diff --git a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
index bbd5395fa67d..5c7ede88c3df 100644
--- a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
+++ b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
@@ -1708,7 +1708,6 @@ void __cec_s_phys_addr(struct cec_adapter *adap, u16 phys_addr, bool block)
 		cec_phys_addr_exp(phys_addr));
 	if (becomes_invalid || !is_invalid) {
 		adap->phys_addr = CEC_PHYS_ADDR_INVALID;
-		cec_post_state_event(adap);
 		cec_adap_unconfigure(adap);
 		if (becomes_invalid) {
 			cec_adap_enable(adap);