diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
index 50a65a4e2228..fb64954a0a6a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -53,16 +53,6 @@ void rtw_free_mlme_priv_ie_data(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv)
 	rtw_free_mlme_ie_data(&pmlmepriv->p2p_assoc_req_ie, &pmlmepriv->p2p_assoc_req_ie_len);
 }
 
-void _rtw_free_mlme_priv(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv)
-{
-
-	rtw_free_mlme_priv_ie_data(pmlmepriv);
-
-	if (pmlmepriv)
-		vfree(pmlmepriv->free_bss_buf);
-
-}
-
 struct	wlan_network *_rtw_alloc_network(struct	mlme_priv *pmlmepriv)/* _queue *free_queue) */
 {
 	struct	wlan_network	*pnetwork;
@@ -289,7 +279,10 @@ exit:
 
 void rtw_free_mlme_priv(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv)
 {
-	_rtw_free_mlme_priv(pmlmepriv);
+	rtw_free_mlme_priv_ie_data(pmlmepriv);
+
+	if (pmlmepriv)
+		vfree(pmlmepriv->free_bss_buf);
 }
 
 static struct wlan_network *rtw_alloc_network(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h
index 1dc1fbf049af..fc30793f4db2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h
@@ -560,8 +560,6 @@ void rtw_scan_timeout_handler(struct adapter *adapter);
 
 void rtw_free_mlme_priv_ie_data(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv);
 
-void _rtw_free_mlme_priv(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv);
-
  struct wlan_network *_rtw_alloc_network(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv);
 
 void _rtw_free_network(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv,