diff --git a/os_if/linux/scan/src/wlan_cfg80211_scan.c b/os_if/linux/scan/src/wlan_cfg80211_scan.c
index 414fbf3f06..8d1da79d5c 100644
--- a/os_if/linux/scan/src/wlan_cfg80211_scan.c
+++ b/os_if/linux/scan/src/wlan_cfg80211_scan.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static void wlan_fill_scan_rand_attrs(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
 	if (wlan_vdev_mlme_get_opmode(vdev) != QDF_STA_MODE)
 		return;
 
-	if (wlan_vdev_is_connected(vdev))
+	if (wlan_vdev_is_up(vdev) == QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 		return;
 
 	*randomize = true;
diff --git a/umac/cmn_services/obj_mgr/inc/wlan_objmgr_vdev_obj.h b/umac/cmn_services/obj_mgr/inc/wlan_objmgr_vdev_obj.h
index 2e8d892725..9bee444aed 100644
--- a/umac/cmn_services/obj_mgr/inc/wlan_objmgr_vdev_obj.h
+++ b/umac/cmn_services/obj_mgr/inc/wlan_objmgr_vdev_obj.h
@@ -1531,14 +1531,6 @@ static inline uint16_t wlan_vdev_get_max_peer_count(
 	return vdev->vdev_objmgr.max_peer_count;
 }
 
-/**
- * wlan_vdev_is_connected() - Check whether peer is associated or not
- * @vdev: pointer to objmgr vdev
- *
- * Return: true in case success else false
- */
-bool wlan_vdev_is_connected(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev);
-
 /**
  * wlan_vdev_set_dp_handle() - set dp handle
  * @vdev: vdev object pointer
diff --git a/umac/cmn_services/obj_mgr/src/wlan_objmgr_vdev_obj.c b/umac/cmn_services/obj_mgr/src/wlan_objmgr_vdev_obj.c
index 94407cec6a..c9e203660c 100644
--- a/umac/cmn_services/obj_mgr/src/wlan_objmgr_vdev_obj.c
+++ b/umac/cmn_services/obj_mgr/src/wlan_objmgr_vdev_obj.c
@@ -869,29 +869,6 @@ void wlan_objmgr_vdev_release_ref(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
 }
 qdf_export_symbol(wlan_objmgr_vdev_release_ref);
 
-bool wlan_vdev_is_connected(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev)
-{
-	struct wlan_objmgr_peer *peer;
-	enum wlan_peer_state peer_state;
-
-	wlan_vdev_obj_lock(vdev);
-	peer = wlan_vdev_get_bsspeer(vdev);
-	wlan_vdev_obj_unlock(vdev);
-
-	if (!peer)
-		return false;
-
-	wlan_peer_obj_lock(peer);
-	peer_state = wlan_peer_mlme_get_state(peer);
-	wlan_peer_obj_unlock(peer);
-
-	if (peer_state != WLAN_ASSOC_STATE)
-		return false;
-
-	return true;
-}
-qdf_export_symbol(wlan_vdev_is_connected);
-
 struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *wlan_pdev_vdev_list_peek_active_head(
 			struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev,
 			qdf_list_t *vdev_list, wlan_objmgr_ref_dbgid dbg_id)
diff --git a/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_ucfg_api.c b/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_ucfg_api.c
index 950abd5b47..8c4d7d4173 100644
--- a/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_ucfg_api.c
+++ b/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_ucfg_api.c
@@ -1786,7 +1786,7 @@ bool ucfg_ie_whitelist_enabled(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 		return false;
 
 	if ((wlan_vdev_mlme_get_opmode(vdev) != QDF_STA_MODE) ||
-	    wlan_vdev_is_connected(vdev))
+	    wlan_vdev_is_up(vdev) == QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 		return false;
 
 	if (!scan_obj->ie_whitelist.white_list)