diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index 40df0f9982f4..465f51bce0e3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -1492,8 +1492,6 @@ unsigned int OnDeAuth(struct adapter *padapter, struct recv_frame *precv_frame)
 		spin_unlock_bh(&pstapriv->asoc_list_lock);
 
 		associated_clients_update(padapter, updated);
-
-		return _SUCCESS;
 	} else {
 		int	ignore_received_deauth = 0;