diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index 901ede99a2bc..28918201fcd7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -4937,11 +4937,6 @@ void addba_timer_hdl(void *function_context)
 	}
 }
 
-u8 NULL_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *pbuf)
-{
-	return H2C_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 u8 setopmode_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *pbuf)
 {
 	u8 type;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
index 1920b1cdf9a5..4f05aee93c9c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
@@ -678,7 +678,6 @@ u8 read_bbreg_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *pbuf);
 u8 write_bbreg_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *pbuf);
 u8 read_rfreg_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *pbuf);
 u8 write_rfreg_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *pbuf);
-u8 NULL_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *pbuf);
 u8 join_cmd_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *pbuf);
 u8 disconnect_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *pbuf);
 u8 createbss_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *pbuf);