diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
index fe0a7d01dc1e..75717db6892b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
@@ -266,13 +266,6 @@ void rtw_hal_write_rfreg(struct adapter *adapt, enum rf_radio_path rfpath,
 					      bitmask, data);
 }
 
-s32 rtw_hal_interrupt_handler(struct adapter *adapt)
-{
-	if (adapt->HalFunc.interrupt_handler)
-		return adapt->HalFunc.interrupt_handler(adapt);
-	return _FAIL;
-}
-
 void rtw_hal_set_bwmode(struct adapter *adapt,
 			enum ht_channel_width bandwidth, u8 offset)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
index 8ca86c5b6a3c..b2fda2359b35 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
@@ -317,8 +317,6 @@ void	rtw_hal_write_rfreg(struct adapter *padapter,
 			    enum rf_radio_path eRFPath, u32 RegAddr,
 			    u32 BitMask, u32 Data);
 
-s32	rtw_hal_interrupt_handler(struct adapter *padapter);
-
 void	rtw_hal_set_bwmode(struct adapter *padapter,
 			   enum ht_channel_width Bandwidth, u8 Offset);
 void	rtw_hal_set_chan(struct adapter *padapter, u8 channel);