diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_cmd.c
index 7bac180783672bc7c7abce315863cb5657167b82..6bb67f8d7f64e5317e552bb47fa774f2084b2797 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_cmd.c
@@ -1307,10 +1307,10 @@ static int c2h_evt_hdl(struct rtw_adapter *adapter, struct c2h_evt_hdr *c2h_evt)
 		if (c2h_evt_read23a(adapter, buf) == _SUCCESS) {
 			c2h_evt = (struct c2h_evt_hdr *)buf;
 
-			ret = rtw_hal_c2h_handler23a(adapter, c2h_evt);
+			ret = c2h_handler_8723a(adapter, c2h_evt);
 		}
 	} else
-		ret = rtw_hal_c2h_handler23a(adapter, c2h_evt);
+		ret = c2h_handler_8723a(adapter, c2h_evt);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ void rtw_evt_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	if (c2h_id_filter_ccx_8723a(ework->u.c2h_evt.id) == true) {
 		/* Handle CCX report here */
-		rtw_hal_c2h_handler23a(adapter, &ework->u.c2h_evt);
+		c2h_handler_8723a(adapter, &ework->u.c2h_evt);
 		kfree(ework);
 	} else {
 		/*
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/hal_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/hal_intf.c
index 6b3edc044d4c7c0c7166fc068280d85111ea2057..d22c62c83cb1db09574c4e6d6f3468172b1f54eb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/hal_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/hal_intf.c
@@ -360,11 +360,3 @@ void rtw_hal_reset_security_engine23a(struct rtw_adapter *adapter)
 	if (adapter->HalFunc.hal_reset_security_engine)
 		adapter->HalFunc.hal_reset_security_engine(adapter);
 }
-
-s32 rtw_hal_c2h_handler23a(struct rtw_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;
-}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/rtl8723a_hal_init.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/rtl8723a_hal_init.c
index a00dd7eb7d1cc972b90fa8ed7b852788b5305664..5a0a368ec64e16f98efd852c7e749fe63866d535 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/rtl8723a_hal_init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/rtl8723a_hal_init.c
@@ -1661,8 +1661,7 @@ s32 c2h_id_filter_ccx_8723a(u8 id)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static s32 c2h_handler_8723a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter,
-			     struct c2h_evt_hdr *c2h_evt)
+s32 c2h_handler_8723a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, struct c2h_evt_hdr *c2h_evt)
 {
 	s32 ret = _SUCCESS;
 	u8 i = 0;
@@ -1764,8 +1763,6 @@ void rtl8723a_set_hal_ops(struct hal_ops *pHalFunc)
 	pHalFunc->SetHalODMVarHandler = &rtl8723a_SetHalODMVar;
 
 	pHalFunc->hal_notch_filter = &hal_notch_filter_8723a;
-
-	pHalFunc->c2h_handler = c2h_handler_8723a;
 }
 
 void rtl8723a_InitAntenna_Selection(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/hal_intf.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/hal_intf.h
index 5a225e677daa72158d3aded5aabbdd5a17854c12..bc29bf2c45e90367e46a4216cc0719986cc2e887 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/hal_intf.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/hal_intf.h
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ struct hal_ops {
 
 	void (*hal_notch_filter)(struct rtw_adapter *adapter, bool enable);
 	void (*hal_reset_security_engine)(struct rtw_adapter *adapter);
-	s32 (*c2h_handler)(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, struct c2h_evt_hdr *c2h_evt);
 };
 
 enum rt_eeprom_type {
@@ -280,7 +279,6 @@ bool rtw_hal_sreset_inprogress(struct rtw_adapter *padapter);
 void rtw_hal_notch_filter23a(struct rtw_adapter *adapter, bool enable);
 void rtw_hal_reset_security_engine23a(struct rtw_adapter *adapter);
 
-s32 rtw_hal_c2h_handler23a(struct rtw_adapter *adapter, struct c2h_evt_hdr *c2h_evt);
 void hw_var_set_correct_tsf(struct rtw_adapter *padapter);
 void hw_var_set_mlme_disconnect(struct rtw_adapter *padapter);
 void hw_var_set_opmode(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, u8 mode);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtl8723a_hal.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtl8723a_hal.h
index a6d4bc7bf04cb38c4ac7998bd0a0598c0b0b93a8..d4121a8c022ddf3bbae9285fbd86de6fa08f8bf3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtl8723a_hal.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtl8723a_hal.h
@@ -545,5 +545,6 @@ void rtl8723a_start_thread(struct rtw_adapter *padapter);
 void rtl8723a_stop_thread(struct rtw_adapter *padapter);
 
 s32 c2h_id_filter_ccx_8723a(u8 id);
+s32 c2h_handler_8723a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, struct c2h_evt_hdr *c2h_evt);
 
 #endif