diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
index 1eef47d465de829d07396cf325ba23fad1d3726c..3314708c496cc209ad6f6c6bce60cf5ae39b877f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -331,11 +331,6 @@ u16 rtw_get_capability(struct wlan_bssid_ex *bss)
 	return le16_to_cpu(val);
 }
 
-u8 *rtw_get_timestampe_from_ie(u8 *ie)
-{
-	return ie + 0;
-}
-
 u8 *rtw_get_beacon_interval_from_ie(u8 *ie)
 {
 	return ie + 8;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h
index 45c22efe93fe3399f4e5d21f2cb9fabaf03b5157..75f8cf535eaa449e5364aa2912ce6050c51bf310 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h
@@ -590,7 +590,6 @@ int rtw_if_up(struct adapter *padapter);
 
 
 u8 *rtw_get_capability_from_ie(u8 *ie);
-u8 *rtw_get_timestampe_from_ie(u8 *ie);
 u8 *rtw_get_beacon_interval_from_ie(u8 *ie);