diff --git a/core/cds/src/cds_api.c b/core/cds/src/cds_api.c
index 82c8b51a094f..19b1a9078b10 100644
--- a/core/cds/src/cds_api.c
+++ b/core/cds/src/cds_api.c
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ QDF_STATUS cds_pre_enable(void)
 	qdf_event_reset(&gp_cds_context->wmaCompleteEvent);
 
 	/*call WMA pre start */
-	qdf_status = wma_pre_start(gp_cds_context);
+	qdf_status = wma_pre_start();
 	if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status)) {
 		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_SYS, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL,
 			  "Failed to WMA prestart");
diff --git a/core/wma/inc/wma_api.h b/core/wma/inc/wma_api.h
index 46eb6f5836bc..ab402e66d0bd 100644
--- a/core/wma/inc/wma_api.h
+++ b/core/wma/inc/wma_api.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ struct wma_caps_per_phy {
 typedef void (*wma_peer_authorized_fp) (uint32_t vdev_id);
 
 
-QDF_STATUS wma_pre_start(void *cds_context);
+QDF_STATUS wma_pre_start(void);
 
 QDF_STATUS wma_mc_process_msg(void *cds_context, struct scheduler_msg *msg);
 
diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_main.c b/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
index f4f581b7a1d5..b2c8e6673b40 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
@@ -2781,11 +2781,10 @@ err_wma_handle:
 
 /**
  * wma_pre_start() - wma pre start
- * @cds_ctx:  cds context
  *
  * Return: 0 on success, errno on failure
  */
-QDF_STATUS wma_pre_start(void *cds_ctx)
+QDF_STATUS wma_pre_start(void)
 {
 	QDF_STATUS qdf_status = QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	A_STATUS status = A_OK;