diff --git a/cc3200/simplelink/cc_pal.c b/cc3200/simplelink/cc_pal.c
index cc29ec1fc9..7b0be5d13e 100644
--- a/cc3200/simplelink/cc_pal.c
+++ b/cc3200/simplelink/cc_pal.c
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ int spi_Read(Fd_t fd, unsigned char *pBuff, int len)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    MAP_SPIWordCountSet(LSPI_BASE, 0);
     return spi_Read_CPU(pBuff, len);
 }
 
@@ -340,7 +339,6 @@ int spi_Write(Fd_t fd, unsigned char *pBuff, int len)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    MAP_SPIWordCountSet(LSPI_BASE, 0);
     return spi_Write_CPU(pBuff,len);
 }