diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/drv_types.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/drv_types.h
index ce88575a8726..3e4928320f17 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/drv_types.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/drv_types.h
@@ -37,19 +37,6 @@
 
 #define DRIVERVERSION	"v4.1.4_6773.20130222"
 
-#define SPEC_DEV_ID_NONE		BIT(0)
-#define SPEC_DEV_ID_DISABLE_HT		BIT(1)
-#define SPEC_DEV_ID_ENABLE_PS		BIT(2)
-#define SPEC_DEV_ID_RF_CONFIG_1T1R	BIT(3)
-#define SPEC_DEV_ID_RF_CONFIG_2T2R	BIT(4)
-#define SPEC_DEV_ID_ASSIGN_IFNAME	BIT(5)
-
-struct specific_device_id {
-	u32		flags;
-	u16		idVendor;
-	u16		idProduct;
-};
-
 struct registry_priv {
 	u8	chip_version;
 	u8	rfintfs;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c
index 664ffaba589b..4b8a3e821b74 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ static struct usb_device_id rtw_usb_id_tbl[] = {
 
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(usb, rtw_usb_id_tbl);
 
-static struct specific_device_id specific_device_id_tbl[] = {
-	{}		/* empty table for now */
-};
-
 struct rtw_usb_drv {
 	struct usb_driver usbdrv;
 	int drv_registered;
@@ -212,28 +208,6 @@ static void rtw_dev_unload(struct adapter *padapter)
 	DBG_88E("<=== rtw_dev_unload\n");
 }
 
-static void process_spec_devid(const struct usb_device_id *pdid)
-{
-	u16 vid, pid;
-	u32 flags;
-	int i;
-	int num = sizeof(specific_device_id_tbl) /
-		  sizeof(struct specific_device_id);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
-		vid = specific_device_id_tbl[i].idVendor;
-		pid = specific_device_id_tbl[i].idProduct;
-		flags = specific_device_id_tbl[i].flags;
-
-		if ((pdid->idVendor == vid) && (pdid->idProduct == pid) &&
-		    (flags & SPEC_DEV_ID_DISABLE_HT)) {
-			rtw_ht_enable = 0;
-			rtw_cbw40_enable = 0;
-			rtw_ampdu_enable = 0;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 static int rtw_suspend(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf, pm_message_t message)
 {
 	struct dvobj_priv *dvobj = usb_get_intfdata(pusb_intf);
@@ -499,9 +473,6 @@ static int rtw_drv_init(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf, const struct usb_device
 	struct adapter *if1 = NULL;
 	struct dvobj_priv *dvobj;
 
-	/* step 0. */
-	process_spec_devid(pdid);
-
 	/* Initialize dvobj_priv */
 	dvobj = usb_dvobj_init(pusb_intf);
 	if (!dvobj)