diff --git a/core/mac/inc/ani_global.h b/core/mac/inc/ani_global.h
index 29e717e92b5d..d1de0273463f 100644
--- a/core/mac/inc/ani_global.h
+++ b/core/mac/inc/ani_global.h
@@ -465,10 +465,8 @@ typedef struct sAniSirLim {
 
 	/* */
 	/* ---------------- DPH ----------------------- */
-	/* these used to live in DPH but are now moved here (where they belong) */
 	uint32_t gLimPhyMode;
 
-	uint8_t gLimProbeRespDisableFlag:1;    /* control over probe response */
 	/* ---------------- DPH ----------------------- */
 
 	/* ////////////////////////////////////////     STATES RELATED END /////////////////////////////////////////// */
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_api.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_api.c
index 8f07eefdd971..8a14b18cc64a 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_api.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_api.c
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ static void __lim_init_states(struct mac_context *mac)
 		    sizeof(tLimNoShortSlotParams));
 
 	mac->lim.gLimPhyMode = 0;
-	mac->lim.gLimProbeRespDisableFlag = 0; /* control over probe resp */
 }
 
 static void __lim_init_vars(struct mac_context *mac)
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_probe_req_frame.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_probe_req_frame.c
index 43b84a3a2d57..5bcda008bbe5 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_probe_req_frame.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_probe_req_frame.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2018 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2019 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for
  * any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the
@@ -255,10 +255,6 @@ lim_process_probe_req_frame(struct mac_context *mac_ctx, uint8_t *rx_pkt_info,
 	tSirProbeReq probe_req;
 	tAniSSID ssid;
 
-	/* Don't send probe responses if disabled */
-	if (mac_ctx->lim.gLimProbeRespDisableFlag)
-		return;
-
 	mac_hdr = WMA_GET_RX_MAC_HEADER(rx_pkt_info);
 	if (LIM_IS_AP_ROLE(session) ||
 		(LIM_IS_IBSS_ROLE(session) &&