diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c
index bd4a1a6..bea6186 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/nl80211.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
-#include <linux/ath9k_platform.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include "ath9k.h"
 
@@ -58,20 +57,9 @@ static void ath_ahb_read_cachesize(struct ath_common *common, int *csz)
 
 static bool ath_ahb_eeprom_read(struct ath_common *common, u32 off, u16 *data)
 {
-	struct ath_softc *sc = (struct ath_softc *)common->priv;
-	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(sc->dev);
-	struct ath9k_platform_data *pdata;
-
-	pdata = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
-	if (off >= (ARRAY_SIZE(pdata->eeprom_data))) {
-		ath_err(common,
-			"%s: flash read failed, offset %08x is out of range\n",
-			__func__, off);
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	*data = pdata->eeprom_data[off];
-	return true;
+	ath_err(common, "%s: eeprom data has to be provided externally\n",
+		__func__);
+	return false;
 }
 
 static struct ath_bus_ops ath_ahb_bus_ops  = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
index a794157..a449588 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "hw.h"
+#include <linux/ath9k_platform.h>
 
 void ath9k_hw_analog_shift_regwrite(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 reg, u32 val)
 {
@@ -108,26 +109,42 @@ void ath9k_hw_usb_gen_fill_eeprom(struct ath_hw *ah, u16 *eep_data,
 	}
 }
 
-static bool ath9k_hw_nvram_read_blob(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 off,
-				     u16 *data)
+static bool ath9k_hw_nvram_read_array(u16 *blob, size_t blob_size,
+				      off_t offset, u16 *data)
 {
-	u16 *blob_data;
-
-	if (off * sizeof(u16) > ah->eeprom_blob->size)
+	if (offset > blob_size)
 		return false;
 
-	blob_data = (u16 *)ah->eeprom_blob->data;
-	*data =  blob_data[off];
+	*data =  blob[offset];
 	return true;
 }
 
+static bool ath9k_hw_nvram_read_pdata(struct ath9k_platform_data *pdata,
+				      off_t offset, u16 *data)
+{
+	return ath9k_hw_nvram_read_array(pdata->eeprom_data,
+					 ARRAY_SIZE(pdata->eeprom_data),
+					 offset, data);
+}
+
+static bool ath9k_hw_nvram_read_firmware(const struct firmware *eeprom_blob,
+					 off_t offset, u16 *data)
+{
+	return ath9k_hw_nvram_read_array((u16 *) eeprom_blob->data,
+					 eeprom_blob->size / sizeof(u16),
+					 offset, data);
+}
+
 bool ath9k_hw_nvram_read(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 off, u16 *data)
 {
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
+	struct ath9k_platform_data *pdata = ah->dev->platform_data;
 	bool ret;
 
 	if (ah->eeprom_blob)
-		ret = ath9k_hw_nvram_read_blob(ah, off, data);
+		ret = ath9k_hw_nvram_read_firmware(ah->eeprom_blob, off, data);
+	else if (pdata && !pdata->use_eeprom && pdata->eeprom_data)
+		ret = ath9k_hw_nvram_read_pdata(pdata, off, data);
 	else
 		ret = common->bus_ops->eeprom_read(common, off, data);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
index aa04b13..0dd454a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <linux/nl80211.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/pci-aspm.h>
-#include <linux/ath9k_platform.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include "ath9k.h"
 
@@ -786,37 +785,21 @@ static void ath_pci_read_cachesize(struct ath_common *common, int *csz)
 
 static bool ath_pci_eeprom_read(struct ath_common *common, u32 off, u16 *data)
 {
-	struct ath_softc *sc = (struct ath_softc *) common->priv;
-	struct ath9k_platform_data *pdata = sc->dev->platform_data;
-
-	if (pdata && !pdata->use_eeprom) {
-		if (off >= (ARRAY_SIZE(pdata->eeprom_data))) {
-			ath_err(common,
-				"%s: eeprom read failed, offset %08x is out of range\n",
-				__func__, off);
-
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		*data = pdata->eeprom_data[off];
-	} else {
-		struct ath_hw *ah = (struct ath_hw *) common->ah;
-
-		common->ops->read(ah, AR5416_EEPROM_OFFSET +
-				      (off << AR5416_EEPROM_S));
-
-		if (!ath9k_hw_wait(ah,
-				   AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA,
-				   AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA_BUSY |
-				   AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA_PROT_ACCESS, 0,
-				   AH_WAIT_TIMEOUT)) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		*data = MS(common->ops->read(ah, AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA),
-			   AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA_VAL);
+	struct ath_hw *ah = (struct ath_hw *) common->ah;
+
+	common->ops->read(ah, AR5416_EEPROM_OFFSET + (off << AR5416_EEPROM_S));
+
+	if (!ath9k_hw_wait(ah,
+				AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA,
+				AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA_BUSY |
+				AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA_PROT_ACCESS, 0,
+				AH_WAIT_TIMEOUT)) {
+		return false;
 	}
 
+	*data = MS(common->ops->read(ah, AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA),
+			AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA_VAL);
+
 	return true;
 }
 
