diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
index 2c58e8e2a533..e335d2b76ba2 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
@@ -414,9 +414,6 @@ static inline void hdd_pld_driver_unloading(struct device *dev)
  */
 static void wlan_hdd_remove(struct device *dev)
 {
-	void *hif_ctx;
-
-
 	pr_info("%s: Removing driver v%s\n", WLAN_MODULE_NAME,
 		QWLAN_VERSIONSTR);
 
@@ -434,11 +431,6 @@ static void wlan_hdd_remove(struct device *dev)
 
 	hdd_pld_driver_unloading(dev);
 
-	hif_ctx = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_HIF);
-
-	if (NULL == hif_ctx)
-		return;
-
 	if (QDF_IS_EPPING_ENABLED(cds_get_conparam())) {
 		epping_disable();
 		epping_close();