diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
index cddd8ab8023687e9759a270787acd6ef58ad32e8..2690bce203fd6f121c620c2ff566475a6465254e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -1458,7 +1458,6 @@ int rtw_select_and_join_from_scanned_queue(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv)
 	struct __queue *queue	= &pmlmepriv->scanned_queue;
 	struct	wlan_network	*pnetwork = NULL;
 	struct	wlan_network	*candidate = NULL;
-	u8	supp_ant_div = false;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&pmlmepriv->scanned_queue.lock);
 	phead = get_list_head(queue);
@@ -1485,12 +1484,6 @@ int rtw_select_and_join_from_scanned_queue(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv)
 		rtw_free_assoc_resources(adapter, 0);
 	}
 
-	GetHalDefVar8188EUsb(adapter, HAL_DEF_IS_SUPPORT_ANT_DIV, &supp_ant_div);
-	if (supp_ant_div) {
-		u8 cur_ant;
-		GetHalDefVar8188EUsb(adapter, HAL_DEF_CURRENT_ANTENNA, &cur_ant);
-	}
-
 	ret = rtw_joinbss_cmd(adapter, candidate);
 
 exit: