diff --git a/drivers/staging/qcacld-3.0/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c b/drivers/staging/qcacld-3.0/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c
index 201734cf9b2f..1a7833a51eb2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/qcacld-3.0/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/qcacld-3.0/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c
@@ -3310,14 +3310,6 @@ int wma_stats_event_handler(void *handle, uint8_t *cmd_param_info,
 			buf_len += event->num_peer_stats * sizeof(*peer_stats);
 		}
 
-		if (buf_len > param_buf->num_data) {
-			WMA_LOGE("%s: num_data: %d Invalid num_pdev_stats:%d or num_vdev_stats:%d or num_peer_stats:%d",
-				__func__, param_buf->num_data,
-				event->num_pdev_stats,
-				event->num_vdev_stats, event->num_peer_stats);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-
 		rssi_event =
 			(wmi_per_chain_rssi_stats *) param_buf->chain_stats;
 		if (rssi_event) {
@@ -3338,6 +3330,7 @@ int wma_stats_event_handler(void *handle, uint8_t *cmd_param_info,
 		WMA_LOGE("excess wmi buffer: stats pdev %d vdev %d peer %d",
 			 event->num_pdev_stats, event->num_vdev_stats,
 			 event->num_peer_stats);
+		QDF_ASSERT(0);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}