diff --git a/src/ap/ap_config.c b/src/ap/ap_config.c
index 477ea5bb2..66b843ca0 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_config.c
+++ b/src/ap/ap_config.c
@@ -202,13 +202,6 @@ int hostapd_mac_comp(const void *a, const void *b)
 }
 
 
-int hostapd_mac_comp_empty(const void *a)
-{
-	macaddr empty = { 0 };
-	return os_memcmp(a, empty, sizeof(macaddr));
-}
-
-
 static int hostapd_config_read_wpa_psk(const char *fname,
 				       struct hostapd_ssid *ssid)
 {
@@ -790,7 +783,7 @@ static int hostapd_config_check_bss(struct hostapd_bss_config *bss,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (full_config && hostapd_mac_comp_empty(bss->bssid) != 0) {
+	if (full_config && !is_zero_ether_addr(bss->bssid)) {
 		size_t i;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < conf->num_bss; i++) {
diff --git a/src/ap/ap_config.h b/src/ap/ap_config.h
index fcd973287..f19cac6cf 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_config.h
+++ b/src/ap/ap_config.h
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@ struct hostapd_config {
 
 
 int hostapd_mac_comp(const void *a, const void *b);
-int hostapd_mac_comp_empty(const void *a);
 struct hostapd_config * hostapd_config_defaults(void);
 void hostapd_config_defaults_bss(struct hostapd_bss_config *bss);
 void hostapd_config_free_eap_user(struct hostapd_eap_user *user);
diff --git a/src/ap/hostapd.c b/src/ap/hostapd.c
index 4e7c0378f..303786b46 100644
--- a/src/ap/hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.c
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ static int hostapd_validate_bssid_configuration(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
 	/* Determine the bits necessary to any configured BSSIDs,
 	   if they are higher than the number of BSSIDs. */
 	for (j = 0; j < iface->conf->num_bss; j++) {
-		if (hostapd_mac_comp_empty(iface->conf->bss[j]->bssid) == 0) {
+		if (is_zero_ether_addr(iface->conf->bss[j]->bssid)) {
 			if (j)
 				auto_addr++;
 			continue;
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ static int hostapd_setup_bss(struct hostapd_data *hapd, int first)
 	hapd->started = 1;
 
 	if (!first || first == -1) {
-		if (hostapd_mac_comp_empty(conf->bssid) == 0) {
+		if (is_zero_ether_addr(conf->bssid)) {
 			/* Allocate the next available BSSID. */
 			do {
 				inc_byte_array(hapd->own_addr, ETH_ALEN);
@@ -1631,7 +1631,7 @@ static int hostapd_setup_interface_complete_sync(struct hostapd_iface *iface,
 			} while (j-- > 0);
 			goto fail;
 		}
-		if (hostapd_mac_comp_empty(hapd->conf->bssid) == 0)
+		if (is_zero_ether_addr(hapd->conf->bssid))
 			prev_addr = hapd->own_addr;
 	}
 	hapd = iface->bss[0];