diff --git a/src/wifi/model/error-rate-model.cc b/src/wifi/model/error-rate-model.cc
index 26164a3c0..618bc001a 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/error-rate-model.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/error-rate-model.cc
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
  */
 
 #include "error-rate-model.h"
-#include "ns3/wifi-tx-vector.h"
+#include "dsss-error-rate-model.h"
+#include "wifi-tx-vector.h"
 
 namespace ns3 {
 
@@ -58,4 +59,30 @@ ErrorRateModel::CalculateSnr (WifiTxVector txVector, double ber) const
   return low;
 }
 
+double
+ErrorRateModel::GetChunkSuccessRate (WifiMode mode, WifiTxVector txVector, double snr, uint64_t nbits) const
+{
+  if (mode.GetModulationClass () == WIFI_MOD_CLASS_DSSS || mode.GetModulationClass () == WIFI_MOD_CLASS_HR_DSSS)
+    {
+      switch (mode.GetDataRate (22, 0, 1))
+        {
+          case 1000000:
+            return DsssErrorRateModel::GetDsssDbpskSuccessRate (snr, nbits);
+          case 2000000:
+            return DsssErrorRateModel::GetDsssDqpskSuccessRate (snr, nbits);
+          case 5500000:
+            return DsssErrorRateModel::GetDsssDqpskCck5_5SuccessRate (snr, nbits);
+          case 11000000:
+            return DsssErrorRateModel::GetDsssDqpskCck11SuccessRate (snr, nbits);
+          default:
+            NS_ASSERT ("undefined DSSS/HR-DSSS datarate");
+        }
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      return DoGetChunkSuccessRate (mode, txVector, snr, nbits);
+    }
+  return 0;
+}
+
 } //namespace ns3
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/error-rate-model.h b/src/wifi/model/error-rate-model.h
index 444ca5377..f9f5a6d43 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/error-rate-model.h
+++ b/src/wifi/model/error-rate-model.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ public:
   double CalculateSnr (WifiTxVector txVector, double ber) const;
 
   /**
-   * A pure virtual method that must be implemented in the subclass.
    * This method returns the probability that the given 'chunk' of the
    * packet will be successfully received by the PHY.
    *
@@ -66,6 +65,9 @@ public:
    * to calculate the chunk error rate, and the txVector is used for
    * other information as needed.
    *
+   * This method handles 802.11b rates by using the DSSS error rate model.
+   * For all other rates, the method implemented by the subclass is called.
+   *
    * \param mode the Wi-Fi mode applicable to this chunk
    * \param txVector TXVECTOR of the overall transmission
    * \param snr the SNR of the chunk
@@ -73,7 +75,21 @@ public:
    *
    * \return probability of successfully receiving the chunk
    */
-  virtual double GetChunkSuccessRate (WifiMode mode, WifiTxVector txVector, double snr, uint64_t nbits) const = 0;
+  double GetChunkSuccessRate (WifiMode mode, WifiTxVector txVector, double snr, uint64_t nbits) const;
+
+
+private:
+  /**
+   * A pure virtual method that must be implemented in the subclass.
+   *
+   * \param mode the Wi-Fi mode applicable to this chunk
+   * \param txVector TXVECTOR of the overall transmission
+   * \param snr the SNR of the chunk
+   * \param nbits the number of bits in this chunk
+   *
+   * \return probability of successfully receiving the chunk
+   */
+  virtual double DoGetChunkSuccessRate (WifiMode mode, WifiTxVector txVector, double snr, uint64_t nbits) const = 0;
 };
 
 } //namespace ns3
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/nist-error-rate-model.cc b/src/wifi/model/nist-error-rate-model.cc
index 386b014f1..a62fbf36f 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/nist-error-rate-model.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/nist-error-rate-model.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 #include "ns3/log.h"
 #include "nist-error-rate-model.h"
-#include "dsss-error-rate-model.h"
 #include "wifi-phy.h"
 
 namespace ns3 {
@@ -274,7 +273,7 @@ NistErrorRateModel::GetFec1024QamBer (double snr, uint64_t nbits,
 }
 
