diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
index ecd0488c439b855604a5e3c2aba06e4781ccd2b7..9b53b92c6795c0d9c55c12e9b8eb36305769d818 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
@@ -1094,16 +1094,21 @@ static void antenna_select_wk_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, u8 antenna)
 	}
 }
 
+static bool rtw_antenna_diversity(struct adapter *adapter)
+{
+	struct hal_data_8188e *haldata = &adapter->haldata;
+
+	return haldata->AntDivCfg != 0;
+}
+
 u8 rtw_antenna_select_cmd(struct adapter *padapter, u8 antenna, u8 enqueue)
 {
 	struct cmd_obj		*ph2c;
 	struct drvextra_cmd_parm	*pdrvextra_cmd_parm;
 	struct cmd_priv	*pcmdpriv = &padapter->cmdpriv;
-	u8	support_ant_div;
 	u8	res = _SUCCESS;
 
-	GetHalDefVar8188EUsb(padapter, HAL_DEF_IS_SUPPORT_ANT_DIV, &support_ant_div);
-	if (!support_ant_div)
+	if (!rtw_antenna_diversity(padapter))
 		return res;
 
 	if (enqueue) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
index 21ab6881796e88456fbe157ede2b5c6953628309..ac4c9db03a5040b0b57da8698aa750a0748d966a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
@@ -1200,9 +1200,6 @@ void GetHalDefVar8188EUsb(struct adapter *Adapter, enum hal_def_variable eVariab
 	struct hal_data_8188e *haldata = &Adapter->haldata;
 
 	switch (eVariable) {
-	case HAL_DEF_IS_SUPPORT_ANT_DIV:
-		*((u8 *)pValue) = (haldata->AntDivCfg == 0) ? false : true;
-		break;
 	case HAL_DEF_CURRENT_ANTENNA:
 		*((u8 *)pValue) = haldata->CurAntenna;
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
index e222ab89bfc5d80a89cb20fbb768d4e2369741f3..6a80e517a7ad8c8a5279af03f848fb7c76fdbb64 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ enum hw_variables {
 };
 
 enum hal_def_variable {
-	HAL_DEF_IS_SUPPORT_ANT_DIV,
 	HAL_DEF_CURRENT_ANTENNA,
 	HAL_DEF_DBG_DM_FUNC,/* for dbg */
 };