diff --git a/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_main_api.h b/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_main_api.h
index 186feba1cc..6697471fb3 100644
--- a/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_main_api.h
+++ b/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_main_api.h
@@ -1314,7 +1314,6 @@ bool cm_is_connect_req_reassoc(struct wlan_cm_connect_req *req);
 QDF_STATUS cm_get_rnr(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev, wlan_cm_id cm_id,
 		      struct reduced_neighbor_report *rnr);
 
-#ifdef CONN_MGR_ADV_FEATURE
 /**
  * cm_free_connect_rsp_ies() - Function to free all connection IEs.
  * @connect_rsp: pointer to connect rsp
@@ -1325,6 +1324,27 @@ QDF_STATUS cm_get_rnr(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev, wlan_cm_id cm_id,
  */
 void cm_free_connect_rsp_ies(struct wlan_cm_connect_resp *connect_rsp);
 
+/**
+ * cm_free_connect_req() - Function to free up connect request and its sub memory.
+ * @connect_req: pointer to connect req
+ *
+ * Function to free up connect request and its sub memory.
+ *
+ * Return: void
+ */
+void cm_free_connect_req(struct wlan_cm_connect_req *connect_req);
+
+/**
+ * cm_free_connect_rsp() - Function to free up connect response and its sub memory.
+ * @connect_rsp: pointer to connect rsp
+ *
+ * Function to free up connect response and its sub memory.
+ *
+ * Return: void
+ */
+void cm_free_connect_rsp(struct wlan_cm_connect_resp *connect_rsp);
+
+#ifdef CONN_MGR_ADV_FEATURE
 /**
  * cm_store_first_candidate_rsp() - store the connection failure response
  * @cm_ctx: connection manager context
@@ -1368,11 +1388,6 @@ cm_get_first_candidate_rsp(struct cnx_mgr *cm_ctx, wlan_cm_id cm_id,
  */
 void cm_store_n_send_failed_candidate(struct cnx_mgr *cm_ctx, wlan_cm_id cm_id);
 #else
-static inline
-void cm_free_connect_rsp_ies(struct wlan_cm_connect_resp *connect_rsp)
-{
-}
-
 static inline
 void cm_store_first_candidate_rsp(struct cnx_mgr *cm_ctx, wlan_cm_id cm_id,
 				  struct wlan_cm_connect_resp *resp)
diff --git a/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_util.c b/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_util.c
index a8362ced65..472bd33e9d 100644
--- a/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_util.c
+++ b/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_util.c
@@ -875,7 +875,6 @@ static void cm_zero_and_free_memory(uint8_t *ptr, uint32_t len)
 	qdf_mem_free(ptr);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONN_MGR_ADV_FEATURE
 #ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_ROAM_OFFLOAD
 /**
  * cm_free_roaming_info() - Function to free all params in roaming info
@@ -962,6 +961,30 @@ void cm_free_connect_rsp_ies(struct wlan_cm_connect_resp *connect_rsp)
 	cm_free_roaming_info(connect_rsp);
 }
 
+static void cm_free_connect_req_param(struct wlan_cm_connect_req *req)
+{
+	cm_zero_and_free_memory(req->assoc_ie.ptr, req->assoc_ie.len);
+	cm_zero_and_free_memory(req->scan_ie.ptr, req->scan_ie.len);
+
+	cm_zero_and_free_memory(req->crypto.wep_keys.key,
+				req->crypto.wep_keys.key_len);
+	cm_zero_and_free_memory(req->crypto.wep_keys.seq,
+				req->crypto.wep_keys.seq_len);
+}
+
+void cm_free_connect_req(struct wlan_cm_connect_req *req)
+{
+	cm_free_connect_req_param(req);
+	cm_zero_and_free_memory((uint8_t *)req, sizeof(*req));
+}
+
+void cm_free_connect_rsp(struct wlan_cm_connect_resp *connect_rsp)
+{
+	cm_free_connect_rsp_ies(connect_rsp);
+	cm_zero_and_free_memory((uint8_t *)connect_rsp, sizeof(*connect_rsp));
+}
+
+#ifdef CONN_MGR_ADV_FEATURE
 /**
  * cm_free_first_connect_rsp() - Function to free all params in connect rsp
  * @req: pointer to connect req struct
@@ -978,8 +1001,7 @@ void cm_free_first_connect_rsp(struct cm_connect_req *req)
 	if (!connect_rsp)
 		return;
 
-	cm_free_connect_rsp_ies(connect_rsp);
-	cm_zero_and_free_memory((uint8_t *)connect_rsp, sizeof(*connect_rsp));
+	cm_free_connect_rsp(connect_rsp);
 }
 #else
 static inline
@@ -997,13 +1019,7 @@ void cm_free_connect_req_mem(struct cm_connect_req *connect_req)
 	if (connect_req->candidate_list)
 		wlan_scan_purge_results(connect_req->candidate_list);
 
