diff --git a/core/mac/inc/ani_global.h b/core/mac/inc/ani_global.h
index b9b2f242d31c..e4f7239b86b0 100644
--- a/core/mac/inc/ani_global.h
+++ b/core/mac/inc/ani_global.h
@@ -915,10 +915,6 @@ struct mac_context {
 	bool obss_scan_offload;
 };
 
-/* legacy definitions in place until converted to use struct mac_context */
-typedef struct mac_context tAniSirGlobal;
-
-
 #ifdef FEATURE_WLAN_TDLS
 
 #define RFC1042_HDR_LENGTH      (6)
diff --git a/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/system/src/mac_init_api.c b/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/system/src/mac_init_api.c
index cbb30237cf49..bddb10cd5596 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/system/src/mac_init_api.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/system/src/mac_init_api.c
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef WLAN_ALLOCATE_GLOBAL_BUFFERS_DYNAMICALLY
-static tAniSirGlobal *global_mac_context;
+static struct mac_context *global_mac_context;
 
 static inline tpAniSirGlobal mac_allocate_context_buffer(void)
 {
-	global_mac_context = qdf_mem_malloc(sizeof(tAniSirGlobal));
+	global_mac_context = qdf_mem_malloc(sizeof(*global_mac_context));
 
 	return global_mac_context;
 }
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static inline void mac_free_context_buffer(void)
 	global_mac_context = NULL;
 }
 #else /* WLAN_ALLOCATE_GLOBAL_BUFFERS_DYNAMICALLY */
-static tAniSirGlobal global_mac_context;
+static struct mac_context global_mac_context;
 
 static inline tpAniSirGlobal mac_allocate_context_buffer(void)
 {