return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- *  @brief This function checks if the command is allowed.
- *
- *  @param priv         A pointer to lbs_private structure
- *  @return             allowed or not allowed.
- */
-
-static int lbs_is_cmd_allowed(struct lbs_private *priv)
-{
-       int ret = 1;
-
-       lbs_deb_enter(LBS_DEB_CMD);
-
-       if (!priv->is_auto_deep_sleep_enabled) {
-               if (priv->is_deep_sleep) {
-                       lbs_deb_cmd("command not allowed in deep sleep\n");
-                       ret = 0;
-               }
-       }
-
-       lbs_deb_leave(LBS_DEB_CMD);
-       return ret;
-}
-
 /**
  *  @brief Updates the hardware details like MAC address and regulatory region
  *
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->driver_lock, flags);
        priv->cur_cmd = cmdnode;
-       priv->cur_cmd_retcode = 0;
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->driver_lock, flags);
 
        cmdsize = le16_to_cpu(cmd->size);
 void lbs_complete_command(struct lbs_private *priv, struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd,
                          int result)
 {
-       if (cmd == priv->cur_cmd)
-               priv->cur_cmd_retcode = result;
-
        cmd->result = result;
        cmd->cmdwaitqwoken = 1;
        wake_up_interruptible(&cmd->cmdwait_q);
        lbs_deb_leave(LBS_DEB_CMD);
 }
 
-/**
- *  @brief This function prepare the command before send to firmware.
- *
- *  @param priv                A pointer to struct lbs_private structure
- *  @param cmd_no      command number
- *  @param cmd_action  command action: GET or SET
- *  @param wait_option wait option: wait response or not
- *  @param cmd_oid     cmd oid: treated as sub command
- *  @param pdata_buf   A pointer to informaion buffer
- *  @return            0 or -1
- */
-int lbs_prepare_and_send_command(struct lbs_private *priv,
-                         u16 cmd_no,
-                         u16 cmd_action,
-                         u16 wait_option, u32 cmd_oid, void *pdata_buf)
-{
-       int ret = 0;
-       struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmdnode;
-       struct cmd_header *cmdptr;
-       unsigned long flags;
-
-       lbs_deb_enter(LBS_DEB_HOST);
-
-       if (!priv) {
-               lbs_deb_host("PREP_CMD: priv is NULL\n");
-               ret = -1;
-               goto done;
-       }
-
-       if (priv->surpriseremoved) {
-               lbs_deb_host("PREP_CMD: card removed\n");
-               ret = -1;
-               goto done;
-       }
-
-       if (!lbs_is_cmd_allowed(priv)) {
-               ret = -EBUSY;
-               goto done;
-       }
-
-       cmdnode = lbs_get_cmd_ctrl_node(priv);
-
-       if (cmdnode == NULL) {
-               lbs_deb_host("PREP_CMD: cmdnode is NULL\n");
-
-               /* Wake up main thread to execute next command */
-               wake_up_interruptible(&priv->waitq);
-               ret = -1;
-               goto done;
-       }
-
-       cmdnode->callback = NULL;
-       cmdnode->callback_arg = (unsigned long)pdata_buf;
-
-       cmdptr = (struct cmd_header *)cmdnode->cmdbuf;
-
-       lbs_deb_host("PREP_CMD: command 0x%04x\n", cmd_no);
-
-       /* Set sequence number, command and INT option */
-       priv->seqnum++;
-       cmdptr->seqnum = cpu_to_le16(priv->seqnum);
-
-       cmdptr->command = cpu_to_le16(cmd_no);
-       cmdptr->result = 0;
-
-       switch (cmd_no) {
-       default:
-               lbs_pr_err("PREP_CMD: unknown command 0x%04x\n", cmd_no);
-               ret = -1;
-               break;
-       }
-
-       /* return error, since the command preparation failed */
-       if (ret != 0) {
-               lbs_deb_host("PREP_CMD: command preparation failed\n");
-               lbs_cleanup_and_insert_cmd(priv, cmdnode);
-               ret = -1;
-               goto done;
-       }
-
-       cmdnode->cmdwaitqwoken = 0;
-
-       lbs_queue_cmd(priv, cmdnode);
-       wake_up_interruptible(&priv->waitq);
-
-       if (wait_option & CMD_OPTION_WAITFORRSP) {
-               lbs_deb_host("PREP_CMD: wait for response\n");
-               might_sleep();
-               wait_event_interruptible(cmdnode->cmdwait_q,
-                                        cmdnode->cmdwaitqwoken);
-       }
-
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->driver_lock, flags);
-       if (priv->cur_cmd_retcode) {
-               lbs_deb_host("PREP_CMD: command failed with return code %d\n",
-                      priv->cur_cmd_retcode);
-               priv->cur_cmd_retcode = 0;
-               ret = -1;
-       }
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->driver_lock, flags);
-
-done:
-       lbs_deb_leave_args(LBS_DEB_HOST, "ret %d", ret);
-       return ret;
-}
-
 /**
  *  @brief This function allocates the command buffer and link
  *  it to command free queue.
                goto done;
        }
 
-       if (!lbs_is_cmd_allowed(priv)) {
-               cmdnode = ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
-               goto done;
+       /* No commands are allowed in Deep Sleep until we toggle the GPIO
+        * to wake up the card and it has signaled that it's ready.
+        */
+       if (!priv->is_auto_deep_sleep_enabled) {
+               if (priv->is_deep_sleep) {
+                       lbs_deb_cmd("command not allowed in deep sleep\n");
+                       cmdnode = ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
+                       goto done;
+               }
        }
 
        cmdnode = lbs_get_cmd_ctrl_node(priv);