diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
index a6d589e89aeb..0c835f9cd181 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
@@ -428,11 +428,7 @@ void rtw_hal_reset_security_engine(struct adapter *adapter)
 
 s32 rtw_hal_c2h_handler(struct adapter *adapter, struct c2h_evt_hdr *c2h_evt)
 {
-	s32 ret = _FAIL;
-
-	if (adapter->HalFunc.c2h_handler)
-		ret = adapter->HalFunc.c2h_handler(adapter, c2h_evt);
-	return ret;
+	return _FAIL;
 }
 
 c2h_id_filter rtw_hal_c2h_id_filter_ccx(struct adapter *adapter)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
index fa252540e596..4603f9212030 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
@@ -251,8 +251,6 @@ struct hal_ops {
 
 	void (*hal_notch_filter)(struct adapter *adapter, bool enable);
 	void (*hal_reset_security_engine)(struct adapter *adapter);
-	s32 (*c2h_handler)(struct adapter *padapter,
-			   struct c2h_evt_hdr *c2h_evt);
 	c2h_id_filter c2h_id_filter_ccx;
 };