diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
index b4b6292ece8c..0e73df5975b8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ void _rtw_free_recv_priv (struct recv_priv *precvpriv)
 
 	rtw_free_uc_swdec_pending_queue(padapter);
 
-	rtw_os_recv_resource_free(precvpriv);
-
 	if (precvpriv->pallocated_frame_buf) {
 		vfree(precvpriv->pallocated_frame_buf);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/recv_osdep.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/recv_osdep.h
index f49ac5635b0e..44caea957c02 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/recv_osdep.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/recv_osdep.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ void rtw_free_recv_priv(struct recv_priv *precvpriv);
 
 int rtw_os_recv_resource_alloc(struct adapter *adapt,
 			       struct recv_frame *recvfr);
-void rtw_os_recv_resource_free(struct recv_priv *precvpriv);
 
 int rtw_os_recvbuf_resource_alloc(struct adapter *adapt, struct recv_buf *buf);
 int rtw_os_recvbuf_resource_free(struct adapter *adapt, struct recv_buf *buf);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/recv_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/recv_linux.c
index c1fbe8d7c3b4..d1ce6399c4b0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/recv_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/recv_linux.c
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ int rtw_os_recv_resource_alloc(struct adapter *padapter,
 	return _SUCCESS;
 }
 
-/* free os related resource in struct recv_frame */
-void rtw_os_recv_resource_free(struct recv_priv *precvpriv)
-{
-}
-
 /* alloc os related resource in struct recv_buf */
 int rtw_os_recvbuf_resource_alloc(struct adapter *padapter,
 				  struct recv_buf *precvbuf)