diff --git a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
index 3afcc8fcbf58..1d67241db3a8 100644
--- a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
+++ b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
@@ -887,7 +887,6 @@ struct hdd_ap_ctx {
  * @default_scan_ies: Default scan IEs
  * @default_scan_ies_len: Length of @default_scan_ies
  * @scan_mode: Scan mode
- * @abortscan_event_var: completion variable for abortscan
  */
 struct hdd_scan_info {
 	uint32_t mScanPending;
@@ -895,7 +894,6 @@ struct hdd_scan_info {
 	uint8_t *default_scan_ies;
 	uint16_t default_scan_ies_len;
 	tSirScanType scan_mode;
-	struct completion abortscan_event_var;
 };
 
 #define WLAN_HDD_MAX_MC_ADDR_LIST CFG_TGT_MAX_MULTICAST_FILTER_ENTRIES
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
index e76baab506ed..99ad41fbdc05 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
@@ -6385,8 +6385,6 @@ struct hdd_adapter *hdd_wlan_create_ap_dev(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx,
 		init_completion(&adapter->rem_on_chan_ready_event);
 		init_completion(&adapter->sta_authorized_event);
 		init_completion(&adapter->offchannel_tx_event);
-		init_completion(&adapter->scan_info.
-				abortscan_event_var);
 
 		SET_NETDEV_DEV(pWlanHostapdDev, hdd_ctx->parent_dev);
 		spin_lock_init(&adapter->pause_map_lock);
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index fe1a359deef3..951ccdfc6bdc 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -3164,9 +3164,6 @@ static struct hdd_adapter *hdd_alloc_station_adapter(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx
 		init_completion(&adapter->tx_action_cnf_event);
 		init_completion(&adapter->ibss_peer_info_comp);
 		init_completion(&adapter->change_country_code);
-
-
-		init_completion(&adapter->scan_info.abortscan_event_var);
 		init_completion(&adapter->lfr_fw_status.disable_lfr_event);
 
 		adapter->offloads_configured = false;