diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
index daed450cf880e7606f690f02d0bf6360c2ca0133..bc253f402d9afad35ff5aa3b73953c0efb36ab19 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@
 #include <hal_intf.h>
 #include <usb_hal.h>
 
-void rtw_hal_read_chip_version(struct adapter *adapt)
-{
-	if (adapt->HalFunc.read_chip_version)
-		adapt->HalFunc.read_chip_version(adapt);
-}
-
 void rtw_hal_free_data(struct adapter *adapt)
 {
 	if (adapt->HalFunc.free_hal_data)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
index 75eda92306a5c64bc940032f0a422177e7aa38ea..8c9fdfbc66b5887c8e6c007bb45739a4d5246625 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static void rtl8188e_free_hal_data(struct adapter *padapter)
 	padapter->HalData = NULL;
 }
 
-static void ReadChipVersion8188E(struct adapter *padapter)
+void rtw_hal_read_chip_version(struct adapter *padapter)
 {
 	u32				value32;
 	struct HAL_VERSION		ChipVersion;
@@ -190,8 +190,6 @@ void rtl8188e_set_hal_ops(struct hal_ops *pHalFunc)
 	pHalFunc->free_hal_data = &rtl8188e_free_hal_data;
 
 	pHalFunc->dm_init = &rtl8188e_init_dm_priv;
-
-	pHalFunc->read_chip_version = &ReadChipVersion8188E;
 }
 
 /*  */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/hal_intf.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
index d3243efd0a60fc1df4627722317d0843f6f11379..b0ade594975c060e190c9d2417daa9f4eae2e968 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ struct hal_ops {
 	void	(*free_hal_data)(struct adapter *padapter);
 
 	void	(*dm_init)(struct adapter *padapter);
-	void	(*read_chip_version)(struct adapter *padapter);
 
 	s32	(*interrupt_handler)(struct adapter *padapter);