diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
index dc893605b533..c9c00b2b00ca 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int rtw_init_cmd_priv(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv)
 	return res;
 }
 
-void _rtw_free_cmd_priv(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv)
+void rtw_free_cmd_priv(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv)
 {
 
 	if (pcmdpriv) {
@@ -130,12 +130,6 @@ struct	cmd_obj	*_rtw_dequeue_cmd(struct __queue *queue)
 	return obj;
 }
 
-void rtw_free_cmd_priv(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv)
-{
-	RT_TRACE(_module_rtl871x_cmd_c_, _drv_info_, ("rtw_free_cmd_priv\n"));
-	_rtw_free_cmd_priv(pcmdpriv);
-}
-
 static int rtw_cmd_filter(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv, struct cmd_obj *cmd_obj)
 {
 	u8 bAllow = false; /* set to true to allow enqueuing cmd when hw_init_completed is false */