diff --git a/core/cds/inc/cds_api.h b/core/cds/inc/cds_api.h
index 140a453a11af..4a94baeee1af 100644
--- a/core/cds/inc/cds_api.h
+++ b/core/cds/inc/cds_api.h
@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@ void cds_flush_cache_rx_queue(void);
 
 QDF_STATUS cds_close(v_CONTEXT_t cds_context);
 
-QDF_STATUS cds_shutdown(v_CONTEXT_t cds_context);
-
 void cds_core_return_msg(void *pVContext, p_cds_msg_wrapper pMsgWrapper);
 
 void *cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID moduleId);
diff --git a/core/cds/src/cds_api.c b/core/cds/src/cds_api.c
index 69f68d76d42e..9f49466926b1 100644
--- a/core/cds/src/cds_api.c
+++ b/core/cds/src/cds_api.c
@@ -1440,98 +1440,6 @@ void cds_core_return_msg(void *pVContext, p_cds_msg_wrapper pMsgWrapper)
 	cds_mq_put(&p_cds_context->freeVosMq, pMsgWrapper);
 } /* cds_core_return_msg() */
 
-
-/**
- * cds_shutdown() - shutdown CDS
- * @cds_context: global cds context
- *
- * Return: QDF status
- */
-QDF_STATUS cds_shutdown(v_CONTEXT_t cds_context)
-{
-	QDF_STATUS qdf_status;
-	tpAniSirGlobal pmac = (((p_cds_contextType)cds_context)->pMACContext);
-
-	ol_txrx_pdev_detach(gp_cds_context->pdev_txrx_ctx, 1);
-	cds_free_context(cds_context, QDF_MODULE_ID_TXRX,
-			 gp_cds_context->pdev_txrx_ctx);
-
-	qdf_status = sme_close(((p_cds_contextType) cds_context)->pMACContext);
-	if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status)) {
-		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_QDF, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
-			  "%s: Failed to close SME", __func__);
-		QDF_ASSERT(QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status));
-	}
-	/*
-	 * CAC timer will be initiated and started only when SAP starts on
-	 * DFS channel and it will be stopped and destroyed immediately once the
-	 * radar detected or timedout. So as per design CAC timer should be
-	 * destroyed after stop
-	 */
-	if (pmac->sap.SapDfsInfo.is_dfs_cac_timer_running) {
-		qdf_mc_timer_stop(&pmac->sap.SapDfsInfo.sap_dfs_cac_timer);
-		pmac->sap.SapDfsInfo.is_dfs_cac_timer_running = 0;
-		qdf_mc_timer_destroy(&pmac->sap.SapDfsInfo.sap_dfs_cac_timer);
-	}
-
-	qdf_status = mac_close(((p_cds_contextType) cds_context)->pMACContext);
-	if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status)) {
-		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_QDF, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
-			  "%s: Failed to close MAC", __func__);
-		QDF_ASSERT(QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status));
-	}
-
-	((p_cds_contextType) cds_context)->pMACContext = NULL;
-
-	if (false == wma_needshutdown(cds_context)) {
-
-		qdf_status = wma_close(cds_context);
-		if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status)) {
-			QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_QDF, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
-				  "%s: Failed to close wma!", __func__);
-			QDF_ASSERT(QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status));
-		}
-	}
-
-	qdf_status = wma_wmi_work_close(cds_context);
-	if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status)) {
-		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_QDF, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
-		"%s: Failed to close wma_wmi_work!", __func__);
-		QDF_ASSERT(0);
-	}
-
-	if (gp_cds_context->htc_ctx) {
-		htc_stop(gp_cds_context->htc_ctx);
-		htc_destroy(gp_cds_context->htc_ctx);
-		gp_cds_context->htc_ctx = NULL;
-	}
-
-	qdf_status = wma_wmi_service_close(cds_context);
-	if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status)) {
-		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_QDF, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
-			  "%s: Failed to close wma_wmi_service!", __func__);
-		QDF_ASSERT(QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status));
-	}
-
-	cds_mq_deinit(&((p_cds_contextType) cds_context)->freeVosMq);
-
-	qdf_status = qdf_event_destroy(&gp_cds_context->wmaCompleteEvent);
-	if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status)) {
-		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_QDF, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
-			  "%s: failed to destroy wmaCompleteEvent", __func__);
-		QDF_ASSERT(QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status));
-	}
-
-	qdf_status = qdf_event_destroy(&gp_cds_context->ProbeEvent);
-	if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status)) {
-		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_QDF, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
-			  "%s: failed to destroy ProbeEvent", __func__);
-		QDF_ASSERT(QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status));
-	}
-
-	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 /**
  * cds_get_vdev_types() - get vdev type
  * @mode: mode