diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/cmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/cmd.c
index d3e938012ac29d6d644e87b9c0afa9b3e144786b..817bc183bc8372f0a7fb22a286e977229862f2d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/cmd.c
@@ -644,12 +644,6 @@ int wl12xx_cmd_role_stop_sta(struct wl1271 *wl)
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 
-	ret = wl1271_cmd_wait_for_event(wl, DISCONNECT_EVENT_COMPLETE_ID);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		wl1271_error("cmd role stop sta event completion error");
-		goto out_free;
-	}
-
 	wl12xx_free_link(wl, &wl->sta_hlid);
 
 out_free: