diff --git a/net80211/ieee80211_node.c b/net80211/ieee80211_node.c
index 4ec0dc9..9ad6ae6 100644
--- a/net80211/ieee80211_node.c
+++ b/net80211/ieee80211_node.c
@@ -738,21 +738,6 @@ static __inline void _node_table_join(struct ieee80211_node_table *nt, struct ie
 
 	ni->ni_table = nt;
 	tni = ieee80211_ref_node(ni);
-	/* MT: BEGIN HACK 
-         * XXX: r2792 fixed a bug where ieee80211_ref_node was being
- 	 * invoked five times on ni because it was passed to TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL
-         * which happens to evaluate it's value five times.  This fixed a problem
-         * where we were gaining four extra references, but unfortunately exposed
-         * other bugs which cause kernel panics.  I am working on a fix for this as part
-         * of ticket #1621.  In the meantime, adding these references back is 'wrong'
-         * but better than getting five new critical defects per day while debugging.
-         */
-	ieee80211_ref_node(ni);ieee80211_ref_node(ni); 
-	ieee80211_ref_node(ni);ieee80211_ref_node(ni); 
-	/*
-	 * END HACK
-         */
-
 	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&nt->nt_node, tni, ni_list);
 	tni = NULL;