diff --git a/src/target/mips32_pracc.c b/src/target/mips32_pracc.c
index af60d3216..cb8665c3a 100644
--- a/src/target/mips32_pracc.c
+++ b/src/target/mips32_pracc.c
@@ -115,18 +115,12 @@ static int wait_for_pracc_rw(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t *ctrl)
 	uint32_t ejtag_ctrl;
 	long long then = timeval_ms();
 	int timeout;
+	int retval;
 
 	/* wait for the PrAcc to become "1" */
 	mips_ejtag_set_instr(ejtag_info, EJTAG_INST_CONTROL);
 	ejtag_ctrl = ejtag_info->ejtag_ctrl;
 
-	int retval;
-	if ((retval = jtag_execute_queue()) != ERROR_OK)
-	{
-		LOG_ERROR("fastdata load failed");
-		return retval;
-	}
-
 	while (1)
 	{
 		retval = mips_ejtag_drscan_32(ejtag_info, &ejtag_ctrl);