diff --git a/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_getset.c b/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_getset.c
index 92a19f393d3db8dae1d6cc9e92d1b6bf525fd803..70bbbe747d2e9b8b9905d11caf5545b39ca2881a 100644
--- a/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_getset.c
+++ b/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_getset.c
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ void mrf24j40_set_pan(mrf24j40_t *dev, uint16_t pan)
 {
     le_uint16_t le_pan = byteorder_btols(byteorder_htons(pan));
 
-    dev->netdev.pan = pan;
     DEBUG("pan0: %u, pan1: %u\n", le_pan.u8[0], le_pan.u8[1]);
     mrf24j40_reg_write_short(dev, MRF24J40_REG_PANIDL, le_pan.u8[0]);
     mrf24j40_reg_write_short(dev, MRF24J40_REG_PANIDH, le_pan.u8[1]);