diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
index 860da13bfb6a..e289a27303f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
@@ -452,7 +452,6 @@ static void hif_usb_stop(void *hif_handle)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(tx_buf, tx_buf_tmp,
 				 &hif_dev->tx.tx_pending, list) {
-		usb_get_urb(tx_buf->urb);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 		usb_kill_urb(tx_buf->urb);
 		list_del(&tx_buf->list);
@@ -774,7 +773,6 @@ static void ath9k_hif_usb_dealloc_tx_urbs(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(tx_buf, tx_buf_tmp,
 				 &hif_dev->tx.tx_buf, list) {
-		usb_get_urb(tx_buf->urb);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 		usb_kill_urb(tx_buf->urb);
 		list_del(&tx_buf->list);
@@ -792,7 +790,6 @@ static void ath9k_hif_usb_dealloc_tx_urbs(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(tx_buf, tx_buf_tmp,
 				 &hif_dev->tx.tx_pending, list) {
-		usb_get_urb(tx_buf->urb);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 		usb_kill_urb(tx_buf->urb);
 		list_del(&tx_buf->list);