diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
index afab8359d0e4..2afc116495f7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
@@ -127,12 +127,6 @@ s32 rtw_hal_init_recv_priv(struct adapter *adapt)
 	return _FAIL;
 }
 
-void rtw_hal_free_recv_priv(struct adapter *adapt)
-{
-	if (adapt->HalFunc.free_recv_priv)
-		adapt->HalFunc.free_recv_priv(adapt);
-}
-
 void rtw_hal_update_ra_mask(struct adapter *adapt, u32 mac_id, u8 rssi_level)
 {
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &(adapt->mlmepriv);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188eu_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188eu_recv.c
index 093a998f2701..7e9b2dd61655 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188eu_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188eu_recv.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int	rtl8188eu_init_recv_priv(struct adapter *padapter)
 	return res;
 }
 
-void rtl8188eu_free_recv_priv(struct adapter *padapter)
+void rtw_hal_free_recv_priv(struct adapter *padapter)
 {
 	int	i;
 	struct recv_buf	*precvbuf;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
index 662281dd9321..66072e2b24bd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
@@ -2071,7 +2071,6 @@ void rtl8188eu_set_hal_ops(struct adapter *adapt)
 	halfunc->init_xmit_priv = &rtl8188eu_init_xmit_priv;
 
 	halfunc->init_recv_priv = &rtl8188eu_init_recv_priv;
-	halfunc->free_recv_priv = &rtl8188eu_free_recv_priv;
 
 	rtl8188e_set_hal_ops(halfunc);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/hal_intf.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
index 6cddfd48eb0a..23a473812d4a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ struct hal_ops {
 	s32	(*init_xmit_priv)(struct adapter *padapter);
 
 	s32	(*init_recv_priv)(struct adapter *padapter);
-	void	(*free_recv_priv)(struct adapter *padapter);
 
 	void	(*dm_init)(struct adapter *padapter);
 	void	(*read_chip_version)(struct adapter *padapter);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtl8188e_recv.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtl8188e_recv.h
index 54048bc826e5..623fe6482802 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtl8188e_recv.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtl8188e_recv.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ enum rx_packet_type {
 
 #define INTERRUPT_MSG_FORMAT_LEN 60
 s32 rtl8188eu_init_recv_priv(struct adapter *padapter);
-void rtl8188eu_free_recv_priv(struct adapter *padapter);
 void rtl8188eu_recv_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, struct recv_buf *precvbuf);
 void rtl8188eu_recv_tasklet(void *priv);
 void rtl8188e_query_rx_phy_status(struct recv_frame *fr, struct phy_stat *phy);