diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
index c011dc85436d..0bb5cccb967b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
@@ -166,14 +166,6 @@ struct recv_frame *rtw_alloc_recvframe(struct __queue *pfree_recv_queue)
 	return precvframe;
 }
 
-void rtw_init_recvframe(struct recv_frame *precvframe, struct recv_priv *precvpriv)
-{
-	/* Perry: This can be removed */
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&precvframe->list);
-
-	precvframe->len = 0;
-}
-
 int rtw_free_recvframe(struct recv_frame *precvframe,
 		       struct __queue *pfree_recv_queue)
 {