diff --git a/core/dp/txrx3.0/dp_rx_thread.c b/core/dp/txrx3.0/dp_rx_thread.c
index 1befe8967cce..a448757dd97e 100644
--- a/core/dp/txrx3.0/dp_rx_thread.c
+++ b/core/dp/txrx3.0/dp_rx_thread.c
@@ -328,10 +328,8 @@ static int dp_rx_thread_sub_loop(struct dp_rx_thread *rx_thread, bool *shutdown)
 			dp_debug("received suspend ind (%s) id %d pid %d",
 				 qdf_get_current_comm(), rx_thread->id,
 				 qdf_get_current_pid());
-			qdf_spin_lock(&rx_thread->lock);
 			qdf_event_reset(&rx_thread->resume_event);
 			qdf_event_set(&rx_thread->suspend_event);
-			qdf_spin_unlock(&rx_thread->lock);
 			dp_debug("waiting for resume (%s) id %d pid %d",
 				 qdf_get_current_comm(), rx_thread->id,
 				 qdf_get_current_pid());
diff --git a/core/dp/txrx3.0/dp_rx_thread.h b/core/dp/txrx3.0/dp_rx_thread.h
index 6b7d661f68de..9a3a06213bd7 100644
--- a/core/dp/txrx3.0/dp_rx_thread.h
+++ b/core/dp/txrx3.0/dp_rx_thread.h
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ struct dp_rx_thread_stats {
  */
 struct dp_rx_thread {
 	qdf_thread_t *task;
-	qdf_spinlock_t lock;
 	qdf_event_t start_event;
 	qdf_event_t suspend_event;
 	qdf_event_t resume_event;