR5424 ||
-                       (ah->ah_mac_srev >= AR5K_SREV_AR5424 &&
-                       ee->ee_version >= AR5K_EEPROM_VERSION_5_3))
+                       /* Spur info is available only from EEPROM versions
+                        * bigger than 5.3 but but the EEPOM routines will use
+                        * static values for older versions */
+                       if (ah->ah_mac_srev >= AR5K_SREV_AR5424)
                                ath5k_hw_set_spur_mitigation_filter(ah,
-                                                               channel);
+                                                                   channel);
                }
 
                /*Enable/disable 802.11b mode on 5111