diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
index baf670d6755e..98cf68255935 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
@@ -696,9 +696,6 @@ struct dp_tx_desc_s *dp_tx_prepare_desc_single(struct dp_vdev *vdev,
 
 	dp_tx_trace_pkt(nbuf, tx_desc->id, vdev->vdev_id);
 
-	/* Reset the control block */
-	qdf_nbuf_reset_ctxt(nbuf);
-
 	/*
 	 * For special modes (vdev_type == ocb or mesh), data frames should be
 	 * transmitted using varying transmit parameters (tx spec) which include
@@ -834,9 +831,6 @@ static struct dp_tx_desc_s *dp_tx_prepare_desc(struct dp_vdev *vdev,
 
 	dp_tx_trace_pkt(nbuf, tx_desc->id, vdev->vdev_id);
 
-	/* Reset the control block */
-	qdf_nbuf_reset_ctxt(nbuf);
-
 	/* Handle scattered frames - TSO/SG/ME */
 	/* Allocate and prepare an extension descriptor for scattered frames */
 	msdu_ext_desc = dp_tx_prepare_ext_desc(vdev, msdu_info, desc_pool_id);
@@ -2932,6 +2926,14 @@ void dp_tx_comp_process_tx_status(struct dp_tx_desc_s *tx_desc,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	DPTRACE(qdf_dp_trace_ptr(tx_desc->nbuf,
+				 QDF_DP_TRACE_LI_DP_FREE_PACKET_PTR_RECORD,
+				 QDF_TRACE_DEFAULT_PDEV_ID,
+				 qdf_nbuf_data_addr(tx_desc->nbuf),
+				 sizeof(qdf_nbuf_data(tx_desc->nbuf)),
+				 tx_desc->id,
+				 ts->status));
+
 	QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_DP, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_DEBUG,
 				"-------------------- \n"
 				"Tx Completion Stats: \n"