diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
index 0df44668cab..5af9a50bfa2 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
@@ -747,8 +747,6 @@ wpa_supplicant_add_network() {
 	}
 
 	local ht_str
-	[[ "$_w_mode" = adhoc ]] || ibss_htmode=
-	[ -n "$ibss_htmode" ] && append network_data "htmode=$ibss_htmode" "$N$T"
 
 	cat >> "$_config" <<EOF
 network={