/* RSSI to dBm */
 #define IWL39_RSSI_OFFSET      95
 
-#define IWL_DEFAULT_TX_POWER   0x0F
-
 /*
  * EEPROM related constants, enums, and structures.
  */
 
 
 #define IWL4965_DEFAULT_TX_RETRY  15
 
-/* Limit range of txpower output target to be between these values */
-#define IWL4965_TX_POWER_TARGET_POWER_MIN      (0)     /* 0 dBm: 1 milliwatt */
-
 /* EEPROM */
 #define IWL4965_FIRST_AMPDU_QUEUE      10
 
 
        struct ieee80211_channel *geo_ch;
        struct ieee80211_rate *rates;
        int i = 0;
+       s8 max_tx_power = 0;
 
        if (priv->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ].n_bitrates ||
            priv->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ].n_bitrates) {
 
                        geo_ch->flags |= ch->ht40_extension_channel;
 
-                       if (ch->max_power_avg > priv->tx_power_device_lmt)
-                               priv->tx_power_device_lmt = ch->max_power_avg;
+                       if (ch->max_power_avg > max_tx_power)
+                               max_tx_power = ch->max_power_avg;
                } else {
                        geo_ch->flags |= IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED;
                }
                                 geo_ch->flags);
        }
 
+       priv->tx_power_device_lmt = max_tx_power;
+       priv->tx_power_user_lmt = max_tx_power;
+       priv->tx_power_next = max_tx_power;
+
        if ((priv->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ].n_channels == 0) &&
             priv->cfg->sku & IWL_SKU_A) {
                IWL_INFO(priv, "Incorrectly detected BG card as ABG. "
        if (!priv->cfg->ops->lib->send_tx_power)
                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-       if (tx_power < IWL4965_TX_POWER_TARGET_POWER_MIN) {
+       /* 0 dBm mean 1 milliwatt */
+       if (tx_power < 0) {
                IWL_WARN(priv,
-                        "Requested user TXPOWER %d below lower limit %d.\n",
-                        tx_power,
-                        IWL4965_TX_POWER_TARGET_POWER_MIN);
+                        "Requested user TXPOWER %d below 1 mW.\n",
+                        tx_power);
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
 
                                             flags & EEPROM_CHANNEL_RADAR))
                                       ? "" : "not ");
 
-                       /* Set the tx_power_user_lmt to the highest power
-                        * supported by any channel */
-                       if (eeprom_ch_info[ch].max_power_avg >
-                                               priv->tx_power_user_lmt)
-                               priv->tx_power_user_lmt =
-                                   eeprom_ch_info[ch].max_power_avg;
-
                        ch_info++;
                }
        }
 
        priv->force_reset[IWL_FW_RESET].reset_duration =
                IWL_DELAY_NEXT_FORCE_FW_RELOAD;
 
-
-       priv->tx_power_user_lmt = IWL_DEFAULT_TX_POWER;
-       priv->tx_power_next = IWL_DEFAULT_TX_POWER;
-
        if (eeprom->version < EEPROM_3945_EEPROM_VERSION) {
                IWL_WARN(priv, "Unsupported EEPROM version: 0x%04X\n",
                         eeprom->version);
 
 
        iwl_legacy_init_scan_params(priv);
 
-       /* Set the tx_power_user_lmt to the lowest power level
-        * this value will get overwritten by channel max power avg
-        * from eeprom */
-       priv->tx_power_user_lmt = IWL4965_TX_POWER_TARGET_POWER_MIN;
-       priv->tx_power_next = IWL4965_TX_POWER_TARGET_POWER_MIN;
-
        ret = iwl_legacy_init_channel_map(priv);
        if (ret) {
                IWL_ERR(priv, "initializing regulatory failed: %d\n", ret);