diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/events.c b/wpa_supplicant/events.c
index e9d6d0244..b1a2fc6f9 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/events.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/events.c
@@ -4151,16 +4151,10 @@ static void wpa_supplicant_event_disassoc_finish(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 						 int locally_generated)
 {
 	const u8 *bssid;
-	int authenticating;
-	u8 prev_pending_bssid[ETH_ALEN];
 	struct wpa_bss *fast_reconnect = NULL;
 	struct wpa_ssid *fast_reconnect_ssid = NULL;
-	struct wpa_ssid *last_ssid;
 	struct wpa_bss *curr = NULL;
 
-	authenticating = wpa_s->wpa_state == WPA_AUTHENTICATING;
-	os_memcpy(prev_pending_bssid, wpa_s->pending_bssid, ETH_ALEN);
-
 	if (wpa_s->key_mgmt == WPA_KEY_MGMT_WPA_NONE) {
 		/*
 		 * At least Host AP driver and a Prism3 card seemed to be
@@ -4190,7 +4184,7 @@ static void wpa_supplicant_event_disassoc_finish(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 			"pre-shared key may be incorrect");
 		if (wpas_p2p_4way_hs_failed(wpa_s) > 0)
 			return; /* P2P group removed */
-		wpas_auth_failed(wpa_s, "WRONG_KEY", prev_pending_bssid);
+		wpas_auth_failed(wpa_s, "WRONG_KEY", wpa_s->pending_bssid);
 		wpas_notify_psk_mismatch(wpa_s);
 #ifdef CONFIG_DPP2
 		wpas_dpp_send_conn_status_result(wpa_s,
@@ -4254,17 +4248,11 @@ static void wpa_supplicant_event_disassoc_finish(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 		wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG, "Disconnect event - remove keys");
 		wpa_clear_keys(wpa_s, wpa_s->bssid);
 	}
-	last_ssid = wpa_s->current_ssid;
 	wpa_supplicant_mark_disassoc(wpa_s);
 
 	if (curr)
 		wpa_bss_remove(wpa_s, curr, "Connection to AP lost");
 
-	if (authenticating && (wpa_s->drv_flags & WPA_DRIVER_FLAGS_SME)) {
-		sme_disassoc_while_authenticating(wpa_s, prev_pending_bssid);
-		wpa_s->current_ssid = last_ssid;
-	}
-
 	if (fast_reconnect &&
 	    !wpas_network_disabled(wpa_s, fast_reconnect_ssid) &&
 	    !disallowed_bssid(wpa_s, fast_reconnect->bssid) &&
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/sme.c b/wpa_supplicant/sme.c
index 5faa03869..8c81824f0 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/sme.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/sme.c
@@ -2888,28 +2888,6 @@ void sme_state_changed(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 }
 
 
-void sme_disassoc_while_authenticating(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
-				       const u8 *prev_pending_bssid)
-{
-	/*
-	 * mac80211-workaround to force deauth on failed auth cmd,
-	 * requires us to remain in authenticating state to allow the
-	 * second authentication attempt to be continued properly.
-	 */
-	wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG, "SME: Allow pending authentication "
-		"to proceed after disconnection event");
-	wpa_supplicant_set_state(wpa_s, WPA_AUTHENTICATING);
-	os_memcpy(wpa_s->pending_bssid, prev_pending_bssid, ETH_ALEN);
-
-	/*
-	 * Re-arm authentication timer in case auth fails for whatever reason.
-	 */
-	eloop_cancel_timeout(sme_auth_timer, wpa_s, NULL);
-	eloop_register_timeout(SME_AUTH_TIMEOUT, 0, sme_auth_timer, wpa_s,
-			       NULL);
-}
-
-
 void sme_clear_on_disassoc(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 {
 	wpa_s->sme.prev_bssid_set = 0;
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/sme.h b/wpa_supplicant/sme.h
index c797d2e9e..50524d131 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/sme.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/sme.h
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ void sme_event_ch_switch(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s);
 void sme_sa_query_rx(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, const u8 *da, const u8 *sa,
 		     const u8 *data, size_t len);
 void sme_state_changed(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s);
-void sme_disassoc_while_authenticating(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
-				       const u8 *prev_pending_bssid);
 void sme_clear_on_disassoc(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s);
 void sme_deinit(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s);
 
@@ -98,12 +96,6 @@ static inline void sme_state_changed(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 {
 }
 
-static inline void
-sme_disassoc_while_authenticating(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
-				  const u8 *prev_pending_bssid)
-{
-}
-
 static inline void sme_clear_on_disassoc(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 {
 }