diff --git a/core/sme/inc/csr_link_list.h b/core/sme/inc/csr_link_list.h
index 42047c39696d..af8ab8ddfc54 100644
--- a/core/sme/inc/csr_link_list.h
+++ b/core/sme/inc/csr_link_list.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ typedef struct tagDblLinkList {
 	tListElem ListHead;
 	qdf_mutex_t Lock;
 	uint32_t Count;
-	hdd_handle_t hHdd;
 	tListFlag Flag;
 	/*command debugging */
 	uint32_t cmdTimeoutDuration;       /* command timeout duration */
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ typedef struct tagDblLinkList {
 #define csrIsListEmpty(pHead) ((pHead)->next == (pHead))
 
 uint32_t csr_ll_count(tDblLinkList *pList);
-QDF_STATUS csr_ll_open(hdd_handle_t hHdd, tDblLinkList *pList);
+QDF_STATUS csr_ll_open(tDblLinkList *pList);
 void csr_ll_close(tDblLinkList *pList);
 void csr_ll_lock(tDblLinkList *pList);
 void csr_ll_unlock(tDblLinkList *pList);
diff --git a/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c b/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
index 1dee920dc176..faeed94ecea0 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS init_sme_cmd_list(tpAniSirGlobal pMac)
 	pMac->sme.totalSmeCmd = SME_TOTAL_COMMAND;
 
 
-	status = csr_ll_open(pMac->hHdd, &pMac->sme.smeCmdFreeList);
+	status = csr_ll_open(&pMac->sme.smeCmdFreeList);
 	if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(status))
 		goto end;
 
diff --git a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
index 1d7d0830ce2b..e40fc8d3a37a 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
@@ -543,11 +543,11 @@ static QDF_STATUS csr_open_stats_ll(struct sAniSirGlobal *mac_ctx)
 {
 	QDF_STATUS status;
 
-	status = csr_ll_open(mac_ctx->hHdd, &mac_ctx->roam.statsClientReqList);
+	status = csr_ll_open(&mac_ctx->roam.statsClientReqList);
 	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status))
 		return status;
 
-	return csr_ll_open(mac_ctx->hHdd, &mac_ctx->roam.peStatsReqList);
+	return csr_ll_open(&mac_ctx->roam.peStatsReqList);
 }
 
 static void csr_close_stats_ll(struct sAniSirGlobal *mac_ctx)
@@ -3989,7 +3989,7 @@ static void csr_roam_remove_duplicate_pending_cmd_from_list(
 	tDblLinkList local_list;
 
 	qdf_mem_zero(&local_list, sizeof(tDblLinkList));
-	if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(csr_ll_open(mac_ctx->hHdd, &local_list))) {
+	if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(csr_ll_open(&local_list))) {
 		sme_err("failed to open list");
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_scan.c b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_scan.c
index 2c3848b8aa25..85a032bcf7b5 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_scan.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_scan.c
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ static QDF_STATUS csr_ll_scan_purge_result(tpAniSirGlobal pMac,
 
 QDF_STATUS csr_scan_open(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx)
 {
-	csr_ll_open(mac_ctx->hHdd, &mac_ctx->scan.channelPowerInfoList24);
-	csr_ll_open(mac_ctx->hHdd, &mac_ctx->scan.channelPowerInfoList5G);
+	csr_ll_open(&mac_ctx->scan.channelPowerInfoList24);
+	csr_ll_open(&mac_ctx->scan.channelPowerInfoList5G);
 
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -1841,7 +1841,7 @@ QDF_STATUS csr_remove_nonscan_cmd_from_pending_list(tpAniSirGlobal pMac,
 	QDF_STATUS status = QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
 
 	qdf_mem_zero(&localList, sizeof(tDblLinkList));
-	if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(csr_ll_open(pMac->hHdd, &localList))) {
+	if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(csr_ll_open(&localList))) {
 		sme_err("failed to open list");
 		return status;
 	}
@@ -2858,7 +2858,7 @@ QDF_STATUS csr_scan_get_result(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	csr_ll_open(mac_ctx->hHdd, &ret_list->List);
+	csr_ll_open(&ret_list->List);
 	ret_list->pCurEntry = NULL;
 	status = csr_parse_scan_list(mac_ctx,
 		ret_list, list);
diff --git a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_link_list.c b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_link_list.c
index 968abcdc4d5a..746e5c2e3deb 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_link_list.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_link_list.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ bool csr_ll_find_entry(tDblLinkList *pList, tListElem *pEntryToFind)
 	return fFound;
 }
 
