diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
index f4f8b8e6ca..d3a8ad19d8 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
@@ -769,8 +769,6 @@ wpa_supplicant_add_network() {
 		append network_data "mcast_rate=$mc_rate" "$N$T"
 	}
 
-	local ht_str
-
 	cat >> "$_config" <<EOF
 network={
 	$scan_ssid