diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_led.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_led.c
index b9c9fc09b7f0b133156d3307892df28a18950d88..42b41ab1bce1de6e7afe1b592d77f831d8d48c56 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_led.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_led.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void BlinkTimerCallback(void *data)
 	if ((padapter->bSurpriseRemoved) || (padapter->bDriverStopped))
 		return;
 
-	_set_workitem(&(pLed->BlinkWorkItem));
+	schedule_work(&(pLed->BlinkWorkItem));
 }
 
 /*  */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
index 8f8596dee032bdf84093597b46ec0a99c5fc9f88..5889f58ed7d3919b883d1f5f5494b82b6493b927 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
@@ -106,11 +106,6 @@ static inline void _cancel_timer(struct timer_list *ptimer, u8 *bcancelled)
 #define RTW_DECLARE_TIMER_HDL(name) \
 	void RTW_TIMER_HDL_NAME(name)(RTW_TIMER_HDL_ARGS)
 
-static inline void _set_workitem(struct work_struct *pwork)
-{
-	schedule_work(pwork);
-}
-
 static inline void _cancel_workitem_sync(struct work_struct *pwork)
 {
 	cancel_work_sync(pwork);