diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c
index 48268f02bc07b..03a69e5b11165 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c
@@ -1344,8 +1344,6 @@ static void ath10k_sdio_irq_handler(struct sdio_func *func)
 
 	sdio_claim_host(ar_sdio->func);
 
-	wake_up(&ar_sdio->irq_wq);
-
 	if (ret && ret != -ECANCELED)
 		ath10k_warn(ar, "failed to process pending SDIO interrupts: %d\n",
 			    ret);
@@ -2000,8 +1998,6 @@ static int ath10k_sdio_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
 		goto err_free_bmi_buf;
 	}
 
-	init_waitqueue_head(&ar_sdio->irq_wq);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < ATH10K_SDIO_BUS_REQUEST_MAX_NUM; i++)
 		ath10k_sdio_free_bus_req(ar, &ar_sdio->bus_req[i]);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.h
index 3f61c67c601d8..4ff7b545293be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.h
@@ -210,8 +210,6 @@ struct ath10k_sdio {
 	/* temporary buffer for BMI requests */
 	u8 *bmi_buf;
 
-	wait_queue_head_t irq_wq;
-
 	bool is_disabled;
 
 	struct workqueue_struct *workqueue;