diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
index 9c771b3..cbabc12 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
@@ -521,7 +521,6 @@
 		release_firmware(adapter->firmware);
 		adapter->firmware = NULL;
 	}
-	complete(&adapter->fw_load);
 	if (init_failed)
 		mwifiex_free_adapter(adapter);
 	up(sem);
@@ -535,7 +534,6 @@
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	init_completion(&adapter->fw_load);
 	ret = request_firmware_nowait(THIS_MODULE, 1, adapter->fw_name,
 				      adapter->dev, GFP_KERNEL, adapter,
 				      mwifiex_fw_dpc);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
index d53e1e8..ae8b042 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -787,7 +787,6 @@
 	struct mwifiex_wait_queue cmd_wait_q;
 	u8 scan_wait_q_woken;
 	spinlock_t queue_lock;		/* lock for tx queues */
-	struct completion fw_load;
 	u8 country_code[IEEE80211_COUNTRY_STRING_LEN];
 	u16 max_mgmt_ie_index;
 	u8 scan_delay_cnt;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/pcie.c
index a7e8b96..c2cfeec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/pcie.c
@@ -221,9 +221,6 @@
 	if (!adapter || !adapter->priv_num)
 		return;
 
-	/* In case driver is removed when asynchronous FW load is in progress */
-	wait_for_completion(&adapter->fw_load);
-
 	if (user_rmmod) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 		if (adapter->is_suspended)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sdio.c
index accceed..a1773d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sdio.c
@@ -179,9 +179,6 @@
 	if (!adapter || !adapter->priv_num)
 		return;
 
-	/* In case driver is removed when asynchronous FW load is in progress */
-	wait_for_completion(&adapter->fw_load);
-
 	if (user_rmmod) {
 		if (adapter->is_suspended)
 			mwifiex_sdio_resume(adapter->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/usb.c
index db6377f..a8ce813 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/usb.c
@@ -543,11 +543,6 @@
 	if (!adapter->priv_num)
 		return;
 
-	/* In case driver is removed when asynchronous FW downloading is
-	 * in progress
-	 */
-	wait_for_completion(&adapter->fw_load);
-
 	if (user_rmmod) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 		if (adapter->is_suspended)