* @ie: IEs
  * @ielen: length of IEs
  * @band: enum nl80211_band of the channel
- * @ftype: frame type
  *
  * Returns the channel number, or -1 if none could be determined.
  */
 int cfg80211_get_ies_channel_number(const u8 *ie, size_t ielen,
-                                   enum nl80211_band band,
-                                   enum cfg80211_bss_frame_type ftype);
+                                   enum nl80211_band band);
 
 /**
  * cfg80211_inform_bss_data - inform cfg80211 of a new BSS
 
 }
 
 int cfg80211_get_ies_channel_number(const u8 *ie, size_t ielen,
-                                   enum nl80211_band band,
-                                   enum cfg80211_bss_frame_type ftype)
+                                   enum nl80211_band band)
 {
        const struct element *tmp;
 
 static struct ieee80211_channel *
 cfg80211_get_bss_channel(struct wiphy *wiphy, const u8 *ie, size_t ielen,
                         struct ieee80211_channel *channel,
-                        enum nl80211_bss_scan_width scan_width,
-                        enum cfg80211_bss_frame_type ftype)
+                        enum nl80211_bss_scan_width scan_width)
 {
        u32 freq;
        int channel_number;
        struct ieee80211_channel *alt_channel;
 
        channel_number = cfg80211_get_ies_channel_number(ie, ielen,
-                                                        channel->band, ftype);
+                                                        channel->band);
 
        if (channel_number < 0) {
                /* No channel information in frame payload */
                return NULL;
 
        channel = cfg80211_get_bss_channel(wiphy, ie, ielen, data->chan,
-                                          data->scan_width, ftype);
+                                          data->scan_width);
        if (!channel)
                return NULL;
 
        size_t ielen, min_hdr_len = offsetof(struct ieee80211_mgmt,
                                             u.probe_resp.variable);
        int bss_type;
-       enum cfg80211_bss_frame_type ftype;
 
        BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct ieee80211_mgmt, u.probe_resp.variable) !=
                        offsetof(struct ieee80211_mgmt, u.beacon.variable));
                        variable = ext->u.s1g_beacon.variable;
        }
 
-       if (ieee80211_is_beacon(mgmt->frame_control))
-               ftype = CFG80211_BSS_FTYPE_BEACON;
-       else if (ieee80211_is_probe_resp(mgmt->frame_control))
-               ftype = CFG80211_BSS_FTYPE_PRESP;
-       else
-               ftype = CFG80211_BSS_FTYPE_UNKNOWN;
-
        channel = cfg80211_get_bss_channel(wiphy, variable,
-                                          ielen, data->chan, data->scan_width,
-                                          ftype);
+                                          ielen, data->chan, data->scan_width);
        if (!channel)
                return NULL;