diff --git a/hostapd/main.c b/hostapd/main.c
index c9ea970c5..a9163613f 100644
--- a/hostapd/main.c
+++ b/hostapd/main.c
@@ -261,27 +261,15 @@ hostapd_interface_init(struct hapd_interfaces *interfaces,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (hostapd_driver_init(iface) ||
-	    hostapd_setup_interface(iface)) {
-		hostapd_interface_deinit_free(iface);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	iface->init_done = 1;
-
 	return iface;
 }
 
 
 static int hostapd_interface_init2(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
 {
-	if (iface->init_done)
-		return 0;
-
 	if (hostapd_driver_init(iface) ||
 	    hostapd_setup_interface(iface))
 		return -1;
-	iface->init_done = 1;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/ap/hostapd.c b/src/ap/hostapd.c
index faeb56556..0675655b5 100644
--- a/src/ap/hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.c
@@ -1581,7 +1581,6 @@ int hostapd_add_iface(struct hapd_interfaces *interfaces, char *buf)
 				interfaces->count--;
 				goto fail;
 			}
-			hapd_iface->init_done = 1;
 		} else {
 			/* Assign new BSS with bss[0]'s driver info */
 			hapd = hapd_iface->bss[hapd_iface->num_bss - 1];
diff --git a/src/ap/hostapd.h b/src/ap/hostapd.h
index bae4d0b11..ce2516ebb 100644
--- a/src/ap/hostapd.h
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.h
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ struct hostapd_iface {
 	char *config_fname;
 	struct hostapd_config *conf;
 	char phy[16]; /* Name of the PHY (radio) */
-	int init_done;
 
 	size_t num_bss;
 	struct hostapd_data **bss;