diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd.h b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd.h
index c87144c41331ea85fb7271574e53b8500906c341..74ea4b034001c5b76e2f80087c104841f86c2020 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd.h
@@ -734,9 +734,6 @@ extern void brcmf_txcomplete(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, struct sk_buff *txp,
 extern int brcmf_proto_cdc_query_dcmd(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, int ifidx,
 				       uint cmd, void *buf, uint len);
 
-/* OS independent layer functions */
-extern int brcmf_os_proto_block(struct brcmf_pub *drvr);
-extern int brcmf_os_proto_unblock(struct brcmf_pub *drvr);
 #ifdef BCMDBG
 extern int brcmf_write_to_file(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, const u8 *buf, int size);
 #endif				/* BCMDBG */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_cdc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_cdc.c
index ebd53aa7202bcff86ad480a00ca7a6bbea395ae8..87003f8fadea78f49a8d034f01e5fec0667b40a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_cdc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_cdc.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ brcmf_proto_dcmd(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, int ifidx, struct brcmf_dcmd *dcmd,
 		brcmf_dbg(ERROR, "bus is down. we have nothing to do.\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
-	brcmf_os_proto_block(drvr);
+	mutex_lock(&drvr->proto_block);
 
 	brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "Enter\n");
 
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ brcmf_proto_dcmd(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, int ifidx, struct brcmf_dcmd *dcmd,
 	prot->pending = false;
 
 done:
-	brcmf_os_proto_unblock(drvr);
+	mutex_unlock(&drvr->proto_block);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -470,19 +470,19 @@ int brcmf_proto_init(struct brcmf_pub *drvr)
 
 	brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "Enter\n");
 
-	brcmf_os_proto_block(drvr);
+	mutex_lock(&drvr->proto_block);
 
 	/* Get the device MAC address */
 	strcpy(buf, "cur_etheraddr");
 	ret = brcmf_proto_cdc_query_dcmd(drvr, 0, BRCMF_C_GET_VAR,
 					  buf, sizeof(buf));
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		brcmf_os_proto_unblock(drvr);
+		mutex_unlock(&drvr->proto_block);
 		return ret;
 	}
 	memcpy(drvr->mac, buf, ETH_ALEN);
 
-	brcmf_os_proto_unblock(drvr);
+	mutex_unlock(&drvr->proto_block);
 
 	ret = brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds(drvr);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_common.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_common.c
index 228b7edd900076a03b3fc98550d59176375f2858..5e5a95446f518c4e5e45708505715812118517b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_common.c
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ int brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds(struct brcmf_pub *drvr)
 	int scan_unassoc_time = 40;
 	int i;
 
-	brcmf_os_proto_block(drvr);
+	mutex_lock(&drvr->proto_block);
 
 	/* Set Country code */
 	if (drvr->country_code[0] != 0) {
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ int brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds(struct brcmf_pub *drvr)
 						 0, true);
 	}
 
-	brcmf_os_proto_unblock(drvr);
+	mutex_unlock(&drvr->proto_block);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
index f9cc5f8daabaed24cfc42b9838cfc8d552c4a609..cd0a698aaa7fe39f2156ab90e6e532bd55c1131a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
@@ -1112,25 +1112,6 @@ void brcmf_detach(struct brcmf_pub *drvr)
 	}
 }
 
-int brcmf_os_proto_block(struct brcmf_pub *drvr)
-{
-	if (drvr) {
-		mutex_lock(&drvr->proto_block);
-		return 1;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int brcmf_os_proto_unblock(struct brcmf_pub *drvr)
-{
-	if (drvr) {
-		mutex_unlock(&drvr->proto_block);
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int brcmf_get_pend_8021x_cnt(struct brcmf_pub *drvr)
 {
 	return atomic_read(&drvr->pend_8021x_cnt);