/* Tell mac80211 our characteristics */
        hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM | IEEE80211_HW_SPECTRUM_MGMT;
 
-       hw->wiphy->interface_modes = il->ctx.interface_modes;
+       hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+           BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) | BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
 
        hw->wiphy->flags |=
            WIPHY_FLAG_CUSTOM_REGULATORY | WIPHY_FLAG_DISABLE_BEACON_HINTS |
 
        il->cmd_queue = IL39_CMD_QUEUE_NUM;
 
-       il->ctx.interface_modes =
-           BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) | BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
-
        /*
         * Disabling hardware scan means that mac80211 will perform scans
         * "the hard way", rather than using device's scan.
 
        hw->sta_data_size = sizeof(struct il_station_priv);
        hw->vif_data_size = sizeof(struct il_vif_priv);
 
-       hw->wiphy->interface_modes |= il->ctx.interface_modes;
-       hw->wiphy->interface_modes |= il->ctx.exclusive_interface_modes;
+       hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+           BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) | BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
 
        hw->wiphy->flags |=
            WIPHY_FLAG_CUSTOM_REGULATORY | WIPHY_FLAG_DISABLE_BEACON_HINTS;
        il->ctx.is_active = true;
        il->ctx.ac_to_fifo = il4965_bss_ac_to_fifo;
        il->ctx.ac_to_queue = il4965_bss_ac_to_queue;
-       il->ctx.exclusive_interface_modes = BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
-       il->ctx.interface_modes = BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION);
 
        SET_IEEE80211_DEV(hw, &pdev->dev);
 
 
        struct il_priv *il = hw->priv;
        struct il_vif_priv *vif_priv = (void *)vif->drv_priv;
        int err;
-       u32 modes;
 
        D_MAC80211("enter: type %d, addr %pM\n", vif->type, vif->addr);
 
                goto out;
        }
 
-       /* check if busy context is exclusive */
-       if (il->ctx.vif &&
-           (il->ctx.exclusive_interface_modes & BIT(il->ctx.vif->type))) {
-               err = -EINVAL;
-               goto out;
-       }
-
-       modes = il->ctx.interface_modes | il->ctx.exclusive_interface_modes;
-       if (!(modes & BIT(vif->type))) {
+       if (il->ctx.vif) {
                err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
                goto out;
        }
 {
        struct il_priv *il = hw->priv;
        struct il_rxon_context *ctx = il_rxon_ctx_from_vif(vif);
-       u32 modes;
        int err;
 
-       newtype = ieee80211_iftype_p2p(newtype, newp2p);
+       if (newp2p)
+               return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
        mutex_lock(&il->mutex);
 
                goto out;
        }
 
-       modes = ctx->interface_modes | ctx->exclusive_interface_modes;
-       if (!(modes & BIT(newtype))) {
-               err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-               goto out;
-       }
-
-       if ((il->ctx.exclusive_interface_modes & BIT(il->ctx.vif->type)) ||
-           (il->ctx.exclusive_interface_modes & BIT(newtype))) {
-               err = -EINVAL;
-               goto out;
-       }
-
        /* success */
        il_teardown_interface(il, vif, true);
        vif->type = newtype;
-       vif->p2p = newp2p;
+       vif->p2p = false;
        err = il_setup_interface(il, ctx);
        WARN_ON(err);
        /*
 
         */
        bool always_active, is_active;
 
-       u32 interface_modes, exclusive_interface_modes;
-
        struct il_qos_info qos_data;
 
        struct {