diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
index 79adc6f1e53a..8f1defdd47f0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 
 extern u8 rtw_do_join(struct adapter *padapter);
 
-sint	_rtw_init_mlme_priv(struct adapter *padapter)
+int	rtw_init_mlme_priv(struct adapter *padapter)
 {
 	sint	i;
 	u8 *pbuf;
 	struct wlan_network	*pnetwork;
 	struct mlme_priv 	*pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
-	sint	res = _SUCCESS;
+	int	res = _SUCCESS;
 
 	pmlmepriv->nic_hdl = (u8 *)padapter;
 
@@ -350,15 +350,6 @@ u8 *rtw_get_beacon_interval_from_ie(u8 *ie)
 	return (ie + 8);
 }
 
-
-int	rtw_init_mlme_priv(struct adapter *padapter)/* struct	mlme_priv *pmlmepriv) */
-{
-	int	res;
-
-	res = _rtw_init_mlme_priv(padapter);/*  (pmlmepriv); */
-	return res;
-}
-
 void rtw_free_mlme_priv(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv)
 {
 	RT_TRACE(_module_rtl871x_mlme_c_, _drv_err_, ("rtw_free_mlme_priv\n"));
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_mlme.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_mlme.h
index ed59f16c26c4..82f378c6789e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_mlme.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_mlme.h
@@ -592,8 +592,6 @@ void rtw_clear_scan_deny(struct adapter *adapter);
 void rtw_set_scan_deny_timer_hdl(struct adapter *adapter);
 void rtw_set_scan_deny(struct adapter *adapter, u32 ms);
 
-extern int _rtw_init_mlme_priv(struct adapter *padapter);
-
 void rtw_free_mlme_priv_ie_data(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv);
 
 extern void _rtw_free_mlme_priv(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv);