diff --git a/hif/src/hif_main.c b/hif/src/hif_main.c
index f423ffbba41d..688455824540 100644
--- a/hif/src/hif_main.c
+++ b/hif/src/hif_main.c
@@ -142,29 +142,6 @@ A_target_id_t hif_get_target_id(struct hif_softc *scn)
 	return scn->mem;
 }
 
-/**
- * hif_target_forced_awake(): hif_target_forced_awake
- * @scn: scn
- *
- * Return: bool
- */
-bool hif_target_forced_awake(struct hif_softc *scn)
-{
-	A_target_id_t addr = scn->mem;
-	bool awake;
-	bool forced_awake;
-
-	awake = hif_targ_is_awake(scn, addr);
-
-	forced_awake =
-		!!(hif_read32_mb
-			   (addr + PCIE_LOCAL_BASE_ADDRESS +
-			   PCIE_SOC_WAKE_ADDRESS) & PCIE_SOC_WAKE_V_MASK);
-
-	return awake && forced_awake;
-}
-
-
 static inline void hif_fw_event_handler(struct HIF_CE_state *hif_state)
 {
 	struct hif_msg_callbacks *msg_callbacks =
diff --git a/hif/src/hif_main.h b/hif/src/hif_main.h
index 3ad82de77838..3c4464653d7a 100644
--- a/hif/src/hif_main.h
+++ b/hif/src/hif_main.h
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ struct hif_softc {
 A_target_id_t hif_get_target_id(struct hif_softc *scn);
 void hif_dump_pipe_debug_count(struct hif_softc *scn);
 
-bool hif_target_forced_awake(struct hif_softc *scn);
 bool hif_max_num_receives_reached(struct hif_softc *scn, unsigned int count);
 int hif_bus_configure(struct hif_softc *scn);
 int hif_config_ce(struct hif_softc *scn);
@@ -176,7 +175,6 @@ int hif_get_device_type(uint32_t device_id,
 			uint32_t revision_id,
 			uint32_t *hif_type, uint32_t *target_type);
 /*These functions are exposed to HDD*/
-bool hif_targ_is_awake(struct hif_softc *scn, void *__iomem *mem);
 void hif_nointrs(struct hif_softc *scn);
 void hif_bus_close(struct hif_softc *ol_sc);
 QDF_STATUS hif_bus_open(struct hif_softc *ol_sc,
diff --git a/hif/src/pcie/hif_io32_pci.h b/hif/src/pcie/hif_io32_pci.h
index 10fc06fadf04..36c525d43a93 100644
--- a/hif/src/pcie/hif_io32_pci.h
+++ b/hif/src/pcie/hif_io32_pci.h
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ extern int hif_target_sleep_state_adjust(struct hif_softc *scn,
 	do {struct hif_softc *unused = scn; \
 	    unused = unused; } while (0)
 
-#define A_TARGET_ACCESS_OK(scn) 1
-
 #define A_TARGET_ACCESS_LIKELY(scn) \
 	do {struct hif_softc *unused = scn; \
 	    unused = unused; } while (0)
@@ -205,8 +203,6 @@ do { \
 #define Q_TARGET_ACCESS_END(scn) \
 	hif_target_sleep_state_adjust(scn, true, false)
 
-#define A_TARGET_ACCESS_OK(scn) hif_target_forced_awake(scn)
-
 #if CONFIG_ATH_PCIE_ACCESS_LIKELY
 #define A_TARGET_ACCESS_LIKELY(scn) \
 	hif_target_sleep_state_adjust(scn, false, false)
diff --git a/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c b/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c
index 8a6e780b24ed..ebb00efa329c 100644
--- a/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c
+++ b/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c
@@ -284,11 +284,6 @@ static irqreturn_t hif_pci_msi_fw_handler(int irq, void *arg)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-bool hif_targ_is_awake(struct hif_softc *scn, void *__iomem *mem)
-{
-	HIF_PCI_TARG_IS_AWAKE(scn, mem);
-}
-
 bool hif_pci_targ_is_present(struct hif_softc *scn, void *__iomem *mem)
 {
 	return 1;               /* FIX THIS */
@@ -337,6 +332,38 @@ inline void hif_pci_cancel_deferred_target_sleep(struct hif_softc *scn)
 	hif_write32_mb(((char *)(mem) + \
 	PCIE_LOCAL_BASE_ADDRESS + (uint32_t)(addr)), (val))
 
