diff --git a/os_if/linux/cp_stats/src/wlan_cfg80211_mc_cp_stats.c b/os_if/linux/cp_stats/src/wlan_cfg80211_mc_cp_stats.c
index 6d0b3192f7b9..edadafe29b20 100644
--- a/os_if/linux/cp_stats/src/wlan_cfg80211_mc_cp_stats.c
+++ b/os_if/linux/cp_stats/src/wlan_cfg80211_mc_cp_stats.c
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ static void get_peer_rssi_cb(struct stats_event *ev, void *cookie)
 	request = osif_request_get(cookie);
 	if (!request) {
 		cfg80211_err("Obsolete request");
-		ucfg_mc_cp_stats_free_stats_resources(ev);
 		return;
 	}