diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index 76d6a7f9b2..ca015009de 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -22488,8 +22488,6 @@ int wlan_hdd_change_hw_mode_for_given_chnl(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx = WLAN_HDD_GET_CTX(adapter);
 
 	hdd_enter();
-	if (0 != wlan_hdd_validate_context(hdd_ctx))
-		return -EINVAL;
 
 	status = policy_mgr_reset_connection_update(hdd_ctx->psoc);
 	if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(status))