diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
index 6cfb729b1917bc524573bb2e6355104c52d9f2dc..5ab675205733688db19ad774f1ed9145218642f5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -142,25 +142,6 @@ int	_rtw_enqueue_network(struct __queue *queue, struct wlan_network *pnetwork)
 	return _SUCCESS;
 }
 
-struct	wlan_network *_rtw_dequeue_network(struct __queue *queue)
-{
-	struct wlan_network *pnetwork;
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&queue->lock);
-
-	if (list_empty(&queue->queue)) {
-		pnetwork = NULL;
-	} else {
-		pnetwork = container_of((&queue->queue)->next, struct wlan_network, list);
-
-		list_del_init(&(pnetwork->list));
-	}
-
-	spin_unlock_bh(&queue->lock);
-
-	return pnetwork;
-}
-
 struct	wlan_network *_rtw_alloc_network(struct	mlme_priv *pmlmepriv)/* _queue *free_queue) */
 {
 	struct	wlan_network	*pnetwork;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h
index e727cf0c8cd09fa40733b43a67c3a3200a1c291d..a234e8d893015502490f388b6838a0bfef46f8e7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h
@@ -571,8 +571,6 @@ void _rtw_free_mlme_priv(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv);
 
 int _rtw_enqueue_network(struct __queue *queue, struct wlan_network *pnetwork);
 
-struct wlan_network *_rtw_dequeue_network(struct __queue *queue);
-
 struct wlan_network *_rtw_alloc_network(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv);
 
 void _rtw_free_network_nolock(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv,