diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index f7bbad0de708d1efa3978c8fc74269063da1c0b1..174cb6adb64c87141f35339e807d686fe9bbfb4e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -3413,18 +3413,6 @@ s32 host_int_set_MacAddress(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv, u8 *pu8MacAddress)
 	return result;
 }
 
-s32 host_int_set_start_scan_req(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv, u8 scanSource)
-{
-	struct wid wid;
-
-	wid.id = (u16)WID_START_SCAN_REQ;
-	wid.type = WID_CHAR;
-	wid.val = (s8 *)&scanSource;
-	wid.size = sizeof(char);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 s32 host_int_get_start_scan_req(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv, u8 *pu8ScanSource)
 {
 	struct wid wid;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
index 976067a34db0705a0e9c9b2f954927d9a195f0eb..14ce3972711f60c5aca6961bd76c21bdb61ea30c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ s32 host_int_set_pmkid_info(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv,
 s32 hif_get_mac_address(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv, u8 *pu8MacAddress);
 s32 host_int_set_MacAddress(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv, u8 *pu8MacAddress);
 int host_int_wait_msg_queue_idle(void);
-s32 host_int_set_start_scan_req(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv, u8 scanSource);
 s32 host_int_get_start_scan_req(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv, u8 *pu8ScanSource);
 s32 host_int_set_join_req(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv, u8 *pu8bssid,
 			  const u8 *pu8ssid, size_t ssidLen,