diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
index 5c4e19b1e60f..e07d430dc7ba 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ uint	 rtw_hal_init(struct adapter *adapt)
 		DBG_88E("rtw_hal_init: hal__init fail\n");
 	}
 
-	RT_TRACE(_module_hal_init_c_, _drv_err_,
-		 ("-rtl871x_hal_init:status=0x%x\n", status));
-
 	return status;
 }