diff --git a/hostapd/driver.h b/hostapd/driver.h
index bede01d18..8cfca8a64 100644
--- a/hostapd/driver.h
+++ b/hostapd/driver.h
@@ -131,9 +131,7 @@ struct wpa_driver_ops {
 	int (*get_inact_sec)(void *priv, const u8 *addr);
 	int (*sta_clear_stats)(void *priv, const u8 *addr);
 
-	/* note: set_freq() is deprecated; use set_freq2() instead */
-	int (*set_freq)(void *priv, int mode, int freq);
-	int (*set_freq2)(void *priv, struct hostapd_freq_params *freq);
+	int (*set_freq)(void *priv, struct hostapd_freq_params *freq);
 	int (*set_rts)(void *priv, int rts);
 	int (*get_rts)(void *priv, int *rts);
 	int (*set_frag)(void *priv, int frag);
diff --git a/hostapd/driver_i.h b/hostapd/driver_i.h
index f6716b794..c01ca22a4 100644
--- a/hostapd/driver_i.h
+++ b/hostapd/driver_i.h
@@ -249,21 +249,17 @@ static inline int
 hostapd_set_freq(struct hostapd_data *hapd, int mode, int freq, int ht_enabled,
 		 int sec_channel_offset)
 {
+	struct hostapd_freq_params data;
 	if (hapd->driver == NULL)
 		return 0;
-	if (hapd->driver->set_freq2) {
-		struct hostapd_freq_params data;
-		os_memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
-		data.mode = mode;
-		data.freq = freq;
-		data.ht_enabled = ht_enabled;
-		data.sec_channel_offset = sec_channel_offset;
-		return hapd->driver->set_freq2(hapd->drv_priv, &data);
-	}
-
 	if (hapd->driver->set_freq == NULL)
 		return 0;
-	return hapd->driver->set_freq(hapd->drv_priv, mode, freq);
+	os_memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
+	data.mode = mode;
+	data.freq = freq;
+	data.ht_enabled = ht_enabled;
+	data.sec_channel_offset = sec_channel_offset;
+	return hapd->driver->set_freq(hapd->drv_priv, &data);
 }
 
 static inline int
diff --git a/hostapd/driver_nl80211.c b/hostapd/driver_nl80211.c
index 4355996bf..f8c314dc2 100644
--- a/hostapd/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/hostapd/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ static int i802_send_mgmt_frame(void *priv, const void *data, size_t len,
 }
 
 /* Set kernel driver on given frequency (MHz) */
-static int i802_set_freq2(void *priv, struct hostapd_freq_params *freq)
+static int i802_set_freq(void *priv, struct hostapd_freq_params *freq)
 {
 	struct i802_driver_data *drv = priv;
 	struct nl_msg *msg;
@@ -3056,7 +3056,7 @@ static void i802_deinit(void *priv)
 		struct hostapd_freq_params freq;
 		os_memset(&freq, 0, sizeof(freq));
 		freq.freq = drv->last_freq;
-		i802_set_freq2(priv, &freq);
+		i802_set_freq(priv, &freq);
 	}
 
 	i802_del_beacon(drv);
@@ -3120,7 +3120,7 @@ const struct wpa_driver_ops wpa_driver_nl80211_ops = {
 	.sta_add2 = i802_sta_add2,
 	.get_inact_sec = i802_get_inact_sec,
 	.sta_clear_stats = i802_sta_clear_stats,
-	.set_freq2 = i802_set_freq2,
+	.set_freq = i802_set_freq,
 	.set_rts = i802_set_rts,
 	.get_rts = i802_get_rts,
 	.set_frag = i802_set_frag,