diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c
index eee250f12df3..5cfde7176617 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c
@@ -134,70 +134,6 @@ u8 rtw_do_join(struct adapter *padapter)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-u8 rtw_set_802_11_bssid(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *bssid)
-{
-	u8 status = _SUCCESS;
-
-	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
-
-	netdev_dbg(padapter->pnetdev, "set bssid:%pM\n", bssid);
-
-	if ((bssid[0] == 0x00 && bssid[1] == 0x00 && bssid[2] == 0x00 && bssid[3] == 0x00 && bssid[4] == 0x00 && bssid[5] == 0x00) ||
-	    (bssid[0] == 0xFF && bssid[1] == 0xFF && bssid[2] == 0xFF && bssid[3] == 0xFF && bssid[4] == 0xFF && bssid[5] == 0xFF)) {
-		status = _FAIL;
-		goto exit;
-	}
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&pmlmepriv->lock);
-
-
-	if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_UNDER_SURVEY) == true)
-		goto handle_tkip_countermeasure;
-	else if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_UNDER_LINKING) == true)
-		goto release_mlme_lock;
-
-	if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_LINKED|WIFI_ADHOC_MASTER_STATE) == true) {
-		if (!memcmp(&pmlmepriv->cur_network.network.mac_address, bssid, ETH_ALEN)) {
-			if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_STATION_STATE) == false)
-				goto release_mlme_lock;/* it means driver is in WIFI_ADHOC_MASTER_STATE, we needn't create bss again. */
-		} else {
-			rtw_disassoc_cmd(padapter, 0, true);
-
-			if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_LINKED) == true)
-				rtw_indicate_disconnect(padapter);
-
-			rtw_free_assoc_resources(padapter, 1);
-
-			if ((check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_ADHOC_MASTER_STATE) == true)) {
-				_clr_fwstate_(pmlmepriv, WIFI_ADHOC_MASTER_STATE);
-				set_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_ADHOC_STATE);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-handle_tkip_countermeasure:
-	if (rtw_handle_tkip_countermeasure(padapter, __func__) == _FAIL) {
-		status = _FAIL;
-		goto release_mlme_lock;
-	}
-
-	memset(&pmlmepriv->assoc_ssid, 0, sizeof(struct ndis_802_11_ssid));
-	memcpy(&pmlmepriv->assoc_bssid, bssid, ETH_ALEN);
-	pmlmepriv->assoc_by_bssid = true;
-
-	if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_UNDER_SURVEY) == true)
-		pmlmepriv->to_join = true;
-	else
-		status = rtw_do_join(padapter);
-
-release_mlme_lock:
-	spin_unlock_bh(&pmlmepriv->lock);
-
-exit:
-
-	return status;
-}
-
 u8 rtw_set_802_11_ssid(struct adapter *padapter, struct ndis_802_11_ssid *ssid)
 {
 	u8 status = _SUCCESS;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_ioctl_set.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_ioctl_set.h
index 31424bf2d926..ab349de733c8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_ioctl_set.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_ioctl_set.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 typedef u8 NDIS_802_11_PMKID_VALUE[16];
 
 u8 rtw_set_802_11_authentication_mode(struct adapter *pdapter, enum ndis_802_11_authentication_mode authmode);
-u8 rtw_set_802_11_bssid(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *bssid);
 u8 rtw_set_802_11_add_wep(struct adapter *padapter, struct ndis_802_11_wep *wep);
 u8 rtw_set_802_11_disassociate(struct adapter *padapter);
 u8 rtw_set_802_11_bssid_list_scan(struct adapter *padapter, struct ndis_802_11_ssid *pssid, int ssid_max_num);