diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index 40fcf36d54bd873485b2b3dff39e577e481c2f1d..abaedd21fe03ea4bce715ea43a92a42e5cc22f47 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -5533,28 +5533,6 @@ void mlmeext_sta_del_event_callback23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 	}
 }
 
-/****************************************************************************
-
-Following are the functions for the timer handlers
-
-*****************************************************************************/
-static void linked23a_rx_sig_stren_disp(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
-{
-	struct mlme_ext_priv    *pmlmeext = &padapter->mlmeextpriv;
-	struct mlme_ext_info *pmlmeinfo = &pmlmeext->mlmext_info;
-	u8 mac_id;
-	int UndecoratedSmoothedPWDB;
-	if ((pmlmeinfo->state&0x03) == WIFI_FW_STATION_STATE)
-		mac_id = 0;
-	else if ((pmlmeinfo->state&0x03) == _HW_STATE_AP_)
-		mac_id = 2;
-
-	rtw_hal_get_def_var23a(padapter, HW_DEF_RA_INFO_DUMP,&mac_id);
-
-	rtw_hal_get_def_var23a(padapter, HAL_DEF_UNDERCORATEDSMOOTHEDPWDB, &UndecoratedSmoothedPWDB);
-	DBG_8723A("UndecoratedSmoothedPWDB:%d\n", UndecoratedSmoothedPWDB);
-}
-
 static u8 chk_ap_is_alive(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *psta)
 {
 	u8 ret = false;
@@ -5579,9 +5557,6 @@ void linked_status_chk23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 	struct mlme_ext_info *pmlmeinfo = &pmlmeext->mlmext_info;
 	struct sta_priv		*pstapriv = &padapter->stapriv;
 
-	if (padapter->bRxRSSIDisplay)
-		 linked23a_rx_sig_stren_disp(padapter);
-
 	rtw_hal_sreset_linked_status_check23a(padapter);
 
 	if (is_client_associated_to_ap23a(padapter))
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/drv_types.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/drv_types.h
index 8ad2ae4a194753cde3a623c52abbd224362953d3..b82d5a1fe60230fb51465006460e5511439c08d6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/drv_types.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/drv_types.h
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ struct rtw_adapter {
 	u8 bBTFWReady;
 	u8 bReadPortCancel;
 	u8 bWritePortCancel;
-	u8 bRxRSSIDisplay;
 	/* The driver will show the desired chan nor when this flag is 1. */
 	u8 bNotifyChannelChange;
 	struct rtw_adapter *pbuddy_adapter;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/os_intfs.c
index 4347896e1df150037cf9618b39c2cfbdc7a703d8..dd401e6ce41502cabf43ee806a3e23cb2a75a693 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/os_intfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/os_intfs.c
@@ -424,7 +424,6 @@ static u8 rtw_init_default_value(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 	/* misc. */
 	padapter->bReadPortCancel = false;
 	padapter->bWritePortCancel = false;
-	padapter->bRxRSSIDisplay = 0;
 	padapter->bNotifyChannelChange = 0;
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -439,7 +438,6 @@ u8 rtw_reset_drv_sw23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 	rtw_hal_def_value_init23a(padapter);
 	padapter->bReadPortCancel = false;
 	padapter->bWritePortCancel = false;
-	padapter->bRxRSSIDisplay = 0;
 	pmlmepriv->scan_interval = SCAN_INTERVAL;/*  30*2 sec = 60sec */
 
 	padapter->xmitpriv.tx_pkts = 0;