diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_hw_dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_hw_dev.c
index 79b3d53f2fbf..c7c75b772a86 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_hw_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_hw_dev.c
@@ -360,50 +360,6 @@ static int wait_for_db_state(struct hinic_hwdev *hwdev)
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 
-static int wait_for_io_stopped(struct hinic_hwdev *hwdev)
-{
-	struct hinic_cmd_io_status cmd_io_status;
-	struct hinic_hwif *hwif = hwdev->hwif;
-	struct pci_dev *pdev = hwif->pdev;
-	struct hinic_pfhwdev *pfhwdev;
-	unsigned long end;
-	u16 out_size;
-	int err;
-
-	if (!HINIC_IS_PF(hwif) && !HINIC_IS_PPF(hwif)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unsupported PCI Function type\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	pfhwdev = container_of(hwdev, struct hinic_pfhwdev, hwdev);
-
-	cmd_io_status.func_idx = HINIC_HWIF_FUNC_IDX(hwif);
-
-	end = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(IO_STATUS_TIMEOUT);
-	do {
-		err = hinic_msg_to_mgmt(&pfhwdev->pf_to_mgmt, HINIC_MOD_COMM,
-					HINIC_COMM_CMD_IO_STATUS_GET,
-					&cmd_io_status, sizeof(cmd_io_status),
-					&cmd_io_status, &out_size,
-					HINIC_MGMT_MSG_SYNC);
-		if ((err) || (out_size != sizeof(cmd_io_status))) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to get IO status, ret = %d\n",
-				err);
-			return err;
-		}
-
-		if (cmd_io_status.status == IO_STOPPED) {
-			dev_info(&pdev->dev, "IO stopped\n");
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		msleep(20);
-	} while (time_before(jiffies, end));
-
-	dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Wait for IO stopped - Timeout\n");
-	return -ETIMEDOUT;
-}
-
 /**
  * clear_io_resource - set the IO resources as not active in the NIC
  * @hwdev: the NIC HW device
@@ -423,11 +379,8 @@ static int clear_io_resources(struct hinic_hwdev *hwdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	err = wait_for_io_stopped(hwdev);
-	if (err) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "IO has not stopped yet\n");
-		return err;
-	}
+	/* sleep 100ms to wait for firmware stopping I/O */
+	msleep(100);
 
 	cmd_clear_io_res.func_idx = HINIC_HWIF_FUNC_IDX(hwif);