diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
index 7d460eaafa35..3222d8d08b5b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
@@ -242,20 +242,6 @@ void rtl8188e_set_hal_ops(struct hal_ops *pHalFunc)
 	pHalFunc->hal_notch_filter = &hal_notch_filter_8188e;
 }
 
-u8 GetEEPROMSize8188E(struct adapter *padapter)
-{
-	u8 size = 0;
-	u32	cr;
-
-	cr = usb_read16(padapter, REG_9346CR);
-	/*  6: EEPROM used is 93C46, 4: boot from E-Fuse. */
-	size = (cr & BOOT_FROM_EEPROM) ? 6 : 4;
-
-	MSG_88E("EEPROM type is %s\n", size == 4 ? "E-FUSE" : "93C46");
-
-	return size;
-}
-
 /*  */
 /*  */
 /*  LLT R/W/Init function */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtl8188e_hal.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtl8188e_hal.h
index 42ab1d288bdc..b8c42eed98c4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtl8188e_hal.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtl8188e_hal.h
@@ -391,7 +391,6 @@ void rtl8188e_InitializeFirmwareVars(struct adapter *padapter);
 s32 InitLLTTable(struct adapter *padapter, u8 txpktbuf_bndy);
 
 /*  EFuse */
-u8 GetEEPROMSize8188E(struct adapter *padapter);
 void Hal_InitPGData88E(struct adapter *padapter);
 void Hal_EfuseParseIDCode88E(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *hwinfo);
 void Hal_ReadTxPowerInfo88E(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *hwinfo,