diff --git a/src/wifi/model/qos-txop.cc b/src/wifi/model/qos-txop.cc
index 49afe53ee..96a3c3ce4 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/qos-txop.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/qos-txop.cc
@@ -439,8 +439,7 @@ QosTxop::GetTransmissionParameters (Ptr<const WifiMacQueueItem> frame) const
 
   // Enable/disable RTS
   if (!frame->GetHeader ().IsBlockAckReq ()
-      && m_stationManager->NeedRts (recipient, &frame->GetHeader (),
-                                    frame->GetPacket (), m_low->GetDataTxVector (frame))
+      && m_stationManager->NeedRts (&frame->GetHeader (), frame->GetPacket ())
       && !m_low->IsCfPeriod ())
     {
       params.EnableRts ();
@@ -1010,8 +1009,7 @@ QosTxop::RestartAccessIfNeeded (void)
         }
       if (packet != 0)
         {
-          m_isAccessRequestedForRts = m_stationManager->NeedRts (hdr.GetAddr1 (), &hdr, packet,
-                                                                 m_low->GetDataTxVector (Create<const WifiMacQueueItem> (packet, hdr)));
+          m_isAccessRequestedForRts = m_stationManager->NeedRts (&hdr, packet);
         }
       else
         {
@@ -1042,8 +1040,7 @@ QosTxop::StartAccessIfNeeded (void)
         }
       if (packet != 0)
         {
-          m_isAccessRequestedForRts = m_stationManager->NeedRts (hdr.GetAddr1 (), &hdr, packet,
-                                                                 m_low->GetDataTxVector (Create<const WifiMacQueueItem> (packet, hdr)));
+          m_isAccessRequestedForRts = m_stationManager->NeedRts (&hdr, packet);
         }
       else
         {
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/txop.cc b/src/wifi/model/txop.cc
index bf3d465fc..98fb648d4 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/txop.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/txop.cc
@@ -533,12 +533,7 @@ Txop::NotifyAccessGranted (void)
         }
       else
         {
-          WifiTxVector dataTxVector = m_stationManager->GetDataTxVector (m_currentHdr.GetAddr1 (),
-                                                                         &m_currentHdr, m_currentPacket);
-
-          if (m_stationManager->NeedRts (m_currentHdr.GetAddr1 (), &m_currentHdr,
-                                         m_currentPacket, dataTxVector)
-              && !m_low->IsCfPeriod ())
+          if (m_stationManager->NeedRts (&m_currentHdr, m_currentPacket) && !m_low->IsCfPeriod ())
             {
               m_currentParams.EnableRts ();
             }
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/wifi-remote-station-manager.cc b/src/wifi/model/wifi-remote-station-manager.cc
index 4ff6437b1..e8ae1b49b 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/wifi-remote-station-manager.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/wifi-remote-station-manager.cc
@@ -807,11 +807,12 @@ WifiRemoteStationManager::ReportAmpduTxStatus (Mac48Address address, uint8_t tid
 }
 
 bool
-WifiRemoteStationManager::NeedRts (Mac48Address address, const WifiMacHeader *header,
-                                   Ptr<const Packet> packet, WifiTxVector txVector)
+WifiRemoteStationManager::NeedRts (const WifiMacHeader *header, Ptr<const Packet> packet)
 {
+  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << *header << packet);
+  Mac48Address address = header->GetAddr1 ();
+  WifiTxVector txVector = GetDataTxVector (address, header, packet);
   WifiMode mode = txVector.GetMode ();
-  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << address << *header << packet << mode);
   if (address.IsGroup ())
     {
       return false;
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/wifi-remote-station-manager.h b/src/wifi/model/wifi-remote-station-manager.h
index baaf5c289..881ac9d32 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/wifi-remote-station-manager.h
+++ b/src/wifi/model/wifi-remote-station-manager.h
@@ -793,16 +793,13 @@ public:
                    double rxSnr, WifiMode txMode);
 
   /**
-   * \param address remote address
    * \param header MAC header
    * \param packet the packet to send
-   * \param txVector the TXVECTOR of the packet to send
    *
    * \return true if we want to use an RTS/CTS handshake for this
    *         packet before sending it, false otherwise.
    */
-  bool NeedRts (Mac48Address address, const WifiMacHeader *header,
-                Ptr<const Packet> packet, WifiTxVector txVector);
+  bool NeedRts (const WifiMacHeader *header, Ptr<const Packet> packet);
   /**
    * Return if we need to do CTS-to-self before sending a DATA.
    *