diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h
index 5b994d7dd7..b8404b311b 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h
@@ -663,8 +663,6 @@ typedef enum {
 #define QDF_MAC_ADDRESS_STR QDF_MAC_ADDR_STR
 /* backwards compatibility; use QDF_MAC_ADDR_BCAST_INIT instead */
 #define QDF_MAC_ADDR_BROADCAST_INITIALIZER QDF_MAC_ADDR_BCAST_INIT
-/* backwards compatibility; use QDF_MAC_ADDR_ZERO_INIT instead */
-#define QDF_MAC_ADDR_ZERO_INITIALIZER QDF_MAC_ADDR_ZERO_INIT
 
 /**
  * struct qdf_mac_addr - A MAC address
diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_util.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_util.h
index 713534cd15..848b8fafaf 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_util.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_util.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Previously licensed under the ISC license by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  *
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static inline bool qdf_is_macaddr_equal(struct qdf_mac_addr *mac_addr1,
  */
 static inline bool qdf_is_macaddr_zero(struct qdf_mac_addr *mac_addr)
 {
-	struct qdf_mac_addr zero_mac_addr = QDF_MAC_ADDR_ZERO_INITIALIZER;
+	struct qdf_mac_addr zero_mac_addr = QDF_MAC_ADDR_ZERO_INIT;
 
 	return qdf_is_macaddr_equal(mac_addr, &zero_mac_addr);
 }