diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188eu_led.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188eu_led.c
index ca0b0f1c2a7f..412b76271a3d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188eu_led.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188eu_led.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include <osdep_service.h>
 #include <drv_types.h>
 #include <rtl8188e_hal.h>
-#include <rtl8188e_led.h>
 #include <usb_ops_linux.h>
 
 /*  LED object. */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
index 4b3ece90bb34..d551d0cca90b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <rtw_efuse.h>
 #include <fw.h>
 #include <rtl8188e_hal.h>
-#include <rtl8188e_led.h>
 #include <rtw_iol.h>
 #include <phy.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtl8188e_led.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtl8188e_led.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 74f2554e41d3..000000000000
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtl8188e_led.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/******************************************************************************
- *
- * Copyright(c) 2007 - 2011 Realtek Corporation. All rights reserved.
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-#ifndef __RTL8188E_LED_H__
-#define __RTL8188E_LED_H__
-
-#include <osdep_service.h>
-#include <drv_types.h>
-
-
-/*  */
-/*  Interface to manipulate LED objects. */
-/*  */
-void SwLedOn(struct adapter *padapter, struct LED_871x *pLed);
-void SwLedOff(struct adapter *padapter, struct LED_871x *pLed);
-
-#endif