diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
index 14270058b49a..82b8d466b572 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
@@ -116,14 +116,6 @@ void rtw_hal_set_odm_var(struct adapter *adapt,
 						      val1, set);
 }
 
-void rtw_hal_enable_interrupt(struct adapter *adapt)
-{
-	if (adapt->HalFunc.enable_interrupt)
-		adapt->HalFunc.enable_interrupt(adapt);
-	else
-		DBG_88E("%s: HalFunc.enable_interrupt is NULL!\n", __func__);
-}
-
 void rtw_hal_disable_interrupt(struct adapter *adapt)
 {
 	if (adapt->HalFunc.disable_interrupt)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
index 1e55ae0fc765..222fd9330dd4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ void rtw_hal_set_odm_var(struct adapter *padapter,
 			 enum hal_odm_variable eVariable, void *pValue1,
 			 bool bSet);
 
-void rtw_hal_enable_interrupt(struct adapter *padapter);
 void rtw_hal_disable_interrupt(struct adapter *padapter);
 
 u32	rtw_hal_inirp_init(struct adapter *padapter);