diff --git a/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh b/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh
index 0f846d0cb9..1af4ce3bf5 100755
--- a/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh
+++ b/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh
@@ -214,10 +214,6 @@ EOF
 						#add wpa_supplicant calls here
 					;;
 				esac
-				net_cfg="$(find_net_config "$vif")"
-				[ -z "$net_cfg" ] || {
-					bridge="$(bridge_interface "$net_cfg")"
-				}
 				wpa_supplicant ${bridge:+ -b $bridge} -Bw -D wext -i "$ifname" -c /var/run/wpa_supplicant-$ifname.conf
 			;;
 		esac