 double
-NistErrorRateModel::GetChunkSuccessRate (WifiMode mode, WifiTxVector txVector, double snr, uint64_t nbits) const
+NistErrorRateModel::DoGetChunkSuccessRate (WifiMode mode, WifiTxVector txVector, double snr, uint64_t nbits) const
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << mode << txVector.GetMode () << snr << nbits);
   if (mode.GetModulationClass () == WIFI_MOD_CLASS_ERP_OFDM
@@ -384,22 +383,6 @@ NistErrorRateModel::GetChunkSuccessRate (WifiMode mode, WifiTxVector txVector, d
             }
         }
     }
-  else if (mode.GetModulationClass () == WIFI_MOD_CLASS_DSSS || mode.GetModulationClass () == WIFI_MOD_CLASS_HR_DSSS)
-    {
-      switch (mode.GetDataRate (20))
-        {
-        case 1000000:
-          return DsssErrorRateModel::GetDsssDbpskSuccessRate (snr, nbits);
-        case 2000000:
-          return DsssErrorRateModel::GetDsssDqpskSuccessRate (snr, nbits);
-        case 5500000:
-          return DsssErrorRateModel::GetDsssDqpskCck5_5SuccessRate (snr, nbits);
-        case 11000000:
-          return DsssErrorRateModel::GetDsssDqpskCck11SuccessRate (snr, nbits);
-        default:
-          NS_ASSERT ("undefined DSSS/HR-DSSS datarate");
-        }
-    }
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/nist-error-rate-model.h b/src/wifi/model/nist-error-rate-model.h
index ae1b2066b..a2e5f12e6 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/nist-error-rate-model.h
+++ b/src/wifi/model/nist-error-rate-model.h
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ public:
 
   NistErrorRateModel ();
 
-  double GetChunkSuccessRate (WifiMode mode, WifiTxVector txVector, double snr, uint64_t nbits) const;
-
 
 private:
+  //Inherited from ErrorRateModel
+  double DoGetChunkSuccessRate (WifiMode mode, WifiTxVector txVector, double snr, uint64_t nbits) const;
   /**
    * Return the coded BER for the given p and b.
    *
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/yans-error-rate-model.cc b/src/wifi/model/yans-error-rate-model.cc
index e194361ce..091f1f09b 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/yans-error-rate-model.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/yans-error-rate-model.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 #include "ns3/log.h"
 #include "yans-error-rate-model.h"
-#include "dsss-error-rate-model.h"
 #include "wifi-utils.h"
 #include "wifi-phy.h"
 
@@ -180,7 +179,7 @@ YansErrorRateModel::GetFecQamBer (double snr, uint64_t nbits,
 }
 
 double
-YansErrorRateModel::GetChunkSuccessRate (WifiMode mode, WifiTxVector txVector, double snr, uint64_t nbits) const
+YansErrorRateModel::DoGetChunkSuccessRate (WifiMode mode, WifiTxVector txVector, double snr, uint64_t nbits) const
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << mode << txVector.GetMode () << snr << nbits);
   if (mode.GetModulationClass () == WIFI_MOD_CLASS_ERP_OFDM
@@ -352,22 +351,6 @@ YansErrorRateModel::GetChunkSuccessRate (WifiMode mode, WifiTxVector txVector, d
             }
         }
     }
-  else if (mode.GetModulationClass () == WIFI_MOD_CLASS_DSSS || mode.GetModulationClass () == WIFI_MOD_CLASS_HR_DSSS)
-    {
-      switch (mode.GetDataRate (20))
-        {
-        case 1000000:
-          return DsssErrorRateModel::GetDsssDbpskSuccessRate (snr, nbits);
-        case 2000000:
-          return DsssErrorRateModel::GetDsssDqpskSuccessRate (snr, nbits);
-        case 5500000:
-          return DsssErrorRateModel::GetDsssDqpskCck5_5SuccessRate (snr, nbits);
-        case 11000000:
-          return DsssErrorRateModel::GetDsssDqpskCck11SuccessRate (snr, nbits);
-        default:
-          NS_ASSERT ("undefined DSSS/HR-DSSS datarate");
-        }
-    }
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/yans-error-rate-model.h b/src/wifi/model/yans-error-rate-model.h
index f4c2678d3..7612cb3cb 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/yans-error-rate-model.h
+++ b/src/wifi/model/yans-error-rate-model.h
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ public:
 
   YansErrorRateModel ();
 
-  virtual double GetChunkSuccessRate (WifiMode mode, WifiTxVector txVector, double snr, uint64_t nbits) const;
-
 
 private:
+  //Inherited from ErrorRateModel
+  double DoGetChunkSuccessRate (WifiMode mode, WifiTxVector txVector, double snr, uint64_t nbits) const;
   /**
    * Return BER of BPSK with the given parameters.
    *