diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
index da02d3528737..197099f15e3f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
@@ -1061,8 +1061,6 @@ static void ath12k_core_post_reconfigure_recovery(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 				mutex_unlock(&ar->conf_mutex);
 			}
 
-			/* Restart after all the link/radio halt */
-			ieee80211_restart_hw(ah->hw);
 			break;
 		case ATH12K_HW_STATE_OFF:
 			ath12k_warn(ab,
@@ -1089,7 +1087,8 @@ static void ath12k_core_post_reconfigure_recovery(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 static void ath12k_core_restart(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct ath12k_base *ab = container_of(work, struct ath12k_base, restart_work);
-	int ret;
+	struct ath12k_hw *ah;
+	int ret, i;
 
 	ret = ath12k_core_reconfigure_on_crash(ab);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -1097,8 +1096,12 @@ static void ath12k_core_restart(struct work_struct *work)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (ab->is_reset)
-		complete_all(&ab->reconfigure_complete);
+	if (ab->is_reset) {
+		for (i = 0; i < ab->num_hw; i++) {
+			ah = ab->ah[i];
+			ieee80211_restart_hw(ah->hw);
+		}
+	}
 
 	complete(&ab->restart_completed);
 }
@@ -1152,20 +1155,14 @@ static void ath12k_core_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 	ath12k_dbg(ab, ATH12K_DBG_BOOT, "reset starting\n");
 
 	ab->is_reset = true;
-	atomic_set(&ab->recovery_start_count, 0);
-	reinit_completion(&ab->recovery_start);
 	atomic_set(&ab->recovery_count, 0);
 
 	ath12k_core_pre_reconfigure_recovery(ab);
 
-	reinit_completion(&ab->reconfigure_complete);
 	ath12k_core_post_reconfigure_recovery(ab);
 
 	ath12k_dbg(ab, ATH12K_DBG_BOOT, "waiting recovery start...\n");
 
-	time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&ab->recovery_start,
-						ATH12K_RECOVER_START_TIMEOUT_HZ);
-
 	ath12k_hif_irq_disable(ab);
 	ath12k_hif_ce_irq_disable(ab);
 
@@ -1277,8 +1274,6 @@ struct ath12k_base *ath12k_core_alloc(struct device *dev, size_t priv_size,
 	mutex_init(&ab->core_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&ab->base_lock);
 	init_completion(&ab->reset_complete);
-	init_completion(&ab->reconfigure_complete);
-	init_completion(&ab->recovery_start);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ab->peers);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ab->peer_mapping_wq);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h
index b483899ca136..82ec23a7329d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h
@@ -849,11 +849,8 @@ struct ath12k_base {
 	struct work_struct reset_work;
 	atomic_t reset_count;
 	atomic_t recovery_count;
-	atomic_t recovery_start_count;
 	bool is_reset;
 	struct completion reset_complete;
-	struct completion reconfigure_complete;
-	struct completion recovery_start;
 	/* continuous recovery fail count */
 	atomic_t fail_cont_count;
 	unsigned long reset_fail_timeout;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
index 2259ce22cc8b..1f00a2362ae6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
@@ -5834,28 +5834,6 @@ static int ath12k_mac_config_mon_status_default(struct ath12k *ar, bool enable)
 	/* TODO: Need to support new monitor mode */
 }
 
-static void ath12k_mac_wait_reconfigure(struct ath12k_base *ab)
-{
-	int recovery_start_count;
-
-	if (!ab->is_reset)
-		return;
-
-	recovery_start_count = atomic_inc_return(&ab->recovery_start_count);
-
-	ath12k_dbg(ab, ATH12K_DBG_MAC, "recovery start count %d\n", recovery_start_count);
-
-	if (recovery_start_count == ab->num_radios) {
-		complete(&ab->recovery_start);
-		ath12k_dbg(ab, ATH12K_DBG_MAC, "recovery started success\n");
-	}
-
-	ath12k_dbg(ab, ATH12K_DBG_MAC, "waiting reconfigure...\n");
-
-	wait_for_completion_timeout(&ab->reconfigure_complete,
-				    ATH12K_RECONFIGURE_TIMEOUT_HZ);
-}
-
 static int ath12k_mac_start(struct ath12k *ar)
 {
 	struct ath12k_hw *ah = ar->ah;
@@ -5987,7 +5965,6 @@ static int ath12k_mac_op_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 		break;
 	case ATH12K_HW_STATE_RESTARTING:
 		ah->state = ATH12K_HW_STATE_RESTARTED;
-		ath12k_mac_wait_reconfigure(ah->ab);
 		break;
 	case ATH12K_HW_STATE_RESTARTED:
 	case ATH12K_HW_STATE_WEDGED: