.flush = brcms_ops_flush,
 };
 
-/*
- * is called in brcms_bcma_probe() context, therefore no locking required.
- */
-static int brcms_set_hint(struct brcms_info *wl, char *abbrev)
-{
-       return regulatory_hint(wl->pub->ieee_hw->wiphy, abbrev);
-}
-
 void brcms_dpc(unsigned long data)
 {
        struct brcms_info *wl;
                wiphy_err(wl->wiphy, "%s: ieee80211_register_hw failed, status"
                          "%d\n", __func__, err);
 
-       if (wl->pub->srom_ccode[0] && brcms_set_hint(wl, wl->pub->srom_ccode))
-               wiphy_err(wl->wiphy, "%s: regulatory_hint failed, status %d\n",
-                         __func__, err);
+       if (wl->pub->srom_ccode[0] &&
+           regulatory_hint(wl->wiphy, wl->pub->srom_ccode))
+               wiphy_err(wl->wiphy, "%s: regulatory hint failed\n", __func__);
 
        n_adapters_found++;
        return wl;