diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
index 6125d1c8ae3a035cac3b2498177740c07c12dfa8..2568395f02760e92da0d963449620f8422c30a21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
@@ -511,8 +511,7 @@ static void mwifiex_fw_dpc(const struct firmware *firmware, void *context)
 	if (adapter->if_ops.unregister_dev)
 		adapter->if_ops.unregister_dev(adapter);
 
-	if ((adapter->hw_status == MWIFIEX_HW_STATUS_FW_READY) ||
-	    (adapter->hw_status == MWIFIEX_HW_STATUS_READY)) {
+	if (adapter->hw_status == MWIFIEX_HW_STATUS_READY) {
 		pr_debug("info: %s: shutdown mwifiex\n", __func__);
 		adapter->init_wait_q_woken = false;
 
@@ -1116,8 +1115,7 @@ mwifiex_add_card(void *card, struct semaphore *sem,
 	pr_debug("info: %s: unregister device\n", __func__);
 	if (adapter->if_ops.unregister_dev)
 		adapter->if_ops.unregister_dev(adapter);
-	if ((adapter->hw_status == MWIFIEX_HW_STATUS_FW_READY) ||
-	    (adapter->hw_status == MWIFIEX_HW_STATUS_READY)) {
+	if (adapter->hw_status == MWIFIEX_HW_STATUS_READY) {
 		pr_debug("info: %s: shutdown mwifiex\n", __func__);
 		adapter->init_wait_q_woken = false;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
index dd55bc16aeabf7790e6ded899f47fc67188a97cc..f9279399226a91b6da1256fc06b8d42d44a4edbb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ struct mwifiex_dbg {
 enum MWIFIEX_HARDWARE_STATUS {
 	MWIFIEX_HW_STATUS_READY,
 	MWIFIEX_HW_STATUS_INITIALIZING,
-	MWIFIEX_HW_STATUS_FW_READY,
 	MWIFIEX_HW_STATUS_INIT_DONE,
 	MWIFIEX_HW_STATUS_RESET,
 	MWIFIEX_HW_STATUS_CLOSING,