diff --git a/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c b/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
index 65e3a20e81c7..90300c2e5588 100644
--- a/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
+++ b/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
@@ -732,14 +732,6 @@ QDF_STATUS pmo_core_psoc_bus_suspend_req(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 
 	psoc_ctx = pmo_psoc_get_priv(psoc);
 
-/* TODO - scan manager need to provide the below public api
-	if (wma_check_scan_in_progress(handle)) {
-		pmo_err("Scan in progress. Aborting suspend");
-		status = QDF_STATUS_E_NULL_VALUE;
-		goto out;
-	}
-*/
-
 	wow_mode_selected = pmo_core_is_wow_enabled(psoc_ctx);
 	pmo_info("wow mode selected %d", wow_mode_selected);
 
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c
index 176b57323e61..d7ac3884d830 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c
@@ -1788,9 +1788,9 @@ next_adapter:
 			return -EAGAIN;
 		}
 
-		if (pScanInfo->mScanPending)
-			wlan_abort_scan(pHddCtx->hdd_pdev, INVAL_PDEV_ID,
-				pAdapter->sessionId, INVALID_SCAN_ID, true);
+		wlan_abort_scan(pHddCtx->hdd_pdev, INVAL_PDEV_ID,
+				pAdapter->sessionId, INVALID_SCAN_ID, false);
+
 		status = hdd_get_next_adapter(pHddCtx, pAdapterNode, &pNext);
 		pAdapterNode = pNext;
 	}
diff --git a/core/wma/inc/wma.h b/core/wma/inc/wma.h
index 3fdcaa8d59dd..418d0567aafb 100644
--- a/core/wma/inc/wma.h
+++ b/core/wma/inc/wma.h
@@ -1481,7 +1481,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	uint32_t new_hw_mode_index;
 	struct extended_caps phy_caps;
 	qdf_atomic_t scan_id_counter;
-	qdf_atomic_t num_pending_scans;
 	wma_peer_authorized_fp peer_authorized_cb;
 	uint32_t wow_unspecified_wake_count;
 
diff --git a/core/wma/inc/wma_api.h b/core/wma/inc/wma_api.h
index e13a1ebd5a50..db132e794718 100644
--- a/core/wma/inc/wma_api.h
+++ b/core/wma/inc/wma_api.h
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ QDF_STATUS wma_set_htconfig(uint8_t vdev_id, uint16_t ht_capab, int value);
 QDF_STATUS wma_get_wcnss_software_version(void *p_cds_gctx,
 					  uint8_t *pVersion,
 					  uint32_t versionBufferSize);
-
-bool wma_check_scan_in_progress(WMA_HANDLE handle);
 void wma_set_peer_authorized_cb(void *wma_ctx, wma_peer_authorized_fp auth_cb);
 QDF_STATUS wma_set_peer_param(void *wma_ctx, uint8_t *peer_addr,
 		  uint32_t param_id,
diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_features.c b/core/wma/src/wma_features.c
index 3dbe7b4b3ce8..58f990dcf265 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_features.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_features.c
@@ -3641,7 +3641,6 @@ QDF_STATUS wma_set_app_type2_params_in_fw(tp_wma_handle wma,
 
 	return wmi_unified_set_app_type2_params_in_fw_cmd(wma->wmi_handle,
 							&params);
-
 }
 #endif /* WLAN_FEATURE_EXTWOW_SUPPORT */
 
diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_main.c b/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
index 6a8e431981b8..a2ef92096eec 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
@@ -2399,7 +2399,6 @@ QDF_STATUS wma_open(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc, void *cds_context,
 	qdf_spinlock_create(&wma_handle->wma_hold_req_q_lock);
 	qdf_atomic_init(&wma_handle->is_wow_bus_suspended);
 	qdf_atomic_init(&wma_handle->scan_id_counter);
-	qdf_atomic_init(&wma_handle->num_pending_scans);
 
 	/* Register vdev start response event handler */
 	wmi_unified_register_event_handler(wma_handle->wmi_handle,
diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_scan_roam.c b/core/wma/src/wma_scan_roam.c
index f496a939b4a9..ede3beb966a3 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_scan_roam.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_scan_roam.c
@@ -111,38 +111,6 @@ enum extscan_report_events_type {
 #define WMA_EXTSCAN_MAX_HOTLIST_ENTRIES 10
 #endif
 
-/**
- * wma_dec_pending_scans() - Decrements the number of pending scans
- * @wma:	The WMA handle to operate on
- *
- * Return: none
- */
-static void wma_dec_pending_scans(tp_wma_handle wma)
-{
-	int32_t scan_cnt = qdf_atomic_read(&wma->num_pending_scans);
-
-	if (scan_cnt <= 0) {
-		WMA_LOGE("Stopping pending scan, but no scans were pending!");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	qdf_atomic_dec(&wma->num_pending_scans);
-	WMA_LOGD("Ending pending scan: %d <- %d", scan_cnt, scan_cnt - 1);
-}
-
-/**
- * wma_inc_pending_scans() - Increments the number of pending scans
- * @wma:	The WMA handle to operate on
- *
- * Return: none
- */
-static void wma_inc_pending_scans(tp_wma_handle wma)
-{
-	int32_t scan_cnt = qdf_atomic_inc_return(&wma->num_pending_scans);
-
-	WMA_LOGD("Starting pending scan: %d -> %d", scan_cnt - 1, scan_cnt);
-}
-
 /**
  * wma_is_mcc_24G() - check that if device is in 2.4GHz MCC
  * @handle: wma handle
@@ -571,8 +539,6 @@ QDF_STATUS wma_start_scan(tp_wma_handle wma_handle,
 		goto error1;
 	}
 
-	wma_inc_pending_scans(wma_handle);
-
 	WMA_LOGI("scan_id 0x%x, vdev_id %d, p2pScanType %d, msg_type 0x%x",
 		 cmd.scan_id, cmd.vdev_id, scan_req->p2pScanType, msg_type);
 
@@ -592,16 +558,13 @@ QDF_STATUS wma_start_scan(tp_wma_handle wma_handle,
 				 &cmd);
 	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(qdf_status)) {
 		WMA_LOGE("wmi_unified_cmd_send returned Error %d", qdf_status);
-		goto dec_scans;
+		goto error1;
 	}
 
 	WMA_LOGD("WMA --> WMI_START_SCAN_CMDID");
 
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
-dec_scans:
-	wma_dec_pending_scans(wma_handle);
-
 error1:
 	if (NULL != cmd.chan_list)
 		qdf_mem_free(cmd.chan_list);
@@ -5364,9 +5327,6 @@ int wma_scan_event_callback(WMA_HANDLE handle, uint8_t *data,
 
 	wma_send_msg(wma_handle, WMA_RX_SCAN_EVENT, (void *)scan_event, 0);
 
-	if ((wmi_event->event & WMA_SCAN_END_EVENT) > 0)
-		wma_dec_pending_scans(wma_handle);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c b/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c
index 7473d75d5462..77e6edf297ab 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c
@@ -3274,19 +3274,6 @@ int wma_unified_debug_print_event_handler(void *handle, uint8_t *datap,
 #endif /* BIG_ENDIAN_HOST */
 }
 
-/**
- * wma_check_scan_in_progress() - check scan is progress or not
- * @handle: wma handle
- *
- * Return: true/false
- */
-bool wma_check_scan_in_progress(WMA_HANDLE handle)
-{
-	tp_wma_handle wma = handle;
-
-	return qdf_atomic_read(&wma->num_pending_scans) > 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * wma_is_sap_active() - check sap is active or not
  * @handle: wma handle