diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
index 5af57400503532d1f7a667da59b1846d2848b1d5..85c17ef942f351038c49d2796ce71103612cb7cd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
@@ -245,14 +245,6 @@ u32 rtw_hal_read_rfreg(struct adapter *adapt, enum rf_radio_path rfpath,
 	return data;
 }
 
-void rtw_hal_write_rfreg(struct adapter *adapt, enum rf_radio_path rfpath,
-			 u32 regaddr, u32 bitmask, u32 data)
-{
-	if (adapt->HalFunc.write_rfreg)
-		adapt->HalFunc.write_rfreg(adapt, rfpath, regaddr,
-					      bitmask, data);
-}
-
 void rtw_hal_set_bwmode(struct adapter *adapt,
 			enum ht_channel_width bandwidth, u8 offset)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
index b05da9d6b69311dca9571ad38aab102e8434eb58..a6295ca6a73e8c429d8b44bef8d5c8e811c0e59e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ void rtl8188e_set_hal_ops(struct hal_ops *pHalFunc)
 	pHalFunc->AntDivBeforeLinkHandler = &AntDivBeforeLink8188E;
 	pHalFunc->AntDivCompareHandler = &AntDivCompare8188E;
 	pHalFunc->read_rfreg = &phy_query_rf_reg;
-	pHalFunc->write_rfreg = &phy_set_rf_reg;
 
 	pHalFunc->sreset_init_value = &sreset_init_value;
 	pHalFunc->sreset_get_wifi_status  = &sreset_get_wifi_status;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/hal_intf.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
index bf894ce8eab1ba7a9195d432542f79164372fa3b..e73c6341248eb9acbca4bf320b2bdc884ada61ff 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
@@ -211,9 +211,6 @@ struct hal_ops {
 	u32	(*read_rfreg)(struct adapter *padapter,
 			      enum rf_radio_path eRFPath, u32 RegAddr,
 			      u32 BitMask);
-	void	(*write_rfreg)(struct adapter *padapter,
-			       enum rf_radio_path eRFPath, u32 RegAddr,
-			       u32 BitMask, u32 Data);
 
 	void (*sreset_init_value)(struct adapter *padapter);
 	u8 (*sreset_get_wifi_status)(struct adapter *padapter);
@@ -290,9 +287,6 @@ void rtw_hal_bcn_related_reg_setting(struct adapter *padapter);
 
 u32	rtw_hal_read_rfreg(struct adapter *padapter, enum rf_radio_path eRFPath,
 			   u32 RegAddr, u32 BitMask);
-void	rtw_hal_write_rfreg(struct adapter *padapter,
-			    enum rf_radio_path eRFPath, u32 RegAddr,
-			    u32 BitMask, u32 Data);
 
 void	rtw_hal_set_bwmode(struct adapter *padapter,
 			   enum ht_channel_width Bandwidth, u8 Offset);