diff --git a/sys/dev/an/if_an.c b/sys/dev/an/if_an.c
index a85136bf3a70..4b1891d1be9d 100644
--- a/sys/dev/an/if_an.c
+++ b/sys/dev/an/if_an.c
@@ -303,23 +303,6 @@ sysctl_an_cache_mode(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 SYSCTL_PROC(_hw_an, OID_AUTO, an_cache_mode, CTLTYPE_STRING | CTLFLAG_RW,
 	    0, sizeof(an_conf_cache), sysctl_an_cache_mode, "A", "");
 
-/*
- * Setup the lock for PCI attachment since it skips the an_probe
- * function.  We need to setup the lock in an_probe since some
- * operations need the lock.  So we might as well create the
- * lock in the probe.
- */
-int
-an_pci_probe(device_t dev)
-{
-	struct an_softc *sc = device_get_softc(dev);
-
-	mtx_init(&sc->an_mtx, device_get_nameunit(dev), MTX_NETWORK_LOCK,
-	    MTX_DEF);
-
-	return(0);
-}
-
 /*
  * We probe for an Aironet 4500/4800 card by attempting to
  * read the default SSID list. On reset, the first entry in
diff --git a/sys/dev/an/if_an_pci.c b/sys/dev/an/if_an_pci.c
index 1c3032c942e2..db658cfa6139 100644
--- a/sys/dev/an/if_an_pci.c
+++ b/sys/dev/an/if_an_pci.c
@@ -119,16 +119,16 @@ static int
 an_probe_pci(device_t dev)
 {
 	struct an_type		*t;
-	struct an_softc *sc = device_get_softc(dev);
+	uint16_t vid, did;
 
-	bzero(sc, sizeof(struct an_softc));
 	t = an_devs;
+	vid = pci_get_vendor(dev);
+	did = pci_get_device(dev);
 
 	while (t->an_name != NULL) {
-		if (pci_get_vendor(dev) == t->an_vid &&
-		    pci_get_device(dev) == t->an_did) {
+		if (vid == t->an_vid &&
+		    did == t->an_did) {
 			device_set_desc(dev, t->an_name);
-			an_pci_probe(dev);
 			return(BUS_PROBE_DEFAULT);
 		}
 		t++;
@@ -145,8 +145,16 @@ an_attach_pci(dev)
 	int 			flags, error = 0;
 
 	sc = device_get_softc(dev);
+	bzero(sc, sizeof(struct an_softc));
 	flags = device_get_flags(dev);
 
+	/*
+	 * Setup the lock in PCI attachment since it skips the an_probe
+	 * function.
+	 */
+	mtx_init(&sc->an_mtx, device_get_nameunit(dev), MTX_NETWORK_LOCK,
+	    MTX_DEF);
+
 	if (pci_get_vendor(dev) == AIRONET_VENDORID &&
 	    pci_get_device(dev) == AIRONET_DEVICEID_MPI350) {
 		sc->mpi350 = 1;
diff --git a/sys/dev/an/if_anreg.h b/sys/dev/an/if_anreg.h
index 0004e8e66e45..ee69b8856019 100644
--- a/sys/dev/an/if_anreg.h
+++ b/sys/dev/an/if_anreg.h
@@ -500,7 +500,6 @@ int	an_alloc_port		(device_t, int, int);
 int	an_alloc_memory		(device_t, int, int);
 int	an_alloc_aux_memory	(device_t, int, int);
 int	an_alloc_irq		(device_t, int, int);
-int	an_pci_probe	(device_t);
 int	an_probe	(device_t);
 int	an_shutdown	(device_t);
 void	an_resume	(device_t);