diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 3bb28db4a40fd5aa71dfc08ac4605a84dda17e86..f46ba24757768226a842ef1f51bc0b61f53275cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -669,13 +669,6 @@ static int iwl_set_mode(struct iwl_priv *priv, int mode)
 	if (!iwl_is_ready_rf(priv))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
-	cancel_delayed_work(&priv->scan_check);
-	if (iwl_scan_cancel_timeout(priv, 100)) {
-		IWL_WARN(priv, "Aborted scan still in progress after 100ms\n");
-		IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(priv, "leaving - scan abort failed.\n");
-		return -EAGAIN;
-	}
-
 	iwl_commit_rxon(priv);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
index e7c65c4f741bfb0be178586d4e8c908de347c653..6330b91e37ceab65eb776e4c336a91bf827b5607 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
@@ -227,9 +227,6 @@ static void iwl_rx_scan_complete_notif(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 	/* The HW is no longer scanning */
 	clear_bit(STATUS_SCAN_HW, &priv->status);
 
-	/* The scan completion notification came in, so kill that timer... */
-	cancel_delayed_work(&priv->scan_check);
-
 	IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "Scan pass on %sGHz took %dms\n",
 		       (priv->scan_bands & BIT(IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ)) ?
 						"2.4" : "5.2",
@@ -712,6 +709,8 @@ static void iwl_bg_request_scan(struct work_struct *data)
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 
+	cancel_delayed_work(&priv->scan_check);
+
 	if (!iwl_is_ready(priv)) {
 		IWL_WARN(priv, "request scan called when driver not ready.\n");
 		goto done;
@@ -925,6 +924,8 @@ void iwl_bg_scan_completed(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_SCAN(priv, "SCAN complete scan\n");
 
+	cancel_delayed_work(&priv->scan_check);
+
 	ieee80211_scan_completed(priv->hw, false);
 
 	if (test_bit(STATUS_EXIT_PENDING, &priv->status))
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 4cce66133500a04087084ab8eec0979160b7262f..ff4d0e41d7c492237d5740b423be5918b526bc3f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -782,13 +782,6 @@ static int iwl3945_set_mode(struct iwl_priv *priv, int mode)
 	if (!iwl_is_ready_rf(priv))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
-	cancel_delayed_work(&priv->scan_check);
-	if (iwl_scan_cancel_timeout(priv, 100)) {
-		IWL_WARN(priv, "Aborted scan still in progress after 100ms\n");
-		IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(priv, "leaving - scan abort failed.\n");
-		return -EAGAIN;
-	}
-
 	iwl3945_commit_rxon(priv);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -3298,6 +3291,8 @@ static void iwl3945_bg_request_scan(struct work_struct *data)
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 
+	cancel_delayed_work(&priv->scan_check);
+
 	if (!iwl_is_ready(priv)) {
 		IWL_WARN(priv, "request scan called when driver not ready.\n");
 		goto done;