diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
index a0f517244d64..6a9c8e23f267 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
@@ -1872,7 +1872,6 @@ void rtl8188e_set_hal_ops(struct hal_ops *pHalFunc)
 	pHalFunc->Efuse_WordEnableDataWrite = &rtl8188e_Efuse_WordEnableDataWrite;
 
 	pHalFunc->sreset_init_value = &sreset_init_value;
-	pHalFunc->silentreset = &rtl8188e_silentreset_for_specific_platform;
 	pHalFunc->sreset_get_wifi_status  = &sreset_get_wifi_status;
 
 	pHalFunc->GetHalODMVarHandler = &rtl8188e_GetHalODMVar;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_sreset.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_sreset.c
index 7fb0f68640d7..f907fe047b81 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_sreset.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_sreset.c
@@ -22,7 +22,4 @@
 #include <rtl8188e_sreset.h>
 #include <rtl8188e_hal.h>
 
-void rtl8188e_silentreset_for_specific_platform(struct adapter *padapter)
-{
-}
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/hal_intf.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
index bed90354e92a..ca29676d09df 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ struct hal_ops {
 					  u8 word_en, u8 *data, bool test);
 
 	void (*sreset_init_value)(struct adapter *padapter);
-	void (*silentreset)(struct adapter *padapter);
 	u8 (*sreset_get_wifi_status)(struct adapter *padapter);
 
 	int (*IOL_exec_cmds_sync)(struct adapter *padapter,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtl8188e_sreset.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtl8188e_sreset.h
index eb884b7fd2c4..cade6d77603d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtl8188e_sreset.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtl8188e_sreset.h
@@ -24,6 +24,5 @@
 #include <drv_types.h>
 #include <rtw_sreset.h>
 
-void rtl8188e_silentreset_for_specific_platform(struct adapter *padapter);
 
 #endif