diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
index daa38ce29c5e5a4dd88173fdf68e8445d3dbb849..cb4049f8c7b8e72461a49d57485e99ed3e607d72 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
@@ -1143,10 +1143,6 @@ static void ath10k_pci_rx_pipe_cleanup(struct ath10k_pci_pipe *pipe_info)
 
 	ar = pipe_info->hif_ce_state;
 	ar_pci = ath10k_pci_priv(ar);
-
-	if (!ar_pci->started)
-		return;
-
 	ce_hdl = pipe_info->ce_hdl;
 
 	while (ath10k_ce_revoke_recv_next(ce_hdl, (void **)&netbuf,
@@ -1177,10 +1173,6 @@ static void ath10k_pci_tx_pipe_cleanup(struct ath10k_pci_pipe *pipe_info)
 
 	ar = pipe_info->hif_ce_state;
 	ar_pci = ath10k_pci_priv(ar);
-
-	if (!ar_pci->started)
-		return;
-
 	ce_hdl = pipe_info->ce_hdl;
 
 	while (ath10k_ce_cancel_send_next(ce_hdl, (void **)&netbuf,