diff --git a/hif/src/ce/ce_service.c b/hif/src/ce/ce_service.c
index c5028d8b1308..6557df4b7294 100644
--- a/hif/src/ce/ce_service.c
+++ b/hif/src/ce/ce_service.c
@@ -1584,8 +1584,6 @@ more_completions:
 			 */
 			if (qdf_unlikely(CE_state->force_break)) {
 				qdf_atomic_set(&CE_state->rx_pending, 1);
-				CE_ENGINE_INT_STATUS_CLEAR(scn, ctrl_addr,
-					HOST_IS_COPY_COMPLETE_MASK);
 				if (Q_TARGET_ACCESS_END(scn) < 0)
 					HIF_ERROR("<--[premature rc=%d]\n",
 						  CE_state->receive_count);