diff --git a/components/ipa/core/inc/wlan_ipa_core.h b/components/ipa/core/inc/wlan_ipa_core.h
index 2ce6ee6c340f..0a20a767f389 100644
--- a/components/ipa/core/inc/wlan_ipa_core.h
+++ b/components/ipa/core/inc/wlan_ipa_core.h
@@ -134,17 +134,6 @@ QDF_STATUS wlan_ipa_uc_enable_pipes(struct wlan_ipa_priv *ipa_ctx);
  */
 QDF_STATUS wlan_ipa_uc_disable_pipes(struct wlan_ipa_priv *ipa_ctx);
 
-/**
- * wlan_ipa_set_perf_level() - Set IPA performance level
- * @ipa_ctx: IPA context
- * @tx_packets: Number of packets transmitted in the last sample period
- * @rx_packets: Number of packets received in the last sample period
- *
- * Return: QDF STATUS
- */
-QDF_STATUS wlan_ipa_set_perf_level(struct wlan_ipa_priv *ipa_ctx,
-				   uint64_t tx_packets, uint64_t rx_packets);
-
 /**
  * wlan_ipa_get_iface() - Get IPA interface
  * @ipa_ctx: IPA context
@@ -156,6 +145,17 @@ struct wlan_ipa_iface_context
 *wlan_ipa_get_iface(struct wlan_ipa_priv *ipa_ctx, uint8_t mode);
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_IPA_WDI_UNIFIED_API
+/**
+ * wlan_ipa_set_perf_level() - Set IPA performance level
+ * @ipa_ctx: IPA context
+ * @tx_packets: Number of packets transmitted in the last sample period
+ * @rx_packets: Number of packets received in the last sample period
+ *
+ * Return: QDF STATUS
+ */
+QDF_STATUS wlan_ipa_set_perf_level(struct wlan_ipa_priv *ipa_ctx,
+				   uint64_t tx_packets, uint64_t rx_packets);
+
 /**
  * wlan_ipa_wdi_rm_request_resource() - IPA WDI request resource
  * @ipa_ctx: IPA context
@@ -220,6 +220,13 @@ void wlan_ipa_wdi_destroy_rm(struct wlan_ipa_priv *ipa_ctx);
 
 #else /* CONFIG_IPA_WDI_UNIFIED_API */
 
+static inline
+QDF_STATUS wlan_ipa_set_perf_level(struct wlan_ipa_priv *ipa_ctx,
+				   uint64_t tx_packets, uint64_t rx_packets)
+{
+	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 static inline int wlan_ipa_wdi_rm_request_resource(
 			struct wlan_ipa_priv *ipa_ctx,
 			qdf_ipa_rm_resource_name_t res_name)
diff --git a/components/ipa/core/src/wlan_ipa_rm.c b/components/ipa/core/src/wlan_ipa_rm.c
index ff603cc2d709..e761ea704eb6 100644
--- a/components/ipa/core/src/wlan_ipa_rm.c
+++ b/components/ipa/core/src/wlan_ipa_rm.c
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@
 #include "cdp_txrx_ipa.h"
 #include "host_diag_core_event.h"
 
+
+#ifdef FEATURE_METERING
+void wlan_ipa_init_metering(struct wlan_ipa_priv *ipa_ctx)
+{
+	qdf_event_create(&ipa_ctx->ipa_uc_sharing_stats_comp);
+	qdf_event_create(&ipa_ctx->ipa_uc_set_quota_comp);
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_IPA_WDI_UNIFIED_API
 QDF_STATUS wlan_ipa_set_perf_level(struct wlan_ipa_priv *ipa_ctx,
 				    uint64_t tx_packets,
 				    uint64_t rx_packets)
@@ -96,15 +106,6 @@ QDF_STATUS wlan_ipa_set_perf_level(struct wlan_ipa_priv *ipa_ctx,
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-#ifdef FEATURE_METERING
-void wlan_ipa_init_metering(struct wlan_ipa_priv *ipa_ctx)
-{
-	qdf_event_create(&ipa_ctx->ipa_uc_sharing_stats_comp);
-	qdf_event_create(&ipa_ctx->ipa_uc_set_quota_comp);
-}
-#endif
-
-#ifndef CONFIG_IPA_WDI_UNIFIED_API
 /**
  * wlan_ipa_rm_cons_release() - WLAN consumer resource release handler
  *