diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c
index 7de7ba197be1..d61842ed673e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c
@@ -1186,7 +1186,6 @@ int rtw_acl_add_sta(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *addr)
 int rtw_acl_remove_sta(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *addr)
 {
 	struct list_head *plist, *phead;
-	int ret = 0;
 	struct rtw_wlan_acl_node *paclnode;
 	struct sta_priv *pstapriv = &padapter->stapriv;
 	struct wlan_acl_pool *pacl_list = &pstapriv->acl_list;
@@ -1217,7 +1216,7 @@ int rtw_acl_remove_sta(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *addr)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&(pacl_node_q->lock));
 
 	DBG_88E("%s, acl_num =%d\n", __func__, pacl_list->num);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void update_bcn_fixed_ie(struct adapter *padapter)
@@ -1753,7 +1752,6 @@ u8 ap_free_sta(struct adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *psta,
 int rtw_ap_inform_ch_switch(struct adapter *padapter, u8 new_ch, u8 ch_offset)
 {
 	struct list_head *phead, *plist;
-	int ret = 0;
 	struct sta_info *psta = NULL;
 	struct sta_priv *pstapriv = &padapter->stapriv;
 	struct mlme_ext_priv *pmlmeext = &padapter->mlmeextpriv;
@@ -1761,7 +1759,7 @@ int rtw_ap_inform_ch_switch(struct adapter *padapter, u8 new_ch, u8 ch_offset)
 	u8 bc_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff};
 
 	if ((pmlmeinfo->state&0x03) != WIFI_FW_AP_STATE)
-		return ret;
+		return 0;
 
 	DBG_88E(FUNC_NDEV_FMT" with ch:%u, offset:%u\n",
 		FUNC_NDEV_ARG(padapter->pnetdev), new_ch, ch_offset);
@@ -1782,13 +1780,12 @@ int rtw_ap_inform_ch_switch(struct adapter *padapter, u8 new_ch, u8 ch_offset)
 
 	issue_action_spct_ch_switch(padapter, bc_addr, new_ch, ch_offset);
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int rtw_sta_flush(struct adapter *padapter)
 {
 	struct list_head *phead, *plist;
-	int ret = 0;
 	struct sta_info *psta = NULL;
 	struct sta_priv *pstapriv = &padapter->stapriv;
 	struct mlme_ext_priv *pmlmeext = &padapter->mlmeextpriv;
@@ -1798,7 +1795,7 @@ int rtw_sta_flush(struct adapter *padapter)
 	DBG_88E(FUNC_NDEV_FMT"\n", FUNC_NDEV_ARG(padapter->pnetdev));
 
 	if ((pmlmeinfo->state&0x03) != WIFI_FW_AP_STATE)
-		return ret;
+		return 0;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&pstapriv->asoc_list_lock);
 	phead = &pstapriv->asoc_list;
@@ -1822,7 +1819,7 @@ int rtw_sta_flush(struct adapter *padapter)
 
 	associated_clients_update(padapter, true);
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* called > TSR LEVEL for USB or SDIO Interface*/