diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
index 6f6a8f8c3b23..00c43554c70b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ void _rtw_init_queue(struct __queue *pqueue);
 
 struct rtw_netdev_priv_indicator {
 	void *priv;
-	u32 sizeof_priv;
 };
 struct net_device *rtw_alloc_etherdev_with_old_priv(int sizeof_priv,
 						    void *old_priv);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/osdep_service.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/osdep_service.c
index 24d177489c8f..4869cc734079 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/osdep_service.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/osdep_service.c
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ struct net_device *rtw_alloc_etherdev_with_old_priv(int sizeof_priv,
 
 	pnpi = netdev_priv(pnetdev);
 	pnpi->priv = old_priv;
-	pnpi->sizeof_priv = sizeof_priv;
 
 RETURN:
 	return pnetdev;