diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index c2ab4c66607c987e539049925c800c2e86fed7ce..31022f2508c3b1de461491e39c15897c2ae03e50 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -646,8 +646,6 @@ void mgt_dispatcher23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter,
 		break;
 	default:
 		_mgt_dispatcher23a(padapter, ptable, precv_frame);
-		if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_AP_STATE) == true)
-			rtw_hostapd_mlme_rx23a(padapter, precv_frame);
 		break;
 	}
 #else
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/recv_osdep.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/recv_osdep.h
index 37a90cafce6acd31f9e105dfba3d67a01f1f1a69..c2d3f1bd594827eb4fbb4d2787e76a79d9261c18 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/recv_osdep.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/recv_osdep.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ void _rtw_free_recv_priv23a (struct recv_priv *precvpriv);
 int rtw_recv_entry23a(struct recv_frame *precv_frame);
 int rtw_recv_indicatepkt23a(struct rtw_adapter *adapter, struct recv_frame *precv_frame);
 
-void rtw_hostapd_mlme_rx23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, struct recv_frame *precv_frame);
 void rtw_handle_tkip_mic_err23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, u8 bgroup);
 
 int	rtw_init_recv_priv(struct recv_priv *precvpriv, struct rtw_adapter *padapter);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/recv_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/recv_linux.c
index 8fecbe38ca274da2f1b6afe700e5b3e113d8cf9e..528ed9253b141eaa9f27e36aa2499e3f7015e218 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/recv_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/recv_linux.c
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ void rtw_handle_tkip_mic_err23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, u8 bgroup)
 	wrqu.data.length = sizeof(ev);
 }
 
-void rtw_hostapd_mlme_rx23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter,
-			 struct recv_frame *precv_frame)
-{
-}
-
 int rtw_recv_indicatepkt23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter,
 			 struct recv_frame *precv_frame)
 {