diff --git a/mt7603/init.c b/mt7603/init.c
index e3b4995a..80b229f9 100644
--- a/mt7603/init.c
+++ b/mt7603/init.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ mt7603_init_hardware(struct mt7603_dev *dev)
 		mt76_poll(dev, MT_PSE_RTA, MT_PSE_RTA_BUSY, 0, 5000);
 	}
 
-	ret = mt7603_mcu_init(dev);
+	ret = mt7603_load_firmware(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/mt7603/mcu.c b/mt7603/mcu.c
index d06905ea..57481012 100644
--- a/mt7603/mcu.c
+++ b/mt7603/mcu.c
@@ -170,8 +170,7 @@ mt7603_mcu_restart(struct mt7603_dev *dev)
 				   MCU_Q_NA);
 }
 
-static int
-mt7603_load_firmware(struct mt7603_dev *dev)
+int mt7603_load_firmware(struct mt7603_dev *dev)
 {
 	const struct firmware *fw;
 	const struct mt7603_fw_trailer *hdr;
@@ -269,13 +268,6 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int mt7603_mcu_init(struct mt7603_dev *dev)
-{
-	mutex_init(&dev->mt76.mmio.mcu.mutex);
-
-	return mt7603_load_firmware(dev);
-}
-
 void mt7603_mcu_exit(struct mt7603_dev *dev)
 {
 	mt7603_mcu_restart(dev);
diff --git a/mt7603/mt7603.h b/mt7603/mt7603.h
index 90818043..f39e2346 100644
--- a/mt7603/mt7603.h
+++ b/mt7603/mt7603.h
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ void mt7603_unregister_device(struct mt7603_dev *dev);
 int mt7603_eeprom_init(struct mt7603_dev *dev);
 int mt7603_dma_init(struct mt7603_dev *dev);
 void mt7603_dma_cleanup(struct mt7603_dev *dev);
-int mt7603_mcu_init(struct mt7603_dev *dev);
+int mt7603_load_firmware(struct mt7603_dev *dev);
 void mt7603_init_debugfs(struct mt7603_dev *dev);
 
 static inline void mt7603_irq_enable(struct mt7603_dev *dev, u32 mask)