diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
index 723996eeb4ed..3bdc3532bd81 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ int _rtw_init_recv_priv(struct recv_priv *precvpriv, struct adapter *padapter)
 	}
 	precvpriv->rx_pending_cnt = 1;
 
-	sema_init(&precvpriv->allrxreturnevt, 0);
-
 	res = rtw_hal_init_recv_priv(padapter);
 
 	_init_timer(&precvpriv->signal_stat_timer, padapter->pnetdev, RTW_TIMER_HDL_NAME(signal_stat), padapter);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
index 971dd16d4a27..5b3bf29ab13f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ struct recv_priv {
 	uint  rx_largepacket_crcerr;
 	uint  rx_smallpacket_crcerr;
 	uint  rx_middlepacket_crcerr;
-	struct semaphore allrxreturnevt;
 	uint	ff_hwaddr;
 	u8	rx_pending_cnt;