diff --git a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
index bd8ae94df7e9..ba003721d4b6 100644
--- a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
+++ b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
@@ -701,7 +701,6 @@ struct hdd_hostapd_state {
 	qdf_event_t qdf_stop_bss_event;
 	qdf_event_t qdf_sta_disassoc_event;
 	QDF_STATUS qdf_status;
-	bool bCommit;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
index 310d632959a4..744c5d959203 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
@@ -8071,7 +8071,6 @@ int wlan_hdd_cfg80211_start_bss(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 	hdd_unsafe_channel_restart_sap(hdd_ctx);
 
 	hdd_set_connection_in_progress(false);
-	hostapd_state->bCommit = true;
 	EXIT();
 
 	ret = 0;
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 76444b02ee1d..4a801ffd9968 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -10851,8 +10851,6 @@ void wlan_hdd_start_sap(struct hdd_adapter *ap_adapter, bool reinit)
 		policy_mgr_incr_active_session(hdd_ctx->hdd_psoc,
 					ap_adapter->device_mode,
 					ap_adapter->sessionId);
-	hostapd_state->bCommit = true;
-
 end:
 	mutex_unlock(&hdd_ctx->sap_lock);
 	/* SAP context and beacon cleanup will happen during driver unload
@@ -12439,7 +12437,6 @@ void hdd_restart_sap(struct hdd_adapter *ap_adapter)
 			policy_mgr_incr_active_session(hdd_ctx->hdd_psoc,
 						ap_adapter->device_mode,
 						ap_adapter->sessionId);
-		hostapd_state->bCommit = true;
 	}
 end:
 	mutex_unlock(&hdd_ctx->sap_lock);