diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
index 81fdcf568bb9646e6127fe94d79a5a27c8bbaaa6..21596398f1728e20c7aa8e6727c1d733fc66517c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
@@ -406,15 +406,6 @@ static inline u8 *recvframe_pull_tail(struct recv_frame *precvframe, int sz)
 	return precvframe->rx_tail;
 }
 
-static inline unsigned char *get_rxbuf_desc(struct recv_frame *precvframe)
-{
-	unsigned char *buf_desc;
-
-	if (precvframe == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-	return buf_desc;
-}
-
 static inline int get_recvframe_len(struct recv_frame *precvframe)
 {
 	return precvframe->len;