+#ifdef QCA_WIFI_3_0
+/**
+ * hif_targ_is_awake() - check to see if the target is awake
+ * @hif_ctx: hif context
+ *
+ * emulation never goes to sleep
+ *
+ * Return: true if target is awake
+ */
+bool hif_targ_is_awake(struct hif_softc *hif_ctx, void *__iomem *mem)
+{
+	return true;
+}
+#else
+/**
+ * hif_targ_is_awake() - check to see if the target is awake
+ * @hif_ctx: hif context
+ *
+ * Return: true if the targets clocks are on
+ */
+bool hif_targ_is_awake(struct hif_softc *scn, void *__iomem *mem)
+{
+	uint32_t val;
+
+	if (scn->recovery)
+		return false;
+	val = hif_read32_mb(mem + PCIE_LOCAL_BASE_ADDRESS
+		+ RTC_STATE_ADDRESS);
+	return RTC_STATE_V_GET(val) == RTC_STATE_V_ON;
+}
+#endif
+
 #define ATH_PCI_RESET_WAIT_MAX 10       /* Ms */
 static void hif_pci_device_reset(struct hif_pci_softc *sc)
 {
@@ -2899,9 +2926,6 @@ uint32_t hif_target_read_checked(struct hif_softc *scn, uint32_t offset)
 	uint32_t value;
 	void *addr;
 
-	if (!A_TARGET_ACCESS_OK(scn))
-		hi_fdebug();
-
 	addr = scn->mem + offset;
 	value = A_PCI_READ32(addr);
 
@@ -2926,9 +2950,6 @@ hif_target_write_checked(struct hif_softc *scn, uint32_t offset, uint32_t value)
 {
 	void *addr;
 
-	if (!A_TARGET_ACCESS_OK(scn))
-		hi_fdebug();
-
 	addr = scn->mem + (offset);
 	hif_write32_mb(addr, value);
 
@@ -2946,17 +2967,6 @@ hif_target_write_checked(struct hif_softc *scn, uint32_t offset, uint32_t value)
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * hi_fdebug() - not needed in PCI
- *
- *
- * Return: n/a
- */
-void hi_fdebug(void)
-{
-	/* BUG_ON(1); */
-}
-
 /**
  * hif_target_dump_access_log() - dump access log
  *
diff --git a/hif/src/pcie/if_pci_internal.h b/hif/src/pcie/if_pci_internal.h
index 2751dd7f0d4c..89112f23a3ea 100644
--- a/hif/src/pcie/if_pci_internal.h
+++ b/hif/src/pcie/if_pci_internal.h
@@ -61,22 +61,7 @@
 	hif_write32_mb(sc->mem + PCIE_INTR_CLR_ADDRESS, 0); \
 	hif_read32_mb(sc->mem + PCIE_INTR_CLR_ADDRESS); \
 }
-
-#define HIF_PCI_TARG_IS_AWAKE(scn, mem) \
-{ \
-	return 1; \
-}
 #else
 #define PCI_CLR_CAUSE0_REGISTER(sc)
-
-#define HIF_PCI_TARG_IS_AWAKE(scn, mem) \
-{ \
-	uint32_t val; \
-	if (scn->recovery) \
-		return false; \
-	val = hif_read32_mb(mem + PCIE_LOCAL_BASE_ADDRESS \
-		+ RTC_STATE_ADDRESS); \
-	return RTC_STATE_V_GET(val) == RTC_STATE_V_ON; \
-}
 #endif
 #endif /* __IF_PCI_INTERNAL_H__ */