diff --git a/core/sap/inc/sap_api.h b/core/sap/inc/sap_api.h
index 84baf3db3c9e..7e0e89ece44f 100644
--- a/core/sap/inc/sap_api.h
+++ b/core/sap/inc/sap_api.h
@@ -992,8 +992,19 @@ QDF_STATUS wlansap_set_mac_acl(struct sap_context *pSapCtx,
 QDF_STATUS wlansap_disassoc_sta(struct sap_context *pSapCtx,
 				struct tagCsrDelStaParams *p_del_sta_params);
 
-QDF_STATUS wlansap_deauth_sta(void *p_cds_gctx,
-			struct tagCsrDelStaParams *pDelStaParams);
+/**
+ * wlansap_deauth_sta() - Ap App/HDD initiated deauthentication of station
+ * @pStaCtx : Pointer to the SAP context
+ * @pDelStaParams : Pointer to parameters of the station to deauthenticate
+ *
+ * This api function provides for Ap App/HDD initiated deauthentication of
+ * station
+ *
+ * Return: The QDF_STATUS code associated with performing the operation
+ */
+QDF_STATUS wlansap_deauth_sta(struct sap_context *pSapCtx,
+			      struct tagCsrDelStaParams *pDelStaParams);
+
 QDF_STATUS wlansap_set_channel_change_with_csa(void *p_cds_gctx,
 	uint32_t targetChannel, enum phy_ch_width target_bw, bool strict);
 QDF_STATUS wlansap_set_key_sta(void *p_cds_gctx,
diff --git a/core/sap/src/sap_module.c b/core/sap/src/sap_module.c
index 42d81f29b626..8389b82793c8 100644
--- a/core/sap/src/sap_module.c
+++ b/core/sap/src/sap_module.c
@@ -1154,33 +1154,15 @@ QDF_STATUS wlansap_disassoc_sta(struct sap_context *pSapCtx,
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-/**
- * wlansap_deauth_sta() - Ap App/HDD initiated deauthentication of station
- * @pCtx : Pointer to the global cds context; a handle to SAP's
- *         control block can be extracted from its context
- *         When MBSSID feature is enabled, SAP context is directly
- *         passed to SAP APIs
- * @pDelStaParams : Pointer to parameters of the station to deauthenticate
- *
- * This api function provides for Ap App/HDD initiated deauthentication of
- * station
- *
- * Return: The QDF_STATUS code associated with performing the operation
- */
-QDF_STATUS wlansap_deauth_sta(void *pCtx,
+QDF_STATUS wlansap_deauth_sta(struct sap_context *pSapCtx,
 			      struct tagCsrDelStaParams *pDelStaParams)
 {
 	QDF_STATUS qdf_ret_status = QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
 	QDF_STATUS qdf_status = QDF_STATUS_E_FAULT;
-	struct sap_context *pSapCtx = CDS_GET_SAP_CB(pCtx);
 
-	/*------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	   Sanity check
-	   Extract SAP control block
-	   ------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 	if (NULL == pSapCtx) {
 		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_SAP, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
-			  "%s: Invalid SAP pointer from pCtx", __func__);
+			  "%s: Invalid SAP pointer", __func__);
 		return qdf_status;
 	}