diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/mac802154_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/mac802154_hwsim.c
index 75d802e0b685..1db7da3ccc1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/mac802154_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/mac802154_hwsim.c
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ static int hwsim_hw_start(struct ieee802154_hw *hw)
 	struct hwsim_phy *phy = hw->priv;
 
 	phy->suspended = false;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -933,7 +934,7 @@ static int hwsim_add_one(struct genl_info *info, struct device *dev,
 	phy->idx = idx;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&phy->edges);
 
-	hw->flags = IEEE802154_HW_PROMISCUOUS | IEEE802154_HW_RX_DROP_BAD_CKSUM;
+	hw->flags = IEEE802154_HW_PROMISCUOUS;
 	hw->parent = dev;
 
 	err = ieee802154_register_hw(hw);
diff --git a/include/net/mac802154.h b/include/net/mac802154.h
index 357d25ef627a..4a3a9de9da73 100644
--- a/include/net/mac802154.h
+++ b/include/net/mac802154.h
@@ -111,9 +111,6 @@ struct ieee802154_hw {
  *	promiscuous mode setting.
  *
  * @IEEE802154_HW_RX_OMIT_CKSUM: Indicates that receiver omits FCS.
- *
- * @IEEE802154_HW_RX_DROP_BAD_CKSUM: Indicates that receiver will not filter
- *	frames with bad checksum.
  */
 enum ieee802154_hw_flags {
 	IEEE802154_HW_TX_OMIT_CKSUM	= BIT(0),
@@ -123,7 +120,6 @@ enum ieee802154_hw_flags {
 	IEEE802154_HW_AFILT		= BIT(4),
 	IEEE802154_HW_PROMISCUOUS	= BIT(5),
 	IEEE802154_HW_RX_OMIT_CKSUM	= BIT(6),
-	IEEE802154_HW_RX_DROP_BAD_CKSUM	= BIT(7),
 };
 
 /* Indicates that receiver omits FCS and xmitter will add FCS on it's own. */
diff --git a/net/mac802154/rx.c b/net/mac802154/rx.c
index 8543c28948a0..80dd52bc6bf1 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/rx.c
@@ -277,11 +277,8 @@ void ieee802154_rx(struct ieee802154_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	 * IEEE802154_FILTERING_NONE level during a scan.
 	 */
 
-	/* Check if transceiver doesn't validate the checksum.
-	 * If not we validate the checksum here.
-	 */
-	if (local->hw.flags & IEEE802154_HW_RX_DROP_BAD_CKSUM ||
-	    local->phy->filtering == IEEE802154_FILTERING_NONE) {
+	/* Level 1 filtering: Check the FCS by software when relevant */
+	if (local->hw.phy->filtering == IEEE802154_FILTERING_NONE) {
 		crc = crc_ccitt(0, skb->data, skb->len);
 		if (crc) {
 			rcu_read_unlock();