diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
index 47baef64bdc4..557f6b96e99c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ int _rtw_init_mlme_priv(struct adapter *padapter)
 	return res;
 }
 
-static void rtw_mfree_mlme_priv_lock(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv)
-{
-}
-
 static void rtw_free_mlme_ie_data(u8 **ppie, u32 *plen)
 {
 	kfree(*ppie);
@@ -118,8 +114,6 @@ void _rtw_free_mlme_priv(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv)
 	rtw_free_mlme_priv_ie_data(pmlmepriv);
 
 	if (pmlmepriv) {
-		rtw_mfree_mlme_priv_lock(pmlmepriv);
-
 		vfree(pmlmepriv->free_bss_buf);
 	}