-	cm_zero_and_free_memory(req->assoc_ie.ptr, req->assoc_ie.len);
-	cm_zero_and_free_memory(req->scan_ie.ptr, req->scan_ie.len);
-
-	cm_zero_and_free_memory(req->crypto.wep_keys.key,
-				req->crypto.wep_keys.key_len);
-	cm_zero_and_free_memory(req->crypto.wep_keys.seq,
-				req->crypto.wep_keys.seq_len);
+	cm_free_connect_req_param(req);
 
 	cm_free_first_connect_rsp(connect_req);
 
diff --git a/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/dispatcher/inc/wlan_cm_api.h b/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/dispatcher/inc/wlan_cm_api.h
index 175e733e09..19bffc2faf 100644
--- a/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/dispatcher/inc/wlan_cm_api.h
+++ b/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/dispatcher/inc/wlan_cm_api.h
@@ -205,6 +205,22 @@ bool wlan_cm_is_vdev_disconnected(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev);
  */
 bool wlan_cm_is_vdev_roaming(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev);
 
+/**
+ * wlan_cm_free_connect_req() - free up connect request and its sub memory
+ * @connect_req: Connect request
+ *
+ * Return: void
+ */
+void wlan_cm_free_connect_req(struct wlan_cm_connect_req *connect_req);
+
+/**
+ * wlan_cm_free_connect_resp() - free up connect response and its sub memory
+ * @connect_rsp: Connect response
+ *
+ * Return: void
+ */
+void wlan_cm_free_connect_resp(struct wlan_cm_connect_resp *connect_rsp);
+
 #ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_ROAM_OFFLOAD
 /**
  * wlan_cm_is_vdev_roam_started() - check if vdev is in roaming state and
diff --git a/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/dispatcher/src/wlan_cm_api.c b/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/dispatcher/src/wlan_cm_api.c
index ae284d4ed1..eab9fb2b56 100644
--- a/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/dispatcher/src/wlan_cm_api.c
+++ b/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/dispatcher/src/wlan_cm_api.c
@@ -131,6 +131,22 @@ QDF_STATUS wlan_cm_reassoc_rsp(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
 }
 #endif
 
+void wlan_cm_free_connect_req(struct wlan_cm_connect_req *connect_req)
+{
+	if (!connect_req)
+		return;
+
+	cm_free_connect_req(connect_req);
+}
+
+void wlan_cm_free_connect_resp(struct wlan_cm_connect_resp *connect_rsp)
+{
+	if (!connect_rsp)
+		return;
+
+	cm_free_connect_rsp(connect_rsp);
+}
+
 void wlan_cm_set_max_connect_attempts(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
 				      uint8_t max_connect_attempts)
 {
diff --git a/umac/mlo_mgr/src/wlan_mlo_mgr_main.c b/umac/mlo_mgr/src/wlan_mlo_mgr_main.c
index dd81d16498..1e431c9153 100644
--- a/umac/mlo_mgr/src/wlan_mlo_mgr_main.c
+++ b/umac/mlo_mgr/src/wlan_mlo_mgr_main.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "wlan_mlo_mgr_msgq.h"
 #include <target_if_mlo_mgr.h>
 #include <wlan_mlo_t2lm.h>
+#include <wlan_cm_api.h>
 
 static void mlo_global_ctx_deinit(void)
 {
@@ -778,6 +779,18 @@ static inline void mlo_t2lm_ctx_deinit(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev)
 	wlan_mlo_t2lm_timer_deinit(vdev);
 }
 
+#ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_ROAM_OFFLOAD
+static void ml_free_copied_reassoc_rsp(struct wlan_mlo_sta *sta_ctx)
+{
+	wlan_cm_free_connect_resp(sta_ctx->copied_reassoc_rsp);
+}
+#else
+static void ml_free_copied_reassoc_rsp(struct wlan_mlo_sta *sta_ctx)
+{
+	return;
+}
+#endif
+
 static QDF_STATUS mlo_dev_ctx_deinit(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev)
 {
 	struct wlan_mlo_dev_context *ml_dev;
@@ -827,18 +840,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS mlo_dev_ctx_deinit(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev)
 				     &ml_dev->node);
 		if (wlan_vdev_mlme_get_opmode(vdev) == QDF_STA_MODE) {
 			connect_req = ml_dev->sta_ctx->connect_req;
-			if (connect_req) {
-				if (connect_req->scan_ie.ptr) {
-					qdf_mem_free(connect_req->scan_ie.ptr);
-					connect_req->scan_ie.ptr = NULL;
-				}
-
-				if (connect_req->assoc_ie.ptr) {
-					qdf_mem_free(connect_req->assoc_ie.ptr);
-					connect_req->assoc_ie.ptr = NULL;
-				}
-				qdf_mem_free(ml_dev->sta_ctx->connect_req);
-			}
+			wlan_cm_free_connect_req(connect_req);
 
 			if (ml_dev->sta_ctx->disconn_req)
 				qdf_mem_free(ml_dev->sta_ctx->disconn_req);
@@ -846,6 +848,8 @@ static QDF_STATUS mlo_dev_ctx_deinit(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev)
 			if (ml_dev->sta_ctx->assoc_rsp.ptr)
 				qdf_mem_free(ml_dev->sta_ctx->assoc_rsp.ptr);
 
+			ml_free_copied_reassoc_rsp(ml_dev->sta_ctx);
+
 			copied_conn_req_lock_destroy(ml_dev->sta_ctx);
 
 			qdf_mem_free(ml_dev->sta_ctx);