diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/odm_interface.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/odm_interface.c
index 92dadc1f13278391800f50b824eb529272a63054..710f8e1620dbe075341cd885f57aa0070a967be2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/odm_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/odm_interface.c
@@ -20,14 +20,6 @@
 
 #include "odm_precomp.h"
 
-void ODM_InitializeTimer(struct odm_dm_struct *pDM_Odm, struct timer_list *pTimer,
-			 void *CallBackFunc, void *pContext,
-			 const char *szID)
-{
-	struct adapter *Adapter = pDM_Odm->Adapter;
-	_init_timer(pTimer, Adapter->pnetdev, CallBackFunc, pDM_Odm);
-}
-
 void ODM_CancelTimer(struct odm_dm_struct *pDM_Odm, struct timer_list *pTimer)
 {
 	_cancel_timer_ex(pTimer);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/odm_interface.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/odm_interface.h
index 6ecd2960deeedd30efa391dfa147becb506977e6..548a309db1995cd97bbf5e84de030cdcfd3113a3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/odm_interface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/odm_interface.h
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@ typedef void (*RT_WORKITEM_CALL_BACK)(void *pContext);
 
 /*  ODM Timer relative API. */
 
-void ODM_InitializeTimer(struct odm_dm_struct *pDM_Odm,
-			 struct timer_list *pTimer, void *CallBackFunc,
-			 void *pContext, const char *szID);
-
 void ODM_CancelTimer(struct odm_dm_struct *pDM_Odm, struct timer_list *pTimer);
 
 /*  ODM FW relative API. */