diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c
index 90949cfacd6d93b1993c3e6a8515491820c0896c..a46d4bb567a769122023bc99ccd74192dbf78a01 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ u8 r8712_free_drv_sw(struct _adapter *padapter)
 	_r8712_free_recv_priv(&padapter->recvpriv);
 	mp871xdeinit(padapter);
 	if (pnetdev)
-		os_free_netdev(pnetdev);
+		free_netdev(pnetdev);
 	return _SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/osdep_service.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/osdep_service.h
index 60e586c7d608072703fb0a863dfcd02f25761bb2..799ebaca2da7d2e3e39e9ce444270928edb3a9b5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/osdep_service.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/osdep_service.h
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@ struct	__queue	{
 		spin_lock_init(&((pqueue)->lock));	\
 	} while (0)
 
-static inline void os_free_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	free_netdev(dev);
-}
-
 static inline struct list_head *get_next(struct list_head *list)
 {
 	return list->next;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
index e590ebd3a4529a1c31d7ba5f3b47e8cc9b040fb7..263a4b510ed339509c18aa4eab1295dea47c092f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ static int r871xu_drv_init(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf,
 	if (padapter->dvobj_deinit != NULL)
 		padapter->dvobj_deinit(padapter);
 	if (pnetdev)
-		os_free_netdev(pnetdev);
+		free_netdev(pnetdev);
 	return -ENODEV;
 }