diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c
index 4e2b22d97101ee02e35ab392ee1660c21a53113d..85d1eca5af8bad66ba659e9939931307ef70c0c0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ static void rtw_init_mlme_timer(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 int rtw_init_mlme_priv23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 {
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
-	int res = _SUCCESS;
 
 	pmlmepriv->nic_hdl = padapter;
 
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ int rtw_init_mlme_priv23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 	rtw_clear_scan_deny(padapter);
 
 	rtw_init_mlme_timer(padapter);
-	return res;
+	return _SUCCESS;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_8723AU_AP_MODE
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index 2624c778eff77a81be61d38b36010aac3d270887..0e0f73c86e53c5738dc5d728f2df0361d99c004e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -567,7 +567,6 @@ static u8 init_channel_set(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, u8 cplan,
 
 int init_mlme_ext_priv23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 {
-	int res = _SUCCESS;
 	struct registry_priv *pregistrypriv = &padapter->registrypriv;
 	struct mlme_ext_priv *pmlmeext = &padapter->mlmeextpriv;
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
@@ -594,7 +593,7 @@ int init_mlme_ext_priv23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 	pmlmeext->mlmeext_init = true;
 
 	pmlmeext->active_keep_alive_check = true;
-	return res;
+	return _SUCCESS;
 }
 
 void free_mlme_ext_priv23a (struct mlme_ext_priv *pmlmeext)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_recv.c
index 6cdfc2337c4bc2c4e156246fd782719b6df61fd6..de98da5baa2b254beadac94a7de8268e9899b17c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_recv.c
@@ -1554,8 +1554,6 @@ static int wlanhdr_to_ethhdr (struct recv_frame *precvframe)
 	u16	eth_type, len, hdrlen;
 	u8	bsnaphdr;
 	u8	*psnap;
-
-	int ret = _SUCCESS;
 	struct rtw_adapter *adapter = precvframe->adapter;
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &adapter->mlmepriv;
 
@@ -1616,7 +1614,7 @@ static int wlanhdr_to_ethhdr (struct recv_frame *precvframe)
 	}
 
 
-	return ret;
+	return _SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /* perform defrag */