diff --git a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wext.h b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wext.h
index 9f386f2c5f19..601d682ad8dd 100644
--- a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wext.h
+++ b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wext.h
@@ -259,9 +259,6 @@ typedef struct hdd_wext_state_s {
 	/**Counter measure state, Started/Stopped*/
 	bool mTKIPCounterMeasures;
 
-	/**Completion Variable*/
-	struct completion completion_var;
-
 #ifdef FEATURE_WLAN_ESE
 	/* ESE state variables */
 	bool isESEConnection;
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
index 0215f6278404..be013d5f4297 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
@@ -7323,7 +7323,6 @@ static int __iw_setint_getnone(struct net_device *dev,
 	hdd_adapter_t *pAdapter = WLAN_HDD_GET_PRIV_PTR(dev);
 	tHalHandle hHal = WLAN_HDD_GET_HAL_CTX(pAdapter);
 	hdd_station_ctx_t *pHddStaCtx = WLAN_HDD_GET_STATION_CTX_PTR(pAdapter);
-	hdd_wext_state_t *pWextState = WLAN_HDD_GET_WEXT_STATE_PTR(pAdapter);
 	hdd_context_t *hdd_ctx;
 	tSmeConfigParams smeConfig;
 	int *value = (int *)extra;
@@ -7344,7 +7343,6 @@ static int __iw_setint_getnone(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (0 != ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	INIT_COMPLETION(pWextState->completion_var);
 	memset(&smeConfig, 0x00, sizeof(smeConfig));
 
 	switch (sub_cmd) {
@@ -13476,9 +13474,6 @@ int hdd_register_wext(struct net_device *dev)
 	/* Zero the memory. This zeros the profile structure */
 	memset(pwextBuf, 0, sizeof(hdd_wext_state_t));
 
-	init_completion(&(WLAN_HDD_GET_WEXT_STATE_PTR(pAdapter))->
-			completion_var);
-
 	status = hdd_set_wext(pAdapter);
 
 	if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(status)) {