diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c
index 692851cebc..16c3ab7d0b 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c
@@ -1378,9 +1378,6 @@ static void hdd_is_interface_down_during_ssr(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 		adapter = pnext;
 	}
 
-	if (!wlansap_is_gp_sap_ctx_empty())
-		QDF_DEBUG_PANIC("gp_sap_ctx leak");
-
 	hdd_exit();
 }
 
diff --git a/core/sap/inc/sap_api.h b/core/sap/inc/sap_api.h
index 45d743841b..f7a30cab5f 100644
--- a/core/sap/inc/sap_api.h
+++ b/core/sap/inc/sap_api.h
@@ -799,14 +799,6 @@ bool wlansap_is_channel_in_nol_list(struct sap_context *sap_ctx,
 				    uint8_t channelNumber,
 				    ePhyChanBondState chanBondState);
 
-/**
- * wlansap_is_gp_sap_ctx_empty() - This API checks if gp_sap_ctx
- * is empty
- *
- * Return: TRUE if empty, FALSE otherwise
- */
-bool wlansap_is_gp_sap_ctx_empty(void);
-
 /**
  * wlansap_is_channel_leaking_in_nol() - This API checks if channel is leaking
  * in nol list
diff --git a/core/sap/src/sap_module.c b/core/sap/src/sap_module.c
index 8fb46eb8f0..a5b4086dcc 100644
--- a/core/sap/src/sap_module.c
+++ b/core/sap/src/sap_module.c
@@ -369,23 +369,6 @@ bool wlansap_is_channel_in_nol_list(struct sap_context *sap_ctx,
 					      chanBondState);
 }
 
-bool wlansap_is_gp_sap_ctx_empty(void)
-{
-	int8_t i;
-	bool is_empty = TRUE;
-
-	qdf_mutex_acquire(&sap_context_lock);
-	for (i = 0; i < SAP_MAX_NUM_SESSION; i++) {
-		if (NULL != gp_sap_ctx[i]) {
-			is_empty = FALSE;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	qdf_mutex_release(&sap_context_lock);
-
-	return is_empty;
-}
-
 static QDF_STATUS wlansap_mark_leaking_channel(struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev,
 		uint8_t *leakage_adjusted_lst,
 		uint8_t chan_bw)