static bool
 ieee80211_verify_peer_he_mcs_support(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-                                    const struct cfg80211_bss_ies *ies,
+                                    const struct ieee80211_he_cap_elem *he_cap,
                                     const struct ieee80211_he_operation *he_op)
 {
-       const struct element *he_cap_elem;
-       const struct ieee80211_he_cap_elem *he_cap;
        struct ieee80211_he_mcs_nss_supp *he_mcs_nss_supp;
        u16 mcs_80_map_tx, mcs_80_map_rx;
        u16 ap_min_req_set;
-       int mcs_nss_size;
        int nss;
 
-       he_cap_elem = cfg80211_find_ext_elem(WLAN_EID_EXT_HE_CAPABILITY,
-                                            ies->data, ies->len);
-
-       if (!he_cap_elem)
+       if (!he_cap)
                return false;
 
-       /* invalid HE IE */
-       if (he_cap_elem->datalen < 1 + sizeof(*he_cap)) {
-               sdata_info(sdata,
-                          "Invalid HE elem, Disable HE\n");
-               return false;
-       }
-
-       /* skip one byte ext_tag_id */
-       he_cap = (void *)(he_cap_elem->data + 1);
-       mcs_nss_size = ieee80211_he_mcs_nss_size(he_cap);
-
-       /* invalid HE IE */
-       if (he_cap_elem->datalen < 1 + sizeof(*he_cap) + mcs_nss_size) {
-               sdata_info(sdata,
-                          "Invalid HE elem with nss size, Disable HE\n");
-               return false;
-       }
-
        /* mcs_nss is right after he_cap info */
        he_mcs_nss_supp = (void *)(he_cap + 1);
 
                        }
                }
 
-               if (!ieee80211_verify_peer_he_mcs_support(sdata, ies, he_oper) ||
+               if (!ieee80211_verify_peer_he_mcs_support(sdata,
+                                                         (void *)elems->he_cap,
+                                                         he_oper) ||
                    !ieee80211_verify_sta_he_mcs_support(sdata, sband, he_oper))
                        *conn_flags |= IEEE80211_CONN_DISABLE_HE |
                                       IEEE80211_CONN_DISABLE_EHT;