diff --git a/components/bt/ble_mesh/mesh_core/mesh_main.c b/components/bt/ble_mesh/mesh_core/mesh_main.c
index 07f4f21c09..fe678d0bb6 100644
--- a/components/bt/ble_mesh/mesh_core/mesh_main.c
+++ b/components/bt/ble_mesh/mesh_core/mesh_main.c
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ int bt_mesh_provisioner_enable(bt_mesh_prov_bearer_t bearers)
         return -EALREADY;
     }
 
-    err = provisioner_upper_init();
+    err = bt_mesh_provisioner_net_create();
     if (err) {
-        BT_ERR("%s, provisioner_upper_init fail", __func__);
+        BT_ERR("%s, bt_mesh_provisioner_net_create fail", __func__);
         return err;
     }
 
@@ -476,18 +476,13 @@ int bt_mesh_init(const struct bt_mesh_prov *prov,
 #endif
     }
 
+    if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BLE_MESH_PROVISIONER)) {
+        bt_mesh_provisioner_init();
+    }
+
     if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BLE_MESH_SETTINGS)) {
         bt_mesh_settings_init();
     }
 
-#if !CONFIG_BLE_MESH_NODE && CONFIG_BLE_MESH_PROVISIONER
-    /* If node & provisioner are both enabled and the
-     * device starts as a node, it must finish provisioning */
-    err = provisioner_upper_init();
-    if (err) {
-        return err;
-    }
-#endif
-
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/components/bt/ble_mesh/mesh_core/provisioner_main.c b/components/bt/ble_mesh/mesh_core/provisioner_main.c
index 9f3853cbdf..6e7ab0bdd4 100644
--- a/components/bt/ble_mesh/mesh_core/provisioner_main.c
+++ b/components/bt/ble_mesh/mesh_core/provisioner_main.c
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ static osi_mutex_t provisioner_mutex;
 static u16_t all_node_count;
 static u16_t prov_node_count;
 
-static bool prov_upper_init = false;
+static bool prov_net_create = false;
 
-void bt_mesh_provisioner_mutex_new(void)
+static void bt_mesh_provisioner_mutex_new(void)
 {
     if (!provisioner_mutex) {
         osi_mutex_new(&provisioner_mutex);
@@ -303,7 +303,14 @@ int provisioner_reset_all_nodes(void)
     return 0;
 }
 
-int provisioner_upper_init(void)
+int bt_mesh_provisioner_init(void)
+{
+    bt_mesh_provisioner_mutex_new();
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int bt_mesh_provisioner_net_create(void)
 {
     struct bt_mesh_subnet *sub = NULL;
     u8_t p_key[16] = {0};
@@ -311,7 +318,7 @@ int provisioner_upper_init(void)
 
     BT_DBG("%s", __func__);
 
-    if (prov_upper_init) {
+    if (prov_net_create) {
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -393,13 +400,11 @@ int provisioner_upper_init(void)
     }
 
 end:
-    prov_upper_init = true;
+    prov_net_create = true;
 
     BT_DBG("net_idx 0x%03x, netkey %s, nid 0x%02x",
         sub->net_idx, bt_hex(sub->keys[0].net, 16), sub->keys[0].nid);
 
-    bt_mesh_provisioner_mutex_new();
-
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/components/bt/ble_mesh/mesh_core/provisioner_main.h b/components/bt/ble_mesh/mesh_core/provisioner_main.h
index 59a857c6ad..f24ffb4f39 100644
--- a/components/bt/ble_mesh/mesh_core/provisioner_main.h
+++ b/components/bt/ble_mesh/mesh_core/provisioner_main.h
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ struct bt_mesh_node_t {
 
 /* The following APIs are for key init, node provision & node reset. */
 
-void bt_mesh_provisioner_mutex_new(void);
-
 u16_t provisioner_get_prov_node_count(void);
 
 u16_t provisioner_get_node_count(void);
@@ -54,7 +52,9 @@ bool provisioner_find_reset_node_with_addr(const bt_mesh_addr_t *addr, bool rese
 
 int provisioner_reset_all_nodes(void);
 
-int provisioner_upper_init(void);
+int bt_mesh_provisioner_init(void);
+
+int bt_mesh_provisioner_net_create(void);
 
 /* The following APIs are for provisioner upper layers internal usage. */
 
diff --git a/components/bt/ble_mesh/mesh_core/settings.c b/components/bt/ble_mesh/mesh_core/settings.c
index 980bf2d266..b803e5ae27 100644
--- a/components/bt/ble_mesh/mesh_core/settings.c
+++ b/components/bt/ble_mesh/mesh_core/settings.c
@@ -1115,10 +1115,6 @@ int settings_core_load(void)
                 BT_DBG("Device just starts up");
                 return 0;
             }
-
-            if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BLE_MESH_PROVISIONER) && dev_role == PROVISIONER) {
-                bt_mesh_provisioner_mutex_new();
-            }
         }
     }