release_firmware(adapter->firmware);
                adapter->firmware = NULL;
        }
-       complete(&adapter->fw_load);
        if (init_failed)
                mwifiex_free_adapter(adapter);
        up(sem);
 {
        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);
 
        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;
 
        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)
 
        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);
 
        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)