diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index f2cbcda32a63..583dcc840948 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -5915,33 +5915,6 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_change_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 				wlan_hdd_cancel_existing_remain_on_channel
 					(pAdapter);
 			}
-
-			if (NL80211_IFTYPE_AP == type) {
-				/* As Loading WLAN Driver one interface being created for
-				 * p2p device address. This will take one HW STA and the
-				 * max number of clients that can connect to softAP will be
-				 * reduced by one. so while changing the interface type to
-				 * NL80211_IFTYPE_AP (SoftAP) remove p2p0 interface as it is
-				 * not required in SoftAP mode.
-				 */
-
-				/* Get P2P Adapter */
-				hdd_adapter_t *pP2pAdapter = NULL;
-				pP2pAdapter =
-					hdd_get_adapter(pHddCtx,
-							WLAN_HDD_P2P_DEVICE);
-
-				if (pP2pAdapter) {
-					hdd_stop_adapter(pHddCtx,
-							 pP2pAdapter,
-							 true);
-					hdd_deinit_adapter(pHddCtx,
-							   pP2pAdapter, true);
-					hdd_close_adapter(pHddCtx,
-							  pP2pAdapter,
-							  true);
-				}
-			}
 			hdd_stop_adapter(pHddCtx, pAdapter, true);
 
 			/* De-init the adapter */