diff --git a/net/mac802154/cfg.c b/net/mac802154/cfg.c
index 2b3610c514893d..2abe7e5f0974bd 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/cfg.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ieee802154_add_iface_deprecated(struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy,
 	struct net_device *dev;
 
 	rtnl_lock();
-	dev = ieee802154_if_add(local, name, NULL, type);
+	dev = ieee802154_if_add(local, name, type);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	return dev;
diff --git a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
index 6ad5e8912a4c01..46553830896d1d 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
+++ b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ void ieee802154_iface_exit(void);
 void ieee802154_if_remove(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata);
 struct net_device *
 ieee802154_if_add(struct ieee802154_local *local, const char *name,
-		  struct wpan_dev **new_wpan_dev, enum nl802154_iftype type);
+		  enum nl802154_iftype type);
 void ieee802154_remove_interfaces(struct ieee802154_local *local);
 
 #endif /* __IEEE802154_I_H */
diff --git a/net/mac802154/iface.c b/net/mac802154/iface.c
index cc992e8405d36c..ba63ac93ae9046 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/iface.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ ieee802154_setup_sdata(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 struct net_device *
 ieee802154_if_add(struct ieee802154_local *local, const char *name,
-		  struct wpan_dev **new_wpan_dev, enum nl802154_iftype type)
+		  enum nl802154_iftype type)
 {
 	struct net_device *ndev = NULL;
 	struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata = NULL;
@@ -516,9 +516,6 @@ ieee802154_if_add(struct ieee802154_local *local, const char *name,
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&sdata->list, &local->interfaces);
 	mutex_unlock(&local->iflist_mtx);
 
-	if (new_wpan_dev)
-		*new_wpan_dev = &sdata->wpan_dev;
-
 	return ndev;
 
 err:
diff --git a/net/mac802154/main.c b/net/mac802154/main.c
index 2e42fc2e430c50..bbb19dd585a076 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/main.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/main.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ int ieee802154_register_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw)
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 
-	dev = ieee802154_if_add(local, "wpan%d", NULL, NL802154_IFTYPE_NODE);
+	dev = ieee802154_if_add(local, "wpan%d", NL802154_IFTYPE_NODE);
 	if (IS_ERR(dev)) {
 		rtnl_unlock();
 		rc = PTR_ERR(dev);