-QDF_STATUS csr_ll_open(hdd_handle_t hHdd, tDblLinkList *pList)
+QDF_STATUS csr_ll_open(tDblLinkList *pList)
 {
 	QDF_STATUS status = QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	QDF_STATUS qdf_status;
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ QDF_STATUS csr_ll_open(hdd_handle_t hHdd, tDblLinkList *pList)
 		if (QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status)) {
 			csr_list_init(&pList->ListHead);
 			pList->Flag = LIST_FLAG_OPEN;
-			pList->hHdd = hHdd;
 		} else
 			status = QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
 	}
diff --git a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_neighbor_roam.c b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_neighbor_roam.c
index 0994cda1abf7..30c5d2c0f252 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_neighbor_roam.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_neighbor_roam.c
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS csr_neighbor_roam_init11r_assoc_info(tpAniSirGlobal pMac)
 			     sizeof(tCsrNeighborReportBssInfo) *
 			     MAX_BSS_IN_NEIGHBOR_RPT);
 
-		status = csr_ll_open(pMac->hHdd, &pFTRoamInfo->preAuthDoneList);
+		status = csr_ll_open(&pFTRoamInfo->preAuthDoneList);
 		if (QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS != status) {
 			sme_err("LL Open of preauth done AP List failed");
 			return QDF_STATUS_E_RESOURCES;
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ QDF_STATUS csr_neighbor_roam_init(tpAniSirGlobal pMac, uint8_t sessionId)
 	qdf_mem_set(&pNeighborRoamInfo->prevConnProfile,
 		    sizeof(tCsrRoamConnectedProfile), 0);
 
-	status = csr_ll_open(pMac->hHdd, &pNeighborRoamInfo->roamableAPList);
+	status = csr_ll_open(&pNeighborRoamInfo->roamableAPList);
 	if (QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS != status) {
 		sme_err("LL Open of roam able AP List failed");
 		qdf_mem_free(pNeighborRoamInfo->cfgParams.channelInfo.
diff --git a/core/sme/src/qos/sme_qos.c b/core/sme/src/qos/sme_qos.c
index 692a096887aa..7e0d416fc4d6 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/qos/sme_qos.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/qos/sme_qos.c
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ QDF_STATUS sme_qos_open(tpAniSirGlobal pMac)
 	sme_qos_cb.nextFlowId = SME_QOS_MIN_FLOW_ID;
 	sme_qos_cb.nextDialogToken = SME_QOS_MIN_DIALOG_TOKEN;
 	/* init flow list */
-	status = csr_ll_open(pMac->hHdd, &sme_qos_cb.flow_list);
+	status = csr_ll_open(&sme_qos_cb.flow_list);
 	if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(status)) {
 		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_SME, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
 			  "%s: %d: cannot initialize Flow List",
@@ -524,8 +524,7 @@ QDF_STATUS sme_qos_open(tpAniSirGlobal pMac)
 		/* initialize the session's per-AC information */
 		sme_qos_init_a_cs(pMac, sessionId);
 		/* initialize the session's buffered command list */
-		status = csr_ll_open(pMac->hHdd, &pSession->
-					bufferedCommandList);
+		status = csr_ll_open(&pSession->bufferedCommandList);
 		if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(status)) {
 			QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_SME, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
 				  "%s: %d: cannot initialize cmd list for session %d",
diff --git a/core/sme/src/rrm/sme_rrm.c b/core/sme/src/rrm/sme_rrm.c
index 2fdfbd15a836..34b3110e599f 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/rrm/sme_rrm.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/rrm/sme_rrm.c
@@ -1409,8 +1409,7 @@ QDF_STATUS rrm_open(tpAniSirGlobal pMac)
 
 	pSmeRrmContext->neighborReqControlInfo.isNeighborRspPending = false;
 
-	qdf_ret_status =
-		csr_ll_open(pMac->hHdd, &pSmeRrmContext->neighborReportCache);
+	qdf_ret_status = csr_ll_open(&pSmeRrmContext->neighborReportCache);
 	if (QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS != qdf_ret_status) {
 		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_SME, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
 			  "rrm_open: Fail to open neighbor cache result");