diff --git a/src/drivers/SpiMaster.cpp b/src/drivers/SpiMaster.cpp
index 4492e899..747dbc84 100644
--- a/src/drivers/SpiMaster.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/SpiMaster.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SpiMaster::SpiMaster(const SpiMaster::SpiModule spi, const SpiMaster::Parameters
 }
 
 bool SpiMaster::Init() {
-  if (mutex == nullptr) {
+  if(mutex == nullptr) {
     mutex = xSemaphoreCreateBinary();
     ASSERT(mutex != nullptr);
   }
@@ -179,10 +179,6 @@ void SpiMaster::PrepareRx(const volatile uint32_t cmdAddress,
 bool SpiMaster::Write(uint8_t pinCsn, const uint8_t* data, size_t size) {
   if (data == nullptr)
     return false;
-
-  if (!active) {
-    Wakeup();
-  }
   auto ok = xSemaphoreTake(mutex, portMAX_DELAY);
   ASSERT(ok == true);
   taskToNotify = xTaskGetCurrentTaskHandle();
@@ -219,9 +215,7 @@ bool SpiMaster::Write(uint8_t pinCsn, const uint8_t* data, size_t size) {
 
 bool SpiMaster::Read(uint8_t pinCsn, uint8_t* cmd, size_t cmdSize, uint8_t* data, size_t dataSize) {
   xSemaphoreTake(mutex, portMAX_DELAY);
-  if (!active) {
-    Wakeup();
-  }
+
   taskToNotify = nullptr;
 
   this->pinCsn = pinCsn;
@@ -259,16 +253,12 @@ void SpiMaster::Sleep() {
   nrf_gpio_cfg_default(params.pinSCK);
   nrf_gpio_cfg_default(params.pinMOSI);
   nrf_gpio_cfg_default(params.pinMISO);
-  active = false;
+
   NRF_LOG_INFO("[SPIMASTER] sleep")
 }
 
 void SpiMaster::Wakeup() {
-  if (active) {
-    return;
-  }
   Init();
-  active = true;
   NRF_LOG_INFO("[SPIMASTER] Wakeup");
 }
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/SpiMaster.h b/src/drivers/SpiMaster.h
index f5d2b125..5ea624f2 100644
--- a/src/drivers/SpiMaster.h
+++ b/src/drivers/SpiMaster.h
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ namespace Pinetime {
       volatile size_t currentBufferSize = 0;
       volatile TaskHandle_t taskToNotify;
       SemaphoreHandle_t mutex = nullptr;
-
-      bool active;
     };
   }
 }