diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
index 6e7cbe8f4e32..d10273b744e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
@@ -1504,10 +1504,8 @@ static void rt61pci_write_tx_desc(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	rt2x00_desc_write(txd, 2, word);
 
 	rt2x00_desc_read(txd, 5, &word);
-/* XXX: removed for now
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W5_TX_POWER,
-			   TXPOWER_TO_DEV(control->power_level));
- */
+			   TXPOWER_TO_DEV(rt2x00dev->tx_power));
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W5_WAITING_DMA_DONE_INT, 1);
 	rt2x00_desc_write(txd, 5, word);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
index 5f3f74c23463..badae9f18153 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
@@ -1240,10 +1240,8 @@ static void rt73usb_write_tx_desc(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	rt2x00_desc_write(txd, 2, word);
 
 	rt2x00_desc_read(txd, 5, &word);
-/* XXX: removed for now
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W5_TX_POWER,
-			   TXPOWER_TO_DEV(control->power_level));
- */
+			   TXPOWER_TO_DEV(rt2x00dev->tx_power));
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W5_WAITING_DMA_DONE_INT, 1);
 	rt2x00_desc_write(txd, 5, word);