diff --git a/plat/marvell/a3700/common/plat_pm.c b/plat/marvell/a3700/common/plat_pm.c
index 5cebc92..dce4841 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/a3700/common/plat_pm.c
+++ b/plat/marvell/a3700/common/plat_pm.c
@@ -288,18 +288,9 @@
  */
 void a3700_pwr_domain_off(const psci_power_state_t *target_state)
 {
-	uint32_t cpu_idx = plat_my_core_pos();
-
 	/* Prevent interrupts from spuriously waking up this cpu */
 	plat_marvell_gic_cpuif_disable();
 
-	/*
-	 * Enable Core VDD OFF, core is supposed to be powered
-	 * off by PMU when WFI command is issued.
-	 */
-	mmio_setbits_32(MVEBU_PM_CPU_0_PWR_CTRL_REG + 4 * cpu_idx,
-			MVEBU_PM_CORE_PD);
-
 	/* Core can not be powered down with pending IRQ,
 	 * acknowledge all the pending IRQ
 	 */