diff --git a/umac/mlme/include/wlan_mlme_cmn.h b/umac/mlme/include/wlan_mlme_cmn.h
index 753ed9d7b9..0afbaaf2cb 100644
--- a/umac/mlme/include/wlan_mlme_cmn.h
+++ b/umac/mlme/include/wlan_mlme_cmn.h
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ struct mlme_ext_ops {
 	QDF_STATUS (*mlme_vdev_enqueue_exp_cmd)(
 				struct vdev_mlme_obj *vdev_mlme,
 				uint8_t cmd_type);
+	QDF_STATUS (*mlme_vdev_ext_delete_rsp)(
+					   struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
+					   struct vdev_delete_response *rsp);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -243,4 +246,17 @@ QDF_STATUS wlan_cmn_mlme_init(void);
  *         FAILURE, if registration fails
  */
 QDF_STATUS wlan_cmn_mlme_deinit(void);
+
+/**
+ * mlme_vdev_ops_ext_hdl_delete_rsp - Vdev Delete response ext handler
+ * @psoc: PSOC object
+ * @rsp: Vdev delete response received from the firmware
+ *
+ * API to invoke the legacy delete response handler for legacy cleanup
+ *
+ * Return: SUCCESS on successful deletion
+ *         FAILURE, if deletion fails
+ */
+QDF_STATUS mlme_vdev_ops_ext_hdl_delete_rsp(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
+					    struct vdev_delete_response *rsp);
 #endif
diff --git a/umac/mlme/include/wlan_vdev_mlme.h b/umac/mlme/include/wlan_vdev_mlme.h
index 28dc138d0e..ee940bd084 100644
--- a/umac/mlme/include/wlan_vdev_mlme.h
+++ b/umac/mlme/include/wlan_vdev_mlme.h
@@ -509,9 +509,6 @@ struct vdev_mlme_ops {
 	QDF_STATUS (*mlme_vdev_notify_down_complete)(
 				struct vdev_mlme_obj *vdev_mlme,
 				uint16_t event_data_len, void *event_data);
-	QDF_STATUS (*mlme_vdev_ext_delete_rsp)(
-				struct vdev_mlme_obj *vdev_mlme,
-				struct vdev_delete_response *rsp);
 	QDF_STATUS (*mlme_vdev_ext_stop_rsp)(
 				struct vdev_mlme_obj *vdev_mlme,
 				struct vdev_stop_response *rsp);
diff --git a/umac/mlme/mlme_objmgr/dispatcher/src/wlan_cmn_mlme_main.c b/umac/mlme/mlme_objmgr/dispatcher/src/wlan_cmn_mlme_main.c
index f65fd314ad..6fad156983 100644
--- a/umac/mlme/mlme_objmgr/dispatcher/src/wlan_cmn_mlme_main.c
+++ b/umac/mlme/mlme_objmgr/dispatcher/src/wlan_cmn_mlme_main.c
@@ -194,6 +194,17 @@ QDF_STATUS mlme_vdev_enqueue_exp_ser_cmd(struct vdev_mlme_obj *vdev_mlme,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+QDF_STATUS mlme_vdev_ops_ext_hdl_delete_rsp(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
+					    struct vdev_delete_response *rsp)
+{
+	QDF_STATUS ret = QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
+	if ((glbl_ops) && glbl_ops->mlme_vdev_ext_delete_rsp)
+		ret = glbl_ops->mlme_vdev_ext_delete_rsp(psoc, rsp);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 void mlme_set_ops_register_cb(mlme_get_global_ops_cb ops_cb)
 {
 	glbl_ops_cb = ops_cb;
diff --git a/umac/mlme/vdev_mgr/dispatcher/src/wlan_vdev_mgr_tgt_if_rx_api.c b/umac/mlme/vdev_mgr/dispatcher/src/wlan_vdev_mgr_tgt_if_rx_api.c
index c61c2ebfdc..bf3939d893 100644
--- a/umac/mlme/vdev_mgr/dispatcher/src/wlan_vdev_mgr_tgt_if_rx_api.c
+++ b/umac/mlme/vdev_mgr/dispatcher/src/wlan_vdev_mgr_tgt_if_rx_api.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <target_if_vdev_mgr_tx_ops.h>
 #include <wlan_psoc_mlme_main.h>
 #include <include/wlan_psoc_mlme.h>
+#include <include/wlan_mlme_cmn.h>
 
 static struct vdev_response_timer *
 tgt_vdev_mgr_get_response_timer_info(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
@@ -126,37 +127,8 @@ static QDF_STATUS tgt_vdev_mgr_delete_response_handler(
 					struct vdev_delete_response *rsp)
 {
 	QDF_STATUS status = QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
-	struct vdev_mlme_obj *vdev_mlme;
-	struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev;
 
-	if (!rsp || !psoc) {
-		mlme_err("Invalid input");
-		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
-	}
-
-	vdev = wlan_objmgr_get_vdev_by_id_from_psoc(psoc,
-						    rsp->vdev_id,
-						    WLAN_VDEV_TARGET_IF_ID);
-	if (!vdev) {
-		mlme_err("VDEV is NULL");
-		return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
-	}
-
-	vdev_mlme = wlan_vdev_mlme_get_cmpt_obj(vdev);
-	if (!vdev_mlme) {
-		mlme_err("VDEV_%d: PSOC_%d VDEV_MLME is NULL", rsp->vdev_id,
-			 wlan_psoc_get_id(psoc));
-		goto tgt_vdev_mgr_delete_response_handler_end;
-	}
-
-	if ((vdev_mlme->ops) &&
-	    vdev_mlme->ops->mlme_vdev_ext_delete_rsp)
-		status = vdev_mlme->ops->mlme_vdev_ext_delete_rsp(
-								vdev_mlme,
-								rsp);
-
-tgt_vdev_mgr_delete_response_handler_end:
-	wlan_objmgr_vdev_release_ref(vdev, WLAN_VDEV_TARGET_IF_ID);
+	status = mlme_vdev_ops_ext_hdl_delete_rsp(psoc, rsp);
 	return status;
 }