diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/gadget.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/gadget.c
index 1a7e92546e14..1a9ff45421b3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/gadget.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/gadget.c
@@ -350,8 +350,6 @@ int dwc3_send_gadget_generic_command(struct dwc3 *dwc, unsigned cmd, u32 param)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int __dwc3_gadget_wakeup(struct dwc3 *dwc);
-
 /**
  * dwc3_send_gadget_ep_cmd - issue an endpoint command
  * @dep: the endpoint to which the command is going to be issued
@@ -399,20 +397,6 @@ int dwc3_send_gadget_ep_cmd(struct dwc3_ep *dep, unsigned cmd,
 			dwc3_writel(dwc->regs, DWC3_GUSB2PHYCFG(0), reg);
 	}
 
-	if (DWC3_DEPCMD_CMD(cmd) == DWC3_DEPCMD_STARTTRANSFER) {
-		int		needs_wakeup;
-
-		needs_wakeup = (dwc->link_state == DWC3_LINK_STATE_U1 ||
-				dwc->link_state == DWC3_LINK_STATE_U2 ||
-				dwc->link_state == DWC3_LINK_STATE_U3);
-
-		if (unlikely(needs_wakeup)) {
-			ret = __dwc3_gadget_wakeup(dwc);
-			dev_WARN_ONCE(dwc->dev, ret, "wakeup failed --> %d\n",
-					ret);
-		}
-	}
-
 	dwc3_writel(dep->regs, DWC3_DEPCMDPAR0, params->param0);
 	dwc3_writel(dep->regs, DWC3_DEPCMDPAR1, params->param1);
 	dwc3_writel(dep->regs, DWC3_DEPCMDPAR2, params->param2);