diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
index 9d32bb2f8f2cf6b583a983238fc5e1c55254cf50..b500991735fdd0155ba0185387f8c3655d1360bb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
@@ -239,11 +239,6 @@ static inline void flush_signals_thread(void)
 		flush_signals(current);
 }
 
-static inline int res_to_status(int res)
-{
-	return res;
-}
-
 #define _RND(sz, r) ((((sz)+((r)-1))/(r))*(r))
 #define RND4(x)	(((x >> 2) + (((x & 3) == 0) ?  0 : 1)) << 2)