diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_cpupause.c b/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_cpupause.c
index 93d3a76b34641..1eeb13c5844db 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_cpupause.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_cpupause.c
@@ -236,11 +236,7 @@ void xtensa_pause_handler(void)
       leave_critical_section(flags);
     }
 
-  tcb = current_task(cpu);
-  xtensa_savestate(tcb->xcp.regs);
   nxsched_process_delivered(cpu);
-  tcb = current_task(cpu);
-  xtensa_restorestate(tcb->xcp.regs);
 }
 
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